Challenge & Selection

I normally use storytelling because I strongly believe that is one of the best tools for design

thinking. The program I am focusing on is vulnerability on the part of women, and the results

I am seeking to produce out of this is equality in society. Gender equality in my country Ghana

is what is being dominated in these recent times of which Africa as a whole want to bridge that

gab according to SDG’17. I like hearing from female students in Junior High school, Senior

High schools, and tertiary institutions. Hearing them makes me learn a lot on how females want

to get far in terms of career and the challenges they go through as females in their education.

One lady in tertiary informed about how she was performing so well in Senior high school and

she was daily being threatened by the males in her class. According to her, she was the only

female student in class because she was offering engineering and the rest were all males and

aside that she was always leading the class at the end of every exams that they write. The lady

used to hear these males tell her everyday that even if she tries hard and passes, she will end

up being in the kitchen because she cannot be able to take that engineering forward and as a

female a man would marry her and get her hindered from soaring high. Today, she has

completed tertiary from one of the renounced tertiary institutions in Ghana as a computer

science engineering student. This I know that she is not the only one facing such in Ghana.

Many parents have even categorized career into two, the ones for males only and the ones for

females. Of which they hinder their female children from engaging in careers they think they

are for males. Information concerning their harshness from society helps me to develop

techniques that would help me find solutions or ways in which these females would get the

chance to enjoy their education or career rights in Ghana.

Application

To be able to apply this information I obtain from females, I visited DOVVSU which is

Domestic Violence and Victim Support, one of the legal institutions that protects the vulnerable

in Ghana, especially women and children. The reason why I visited them was because of how

some females today gets maltreated by their husbands or partners in relationships because they

are females and are not able to stand for their rights. When I visited them, I tried to educate the

institution more on how to protect the rights and these females in society from the scratch even

before they grow up and become women. Most often, it is at the back of our minds that only

men can raise their voices at women, women do not have that right to stand for their lives even

if their right. Due to that, a lot of women are being abused and are not allowed to be educated

to the level in which they loved to get to. I also visited schools and formed groups such as

Female Child Education and educated every female on their rights and how they will soar

higher if they learn hard and work on what they are passionate about in life. I encourage them

always that they can do and do better even what men do.

Insight & Approach

Many females had their eyes opened of this. It was always incredible after every meeting on

various campuses. I had one lady in Senior high school who once called me on phone and told

me how she wanted to do computer Science and her parent discouraged her saying that is solely

for males. I sat she and her parents down and educated her and she was encouraged to enrol it

as her program in the tertiary. She is now one of the best computer software developer on

campus today. Many in the society saw the change I was bringing and the great impact, hence

they started supporting me with money to push this initiative forward.

Today is one of the business I am running now, though an NGO but the income is beneficial,

and the impact is tremendous.  I ended up as an entrepreneur since I was able to identify a

problem and provided solution to it. I am glad this happened.


Challenge & Selection I normally use storytelling because I strongly believe that is one of the best tools for design thinking . The program I am focusing on is vulnerability on the part of women , and the results I am seeking to produce out of this is equality in society . Gender equality in my country Ghana is what is being dominated in these recent times of which Africa as a whole want to bridge that gab according to SDG’17 . I like hearing from female students in Junior High school , Senior High schools , and tertiary institutions . Hearing them makes me learn a lot on how females want to get far in terms of career and the challenges they go through as females in their education . One lady in tertiary informed about how she was performing so well in Senior high school and she was daily being threatened by the males in her class . According to her , she was the only female student in class because she was offering engineering and the rest were all males and aside that she was always leading the class at the end of every exams that they write . The lady used to hear these males tell her everyday that even if she tries hard and passes , she will end up being in the kitchen because she can not be able to take that engineering forward and as a female a man would marry her and get her hindered from soaring high . Today , she has completed tertiary from one of the renounced tertiary institutions in Ghana as a computer science engineering student . This I know that she is not the only one facing such in Ghana . Many parents have even categorized career into two , the ones for males only and the ones for females . Of which they hinder their female children from engaging in careers they think they are for males . Information concerning their harshness from society helps me to develop techniques that would help me find solutions or ways in which these females would get the chance to enjoy their education or career rights in Ghana . Application To be able to apply this information I obtain from females , I visited DOVVSU which is Domestic Violence and Victim Support , one of the legal institutions that protects the vulnerable in Ghana , especially women and children . The reason why I visited them was because of how some females today gets maltreated by their husbands or partners in relationships because they are females and are not able to stand for their rights . When I visited them , I tried to educate the institution more on how to protect the rights and these females in society from the scratch even before they grow up and become women . Most often , it is at the back of our minds that only men can raise their voices at women , women do not have that right to stand for their lives even if their right . Due to that , a lot of women are being abused and are not allowed to be educated to the level in which they loved to get to . I also visited schools and formed groups such as Female Child Education and educated every female on their rights and how they will soar higher if they learn hard and work on what they are passionate about in life . I encourage them always that they can do and do better even what men do . Insight & Approach Many females had their eyes opened of this . It was always incredible after every meeting on various campuses . I had one lady in Senior high school who once called me on phone and told me how she wanted to do computer Science and her parent discouraged her saying that is solely for males . I sat she and her parents down and educated her and she was encouraged to enrol it as her program in the tertiary . She is now one of the best computer software developer on campus today . Many in the society saw the change I was bringing and the great impact , hence they started supporting me with money to push this initiative forward . Today is one of the business I am running now , though an NGO but the income is beneficial , and the impact is tremendous . I ended up as an entrepreneur since I was able to identify a problem and provided solution to it . I am glad this happened .