The Girls in ICT Program for Senior High schools started on Monday, 15th August 2022 in the Oti region.
The program is aimed at ensuring that all girls stay safe on the internet.
They are also encouraged to reach out to the National Cyber Security Authority on Shortcode 292 in times of distress.
A Huawei Instructor who is also a lecturer at the University of Ghana, Legon, Mr Julius Yaw Ludu took the children through an interactive session.
During the training, students were educated on cybersecurity, information security and Data privacy.
They were further enlightened on the top 10 common cybersecurity threats they are often exposed to on the internet; these include but are not limited to the following; Malware attacks, phishing, password attacks, Man-in-the-middle attacks, Distributed Denial-of-service attacks, Drive-by-download attacks, Malvertising, Rogue software attack and Business Email Compromise attack.
Students further asked questions on how to be safe on social media platforms like WhatsApp, Instagram and TikTok. They were educated on two major steps which include two-factor verification and controlling devices linked to their accounts.
The First day (15th Aug 2022) brought together ladies from Kyabobo Girls; Nkwanta SHS and Kpassa Senior High Technical School (SHTS) for the training
On 16th August 2022, they crossed the Oti River to Krachi SHS. Ladies from Krachi SHS and the Kete-Krachi SHTS benefited from the program.
On 17th August 2022; the Ladies in Nsukawkwa SHS, Yabram Community Day SHS, Oti SHTS, Nkonya SHS, Bowiri SHTS, Tapaman, Wurawura, Biakoye Community also benefited from the training.
On 18th August 2022, Ladies from Kadjebi Asato SHS; Dodi Papasi SHTS; Ahamanso Islamic SHS participated in the training.
The topic for the Girls-in-ICT Program is Cyber Security and Data Privacy. It is aimed at empowering young girls to stay safe in the cyberspace.
It is being organized by the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation in collaboration with Huawei Ghana; MoE and the GES.
The Girls-in-ICT Program is an initiative of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) aimed at encouraging young girls to take up career courses in ICT.
