Regina Honu
| Sex or gender | female |
|---|---|
| Country of citizenship | Ghana |
| Given name | Regina |
| Family name | Agyare |
| Date of birth | 1 Yuum-vẽkr kiuugu 1983 |
| Zĩ-ninga o roge | Accra |
| Languages spoken, written or signed | English |
| Occupation | computer scientist |
| Educated at | Ashesi University, Holy Child High School, Ghana |
| Award received | BBC 100 Women, OkayAfrica 100 Women |
Regina Honu (a sẽn dog a ye n boond t'a Agyare) yaa Ghana ned sẽn tʋmd tʋʋmde, sẽn maand program dãmba, la sẽn lugl soronko solutions sẽn yaa program dãmb siglgã siglgã sẽn be Gana.[1][2] A Soronko Academy wã yaa Afrika Wɛtgã pipi karen-bi-bi-bɩɩs sẽn get b kambã la kom-bɩɩsã sẽn get b mensã yell n zãmsd b kambã kode.[3][4] A Honu paama kũun wʋsg, tɩ rẽ sʋka, a CNN sẽn bool-a tɩ yaa pagb 12 sẽn tar pãng n maand STEM wã sʋka. B leb n bool-a lame tɩ yaa pagb a yoob nins sẽn tar pãng Afirik pʋgẽ sẽn tʋmd n tʋmd n tʋmd tʋʋm-kãsemsã la pagb piig nins sẽn tʋmd n maand tʋʋm-kãsenga tẽns nins sẽn wat n be arzɛkã pʋsẽ wã sʋka.[5]
A paama a sẽn na n paam n bãng a sẽn na yɩl n paam n paam n deeg a sẽn na maan bũmb ninsã,[6] a sẽn naagd n wilg tɩ a tara a sẽn na to-to wã.[7][8][9] A CNN sẽn kõ-a interview a Afrika sɩngrẽ wã pʋgẽ, b wilgame t'a yaa Ghana tekno-rãmb karen-biiga sẽn dat n sõng pagbã sẽn na n wa n wa n zĩnd n paasã.[10]
Honu kibarã leb n paama b rãmb a Sheryl Sandberg sebrẽ sẽn boond tɩ Lean In pʋgẽ.[11] A paama yʋʋr sẽn boond t'a Vlisco Brand Ambasadaar yʋʋm 2016.[12]
Bi-bɩɩga la b zãms-yã
[tekre | teke sidgem]A rogame n lebg a Regina Fremah Agyare. A kẽnga Holy Child High School, Cape Coast, a sẽn na n paam lekollã. A yaa Ashesi Yuniovɛrzẽ karen-biiga, la a yaa yʋʋmd 2005 karen-bi-biiga.[13][14]
Tʋʋmd
[tekre | teke sidgem]Soronko Academy
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A Regina Honu lugla Soronko Foundation yʋʋm 2012, sẽn kɩt tɩ Soronko Academy wã zĩnd yʋʋm 2017, n zãms kambã la kom-bɩɩsã kode, IT minim, ninsaal sẽn get ninsaal zug siglgã wɛɛngẽ Ghana, Afirik Wɛtgã soolmẽ wã.[15][3][16] B sɩngame n na n sõng bi-bɩɩsã, sẽn yɩɩd fãa pagbã, la b kõ-b-la bãngr sẽn yaa tɩlae ne b sẽn na n sõng-b tɩ b zĩnd siglgã pʋgẽ la b tõog n kɩt tɩ b bãng bãng bãngd bũmb nins sẽn pa zems ne b pagbã la b kambã ye.[17][18] Yaa Afrika Wɛtgã pipi karen-bi-bɩɩs sẽn maand kode la b maand b mens ne b mens n maand bũmbu.[3][5][19] Yʋʋmd 2021 wã, b wilgame tɩ b na n zãmsa pagb la kom-bõon-pugli b sẽn yɩɩd 20000.[20]
Tech Needs Girls
[tekre | teke sidgem]Honu sɩngame t'a Teknoopɩɩs Bi-bõoneg Ghana wã, sẽn dat n zãms la zãms Ghana kamb wʋsg n zãms tekinoloog-kãsems sẽn kẽed ne bãngrã. B mii rẽ ne b sẽn zãmsd kom-bɩɩsã code.[21][22]
A yaa Soronko Academy, sẽn yaa Afirik Wɛtgã pipi coding la ninsaal-tẽnga karen-biis lekollã, ne Tech Needs Girls programã, sẽn zãms kom-bɩɩs n yɩɩd 3,500 Ghana la Burkina Faso.[23]
Partnership
[tekre | teke sidgem]Yʋʋmd 2018 wã, sẽn yaa dũni gill tɩbsg daarã sasa, a Honu ne Ghana sẽn get tɩ b yaa tɩbsg tẽn-tʋmdbã sigla taab n na n maan tɩbsg tɩbsg wɛɛngẽ.[24] Yaa woto la b sõng tɩ b bãng b sẽn tõe n sõng b kambã tɩ b bãng tɩ b pa tar b sẽn tõe ye. B kɩtame tɩ b tõe n paam n bãng b kambã yell b sẽn tõe ne b kambã.[24]
A vɩɩmã
[tekre | teke sidgem]A kẽe kãadem yʋʋmd 2015 yʋʋm-rɩt kiuugã, la b boond-a lame t'a Regina Honu.[25]
Kũun-kãsems la tʋʋm nins a sẽn maanã
[tekre | teke sidgem]- Ashoka fellow[26]
- A ya Aspen Institute New Voices Fellow neda[27]
- A Mandela Washington Fellow (Young African Leaders Initiative)[28]
- A be World Economic Forum community of Global Shapers sulli[29]
- Vital Voices VV lead fellow and part of the 100 exceptional women from the Vital Voices Global Leadership Network[30]
- A GOOD Global Fellow[31]
- A ya tekr toar soaba Tigo Reach For Change[32]

- A da an dii 2017 Buffett Award for Emerging Global toar soaba nyeti Northwestern University.[33]
- A da-an paama kuuni Coca-Cola 60 Young achievers with an outstanding performance in Technology[34]
- A da-an paama kuuni Big Six award nyeti Coca-Cola Ghana for her incredible contribution in Technology.[34]
- A da leb dii the 2016 Startup Entrepreneur of the year la a organization n paam Social Enterprise Startup of the yuumd 2016 Ghana StartUp Awards.[35]
- A paama JCI Ghana Outstanding Young Person kuuni for scientific la technological advancement.[36]
- A siglgã paama seb-gʋlsdã sẽn yãk-a wã yĩnga, b sẽn kõ-a seb-kãnga, "Women in IT Award" sẽn be UK wã.[37]
- A ra yaa ITU Afrɩka ra-tẽng pʋg-paalgã sẽn paam n lebg yʋʋmdã ra-tẽnga.[38]
- A paama pagb sẽn tar raoodã kũun sẽn yaa ne sɩlemdã yĩnga.[39]
- A yaa UN Committee for the Rights of a Child sẽn get kambã yell n get b yell n sõng b kambã yell n paas b sẽn get b yell ne kom-tĩnda.[39][40]
- Tech Needs Girls da koala kuuni yuumd 2014 Ghana CSR Diary Awards.[41]
- 100 Women of the year 2017 by the BBC
Ges-y me
[tekre | teke sidgem]Sebtiise
[tekre | teke sidgem]- ↑ "Tech entrepreneur Regina Agyare | CNN Business". CNN (in English). 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ "Glitz top 100 inspirational women – Glitz Africa Magazine" (in American English). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Regina Honu - BizNis Africa (in American English). 2017-02-08. Archived from the original on 2017-07-08.
- ↑ https://www.swift.com/insights/events/swift-african-regional-conference-2017/speakers/regina-agyare
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Boateng, Kojo Akoto (2016-07-20). "Soronko Solutions CEO Regina Honu thriving as Vlisco's 2016 Ambassador". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always (in American English). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ "Breaking down barriers for women in tech | CNN Business" (in English). 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ "SoundCloud - Hear the world's sounds". SoundCloud (in English). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ "Entrepreneur gets Ghanaian girls enthused about IT – DW – 06/23/2015". dw.com (in English). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201410071452-0024212
- ↑ "Breaking down barriers for women in tech | CNN Business" (in English). 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ http://leanin.org/stories/regina-agyare/
- ↑ http://dream.vlisco.com/11144/
- ↑ http://ashesi.org/cnn-african-startup-features-ashesi-alumna-regina-agyare-05/
- ↑ https://www.ashesi.org/blog/alumna-regina-honu-05-speaks-on-overcoming-failure-and-creating-impact/
- ↑ How Soronko Foundation championed women empowerment through Tech Needs Girls (in British English). 2018-06-19. Archived from the original on 2018-11-24.
- ↑ "A Message from Soronko Academy – Grimme Lab" (in German). 2017-03-28. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ "Soronko Academy partners Rotary Club of Accra & Limburgerhof/Vorderpfalz for girls coding project - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com (in American English). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ "Soronko Academy trains 50 women in digital skills - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com (in American English). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ "Soronko Academy partners MasterCard Foundation to launch Digital Skills Assessment Tools - MyJoyOnline". www.myjoyonline.com (in American English). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ "Quartz Africa Innovators 2021: Female innovators lead the way". Yahoo Tech (in American English). 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ http://ispacegh.com/ispace-spotlight-regina-agyare/
- ↑ "iSpace". ispacegh.com (in English). Archived from the original on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ Regina Honu (in English). 2025-05-09.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 Soronko Academy partners Autism Ambassadors ahead of Autism App launch (in American English). Archived from the original on 2018-09-26.
- ↑ Olapoju, Kolapo (2015-12-26). "Regina Honu: I ended 2015 marrying the love of my life (30 days of Gratitude) » YNaija". YNaija (in British English). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ "Regina Agyare | Ashoka | Innovators for the Public". www.ashoka.org (in English). Archived from the original on 2017-07-05. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ Regina Honu (in English). 2025-05-09.
- ↑ Initiative, Young African Leaders (2014-07-28). "Meet the Fellows: Regina Agyare". Young African Leaders Initiative (in American English). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ "Global Shapers Community". www.globalshapers.org (in English). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ vitalvoices270 (2017-02-05). "Celebrating Girls and ICT: The Great Equalizer in Global Development". Vital Voices (in American English). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Simeone, Jennifer (2013-09-05). "How to Teach Technology to Girls: Advice from Ghana". Ms. Magazine (in American English). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ "Our Change Leaders Reach for Change". Reach for Change (in English). Archived from the original on 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ "Buffett undergraduate affiliates select Regina Agyare Honu as the 2017 Buffett Award winner: Buffett Institute - Northwestern University". buffett.northwestern.edu (in English). Archived from the original on 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|title=at position 94 (help) - ↑ 34.0 34.1 elton. "Youth, major resource for government's transformational agenda – Minister". www.goldstreetbusiness.com (in British English). Archived from the original on 2017-08-22. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ Echohouse Ghana Limited is Startup of the Year (in American English). 2016-05-13. Archived from the original on 2017-09-05.
- ↑ "JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons Awards-Motivating Excellence - Government of Ghana". ghana.gov.gh (in British English). Archived from the original on 2019-09-06. Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ http://www.information-age.com/women-it-awards-2016-finalists-revealed-123460628/
- ↑ http://digitalwomanaward.com/2013/11/12/finalists-african-digital-woman-announced/
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 GTB (2019-09-08). "Young Legends of Inspiration- Regina Agyare". Ghana Talks Business (in American English). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ "Network | Digitally Connected" (in American English). Retrieved 2025-07-16.
- ↑ "Ghana CSR Diary & Awards 2014: Leading Socially-Responsible Companies Awarded". Modern Ghana (in English). Retrieved 2025-07-16.