Females in Tech (FEMITECH), an association of women in the Technological sector has honoured the Executive Secretary of the National Council on Persons with Disability, Lawyer Esther Akua Gyamfi with a prestigious award.
The accolade acknowledges her contributions to inclusion, women’s
empowerment, and equal opportunities for persons with disabilities,
particularly in the digital realm.
She was one of three distinguished women awarded at the Females in Tech
conference 2024, held in Accra on March 7, to mark this year’s International
Women’s Day which was on March 8.
Her leadership was instrumental in the development of various initiatives
aimed at promoting digital inclusion and enhancing the employability skills of
persons with disabilities. Notably, she played a pivotal role in crafting of the
Ghana Digital Acceleration Project, which advocates for ICT training for independent
living and the resourcing of some schools for persons with disabilities.
Furthermore, Lawyer Akua Gyamfi led efforts to integrate disability
mainstreaming into the Medium-Term National Development Policy Framework
(MTNDPF) 2022-2025, ensuring inclusivity in the national development agenda.
She also facilitated the creation of guidelines for training and testing
drivers with disabilities, which provides a comprehensive framework for
training, testing, and licensing of drivers with disabilities.
Under her leadership, National Disability Disaster Risk Management Guideline
was developed, providing a framework for disaster response organizations to navigate
various phases of disaster management effectively.
The FEMITECH Conference is an annual event that seeks to bring together
women of diverse backgrounds in the field of ICT to share knowledge on new and
emerging trends in the technological sector. It also aims to connect, inspire,
and catalyze collective efforts to act for a more inclusive, sustainable, and
innovative ICT ecosystem. This year’s theme was “Inspire Inclusion”. This year’s conference was the second edition. At the first edition last year, five women
were awarded.
SOURCE: DisabilityNewsGH.com