Absa Bank Ghana Ltd has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting the participation of young women in the digital economy through its support for the 2026 GirlCode Ghana Hackathon.
The initiative provided participants with opportunities to develop practical digital skills, apply technology to real-world challenges and explore career pathways in technology and innovation.
Held in Accra, the two-day hackathon formed part of the broader GirlCode Pan-African Hackathon initiative, which seeks to equip young women with practical skills, mentorship and opportunities to participate in Africa’s growing digital economy.
The programme brought together young women from diverse backgrounds to work in teams, identify challenges and develop innovative solutions with guidance from mentors and industry professionals.
Speaking at the event, the Chief Information and Enablement Officer of Absa Bank Ghana Ltd, Justice Amegashie, encouraged the participants to focus on developing solutions to real challenges in their communities and across the continent.
“Artificial intelligence is lowering barriers that once limited who could build, innovate and solve complex problems. The opportunity now is to ensure that more young women have the skills, confidence and access to help shape that future. Africa’s digital transformation will be stronger when the people building it reflect the diversity, talent and perspectives of our continent,” he said.
The Head of Technology and Service Management at Absa Bank Ghana Ltd, Anita Twum-Ampofo, also stressed the importance of creating opportunities for young women to realise their potential in technology and innovation.
“What we must build is the ecosystem that allows this potential to flourish. This is what Absa seeks to achieve through its support of the GirlCode Hackathon, because when women are empowered with knowledge, technology, mentorship and opportunity, extraordinary things happen. They do not merely participate in innovation; they redefine it,” she said.
Beyond coding and technical development, the participants gained practical experience in teamwork, problem-solving, pitching and entrepreneurial thinking, skills that are increasingly important in the modern workplace.
Absa’s support for the hackathon forms part of its broader commitment to empowering the next generation of innovators and expanding access to opportunities that enable more young people, particularly women, to participate meaningfully in the digital economy.
BY TIMES REPORTER
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