Regina Honu is a Ghanaian social entrepreneur, software developer, and the founder of Soronko Solutions, a Ghana-based software development firm.
She founded Soronko Academy, West Africa’s first coding and human-centered design school for children and young adults. Honu has received numerous honors, including being named one of CNN’s 12 inspirational women who rock STEM. She was also named one of six African women making an impact in technology and one of ten female entrepreneurs to watch in emerging markets.
Her appearances on media outlets like CNN African Voices, BBC, Deutsche Welle, Aljazeera, and the Impatient Optimist blog run by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have drawn attention to her. She is referred to as a Ghanaian tech expert who wants to foster the next generation of women in technology in an interview with CNN’s African Start-Up.
The book Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg also featured Honu’s tale. The 2016 Vlisco Brand Ambassador was chosen for her.
Regina Honu’s Education
Regina Honu was born Regina Fremah Agyare. Her secondary education was completed at Holy Child High School in Cape Coast. She is an Ashesi University graduate from the 2005 class.
Regina Honu’s Career
Honu established the Soronko Foundation in 2012, which resulted in the establishment of the Soronko Academy in 2017 to train children and young adults in coding, IT skills, and human-centered design in Ghana, West Africa.
The academy was founded to assist young people, particularly women, by providing them with the technical and soft skills needed to succeed in society and to bridge the gender gap in technology. It is West Africa’s first coding and human-centered design school for children and young adults. The program is expected to have trained over 20,000 women and girls by 2021.
Ghana’s Tech need Girls movement
Honu founded the Tech Needs Girls Ghana movement, with the goal of training and educating more Ghanaian girls to pursue technology-related courses. The movement is well-known for teaching girls to code.
She is the founder of Soronko Academy, West Africa’s first coding and human-centered design school, in collaboration with the Tech Needs Girls program, which has trained over 3,500 girls in Ghana and Burkina Faso.
Regina Honu collaborated with Autism Ambassadors of Ghana for an Autism awareness session as part of World Autism Day 2018. The session raised awareness about autism and introduced an Autism Aid App, which allows families of children with autism to access information from experts on how to care for these children.
