{"id":2439,"date":"2024-06-28T12:29:50","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T12:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/?p=2439"},"modified":"2025-07-21T09:08:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T09:08:04","slug":"revolutionizing-lives-with-dtc-in-ghana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itu.int\/itu-d\/sites\/digital-impact-unlocked\/revolutionizing-lives-with-dtc-in-ghana\/","title":{"rendered":"Revolutionizing Lives with DTC in Ghana"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Revolutionizing Lives with DTC in Ghana<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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“<\/em>This DTC training has been a game-changer for me. Despite not having formal education [\u2026] now I can confidently use my phone and market my services,” says Yea Acheampongmaa, a hairstylist from Ghana.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The successful implementation of the \u2018Boosting Digital Skills through Digital Transformation Centres\u2019 project delivered through the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) \u2013 through the ITU Digital Transformation Centre Initiative – has transformed thousands of lives. Women entrepreneurs, for example, learned digital marketing abilities that allowed them to build their businesses online. School children were taught programming languages such as Scratch and Python, sparking an early interest in technology.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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Nana Bobie Ansah II, Chief of Bonwire\u2014a town known for its traditional Kente fabric in Ghana\u2014said, \u201cWe learned how to use the Internet to access markets across the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n

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\u201cThe ITU programme has really impacted my academic work \u2013 typing on the computer, how to open a document, I can send a message to a friend and also learn on the computer, too,\u201d said Angela Amoakoaa, a visually impaired student.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n

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The \u2018Boosting Digital Skills through Digital Transformation Centres (DTCs)\u2019 project<\/a> was launched by ITU in 2021 to enhance GIFEC\u2019s training activities under the Digital Transformation Centres initiative, focusing on providing digital skills training to women entrepreneurs, youth, students, instructors, marginalized groups and persons with disabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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With financial support from ITU and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), the project exceeded its original targets:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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  • Almost 20,000 citizens across Ghana were trained through this project, of which two-thirds are women.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • 220 community instructors were trained, who will continue to train citizens in the future. This will ensure continuity and sustainability of the programme.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • 450 persons with visual impairments were trained on basic digital skills in the final year of the project. It was the first training of this kind and the demand was bigger anticipated. This is a testament to the success of the training of this nature.<\/li>\n<\/div>\n\n
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  • The project also supported the revamping of many local community centres, to fully equip them deliver training in the future.<\/li>\n<\/div><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    \u201cThe DTC project has not only equipped thousands of Ghanaians with essential digital skills but it has also laid a strong foundation for future initiatives. It fostered a culture of continuous learning and digital innovation \u2013 this will ensure that the benefits of this project will be felt for years to come,\u201d said Dr Cosmas Luckyson Zavazava, Director, ITU Telecommunication Development Bureau.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n

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    Watch the documentary to find out how the project has improved lives and fostered digital transformation in Ghana.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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