Formation of the Female ICT Teachers Association

Savana Signatures has identified the low female participation in ICTs in Northern Ghana and as a result, the organization has come out with several strategies to improve upon female participation in ICT. One of such strategies is the formation of the Female ICT Teachers Association (FICTTA)

MISSION of FICTTA
* To improve the skills and capabilities of female teachers in using I.C.T.
VISION of FICTTA
* To have an increase in the number of female ICT teachers
OBJECTIVES of FICTTA:

* To build the capacity of female ICT teachers
* To raise awareness of ICT among female teachers
* To make visible female I.C.T. role models
* To advocate more professional development for women teachers in the area of technology
* To promote programmes in schools that will encourage girls to undertake studies in I.C.T.
* To encourage partnership among schools, women groups and industry to increase the number of girls working and studying in I.C.T. fields.