Regina Honu | |
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Born | Regina Fremah Agyare |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Education | Holy Child High School Ashesi University |
Occupation(s) | Social entrepreneur, software developer |
Years active | 2012–present |
Known for | Founding the Soronko Academy |
Awards | 2017 Buffett Award for Emerging Global Leaders Women of Courage Award for Technology |
Honours | BBC 100 Women of 2017 |
Website | Official website |
Regina Honu (née Agyare), is a Ghanaian social entrepreneur, software developer and founder of Soronko Solutions, a software development company in Ghana.[1][2] She opened Soronko Academy, the first coding and human-centered design school for children and young adults in West Africa.[3][4] Honu has received multiple awards, including being named by CNN as one of the 12 inspirational women who rock STEM. She was also named as one of the six women making an impact in Tech in Africa and one of the ten female entrepreneurs to watch in emerging economies.[5]
She has received attention with features on platforms such as CNN African Voices,[6] BBC,[7] Deutsche Welle,[8] Aljazeera[9] as well as the Impatient Optimist blog by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. In an interview with CNN's African Start-Up, she is described as a Ghanaian tech guru who wants to develop the next generation of women in technology.[10]
Honu's story was also published in Sheryl Sandberg's book Lean In.[11] She was named as the 2016 Vlisco Brand Ambassador.[12]