GSMA and GIFEC partner to drive gender digital inclusion efforts in Ghana
Date: 2026-03-31
By: Robert Kwaku Annor
The
GSMA, in partnership with the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic
Communications, has conducted a capacity-building training aimed at addressing
the mobile gender gap and advancing digital inclusion in Ghana.
The
in-person training, held in Accra under the GSMA Capacity Building programme,
brought together more than 60 stakeholders from across government institutions,
including representatives from the Ministry of Gender and the Ministry of
Education.
Facilitated
by trainer Pippa McDougall, the session focused on equipping participants with
practical tools to develop actionable strategies for reducing gender
disparities in digital access and usage.
Participants
developed a framework to inform Ghana’s gender digital inclusion policy,
identifying key priorities such as expanding digital literacy programmes
tailored to women, improving device affordability through subsidies and
flexible financing options, and enhancing data sharing across agencies to
better track gender-disaggregated access to digital services.
The
programme also outlined next steps, including the rollout of a device subsidy
initiative targeting women smallholder farmers, the provision of digital skills
training for persons with disabilities, and the implementation of a Training of
Trainers programme using the Mobile Internet Skills Training Toolkit.
The
initiative highlights the role of targeted capacity building in translating
policy discussions into practical interventions aimed at closing the digital
divide and promoting inclusive access to mobile technology in Ghana.
