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Farida Bedwei

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Farida Bedwei
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenGhana Edit
Name in native languageFarida Nana Efua Bedwei Edit
Name wey dem give amFarida Edit
Family nameBedwei Edit
Ein date of birth6 April 1979 Edit
Place dem born amLagos Edit
Languages dem dey speak, rep anaa signEnglish Edit
Ein occupationcomputer scientist, software engineer Edit
Field for worksoftware Edit
EmployerKPMG Edit
Educate forUniversity of Hertfordshire, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration Edit
Notable workKarmzah Edit
Award dem receiveOkayAfrica 100 Women, special award, special award Edit

Farida Nana Efua Bedwei (dem born am 6 April 1979) be Ghanaian software engineer den Co-founder give Logiciel, fin-tech company wey dey Ghana insyd.[1][2][3][4] Farida create mobile den enterprise apps, wey she san be famous sake of her knowledge for software architecture insyd, wey she san dey deploy services for mobile insyd, especially banking apps.[5]

Ein early life[edit | edit source]

Dem born Farida for Lagos, Nigeria insyd wey she chop ein early childhood living for three different countries (Dominica, Grenada den UK) sake of de nature of ein poppie ein job plus de United Nations Development Programme. Dem diagnose am plus cerebral palsy de tym she dey one.[6] Ein family move cam Ghana wen she dey 9 years old wey dem school am for hose until she 12 years.[1][2]

Ein education[edit | edit source]

Dem home school am til de age of 12 wey dem first take am go government school for Ghana insyd.[1] Farida ein parents notice say de tym wey she dey 15 ein passion for computers wey dem decide make dem enroll am for one-year computer course for de St. Michael information technology centre, wey make am de youngest for de class insyd wey e enable am make she skip high school school.[1] Later nu she obtain one-year degree for Computer Science insyd from de University of Hertfordshire wey dey de United Kingdom (from 2004 cam 2005) wey she further acquire certificate for Project Management insyd for 2009 from de Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).[1][5][7]

Ein achievements den awards[edit | edit source]

  • 2018 – Special Award by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi.[8]
  • 2013 – Winner for Most Influential Women for Business den Government Award Financial Sector insyd.[5]
  • 2012 – Special Award by President John Mahama.[5]
  • 2011 – Legacy and Legacy Ideas Award – Winner of the Maiden Award.[9]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Said-Moorhouse, Lauren. "This computer genius defeated her disability with tech". CNN. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Farida N. Bedwei". Amazon.com. Archived from the original on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Glitz top 100 inspirational women – Page 100 – Glitz Africa Magazine". Retrieved 28 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Ntreh, Nii. "Ghanaian female IT engineer with brain illness gains the recognition of the BBC". Yen.com.gh – Ghana news. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Africa, Rising (25 May 2015). "Celebrating Farida Bedwei – a seasoned software engineer with over 16 years experience despite her Cerebral Palsy condition". RisingAfrica.org. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  6. ↑ "Meet the Ghanaian software engineer diagnosed with cerebral palsy". GhanaWeb. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  7. ↑ Bedwei, Farida. "Farida Bedwei". LinkedIn.com. Farida Bedwei. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "What we know about 10 youths honored by Sisi at WYF – Egypt Today". egypttoday.com. 7 November 2018. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "African Women in Tech: Farida Bedwei". Africa.com. 16 March 2018. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
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