Farida Bedwei
| Sex anaa gender | female  |
|---|---|
| Country wey e be citizen | Ghana |
| Name in native language | Farida Nana Efua Bedwei |
| Given name | Farida |
| Family name | Bedwei |
| Date of birth | 6 April 1979 |
| Place dem born am | Lagos |
| Languages dem dey speak, wrep anaa sign | English |
| Occupation | computer scientist, software engineer |
| Field for work | software |
| Employer | KPMG |
| Educate for | University of Hertfordshire, Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration |
| Notable work | Karmzah |
| Award dem receive | OkayAfrica 100 Women, special award, special award |
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]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://edition.cnn.com/2015/02/13/africa/farida-bedwei-ghanaian-software-genius/index.html
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.amazon.com/Farida-N.-Bedwei/e/B003HDWP50
- ↑ https://www.glitzafrica.com/glitz-top-100-inspirational-women/100/
- ↑ https://yen.com.gh/118084-farida-bedwei-creates-a-superhero-character-cerebral-palsy.html#118084
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 https://web.archive.org/web/20190720110755/https://www.risingafrica.org/success-stories/business/celebrating-farida-bedwei-a-seasoned-software-engineer-with-over-16-years-experience-despite-her-cerebral-palsy-condition/
- ↑ https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Meet-the-Ghanaian-software-engineer-diagnosed-with-cerebral-palsy-834358
- ↑ https://www.linkedin.com/in/fbedwei?originalSubdomain=gh
- ↑ https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/60150/What-we-know-about-10-youths-honored-by-Sisi-at
- ↑ https://www.africa.com/african-women-tech-farida-bedwei/