Alice Mamaga Akosua Amoako

Alice Mamaga Akosua Amoako is a Ghanaian social entrepreneur and the founder of Autism Ambassadors of Ghana, an organization that brings together volunteers to promote Autism awareness and support children living with Autism. In 2014, Alice together with Solomon Avemegah developed the Autism Aid App, the first android application in West Africa that enhances social inclusion for children with Autism. The mobile application provides communication learning tools for the children and serve as a helpline system that provides healthcare for the kids.
Early life and education.
At age 13, Alice's mother encouraged her to join a youth radio program named "Curious Minds" to improve her knowledge and contribution to developmental projects in her community. Alice attended Ghana Telecom University college where she received her Bachelor of Information Technology in 2015.
Career.
Alice is a member of the national committee of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability. She was part of the panel in 2016 at the World Youth Summit of Girls Guide. In 2016, Alice was Ghana's representative at the Global Social Hackathon held in Sweden.
Awards.
In 2014, Alice together with Solomon Avemegah emerged winners of the Digital Change-makers competition. She was recently awarded as one of the three winners of the 2019 Startupper of the year by Total Ghana. While in 2018, she was named the national and continental winner of the mYouth challenge by the European Union, Mediainfo and iSpace foundation.