Regina Honu

Regina Honu née Agyare, is a Ghanaian social Entrepreneur, software developer and founder of Soronko Solutions, a software development company in Ghana. She opened Soronko Academy, the first coding and Human-centered design school for children and young adults in West Africa. 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.
She has received attention with features on platforms such as CNN African Voices,BBC, Deutsche Welle, Aljazeera 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.
Honu's story was also published in Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In" book. She was named as the 2016 Vlisco Brand Ambassador.
Early life and education.
Regina Honu was born Regina Fremah Agyare. She attended Holy Child High School, Cape Coast for her secondary education.
She is an alumna of Ashesi University and a member of the 2005 class.
Career.
Soronko Academy.
Honu founded Soronko foundation in 2012, which brought about Soronko Academy in 2017, to train children and young adults in coding, IT skills, Human-centered design in Ghana, West Africa. The academy was started to help young people especially women and equip them in technical and soft skills necessary to help them in the society and bridge the gender gap in technology. It is the first coding and Human-centered design school for children and young adults in West Africa.
Tech Needs Girls.
Honu started the Tech Needs Girls Ghana movement which aims to train and educate more Ghanaian girls into studying technology- related courses. The movement is noted for teaching girls how to code.
She runs Soronko Academy, the first coding and human-centered design school in West Africa, in association with the Tech Needs Girls program which has trained over 3,500 girls in Ghana and Burkina Faso.
Partnership.
As part of World Autism Day 2018, Regina Honu partnered with Autism Ambassadors of Ghana for an Autism awareness session.The session helped to create awareness about autism and introduced an Autism Aid App which enable families of children living with Autism to access information from experts on how to take care of these kids.
Personal life.
She got married in November 2015 and is now Regina Honu.