Vodafone Ghana, has given ten female engineering students from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) and Ghana Telecom University scholarships to complete their final year of their engineering degree. The students, who are on track to securing first class degree and second class upper degrees, have been awarded scholarships which will cover their academic and residential fees. They also get internship opportunities within the technology team at Vodafone Ghana and access to mentors who will train and provide them with expert guidance in choosing their career paths. Announcing the winners of the scholarship at a colourful ceremony held at KNUST, the Director of Human Resource at Vodafone Ghana, Stella Appiah-Nkansah said, ‘Vodafone Ghana is passionate about addressing the gender inequality in the field of engineering and technology. We therefore introduced the Vodafone Female Engineering Students Award to increase the percentage of females in engineering’. According to Stella, a total of 53 female students applied for the scholarship, out of which ten were selected. ‘Out of this number, eight are from KNUST and two from the Ghana Telecom University. ‘The students were taken through a selection process which included aptitude tests and interviews’, she said. The CEO of Vodafone Ghana, Kyle Whitehill, who was also present at the ceremony stressed on Vodafone’s commitment to bringing advancement, development and empowerment to women in Ghana and noted that ‘we believe we can achieve this through education – the tool that is known to break barriers. Through this scholarship we are supporting them to achieve their educational goals and make a meaningful contribution to their own development and the development of Ghana as a whole.’