Ivy Barley

Ivy Barley
NationalityGhanaian
EducationKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (MPhil., BSc.), Aburi Girls' Senior High School

Ivy Barley is a Ghanaian entrepreneur, women in tech advocate, and the co-founder of Developers in Vogue. In January 2022, GhanaWeb featured Barley as one of the 3 Ghanaian ‘Women in Tech’ making strides on the international corporate scene.[1] In 2017 and 2019, Barley was listed as one of the Top 50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians by Avance Media.[2]

Early life and education

Barley was born in Accra, Ghana, where she spent most of her childhood. She had her secondary education at Aburi Girls Senior High School, after which she pursued a bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science and a master's degree (MPhil.) in Mathematical Statistics at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.[3]

Social entrepreneur

Barley is the co-founder of Developers in Vogue, an organization that provides training, mentorship, and job placement for African women in tech. The impact of Developers in Vogue has been recognized at the IFC Sustainability Exchange: Invest for Tomorrow,[4] the Women20 Summit in Berlin, Germany that had Chancellor Angela Merkel[5] in attendance and the ITU International Girls in ICT Day.[6]

Ivy's impact at Developers in Vogue[7][8] has also been featured in various media platforms and books including the Women in Tech book by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development[9][10] to encourage more women and girls to be involved in STEM and the Founding Women[11][12] book to highlight African women who are defying the odds to build successful businesses in tech.

Awards and recognition

Year Award Reference
2021 Tech Entrepreneur Award Winner - Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) Award [13]
2020 She For Social Impact Awards [14]
2019 Most Influential Young Ghanaian in Science and Technology [15]
2019 Top 50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians [15]
2019 F-LANE Finalist by the Vodafone Institute of Society and Communications [16]
2017 Kwese GoGettaz Competition Finalist [17]
2017 Winner, eSkills4Girls competition in Berlin, Germany [5]

References

  1. ^ "Ghanaian 'Women in Tech' making strides on the international corporate scene". GhanaWeb. 11 January 2022. Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  2. ^ Online, Peace FM. "50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians 2017 Revealed!". www.peacefmonline.com. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Ivy Barley | WSA". www.worldsummitawards.org. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 IFC Sustainability Exchange: Invest for Tomorrow". World Bank Live. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Young Ghanaian, Ivy Barley Wins E-Skills for Girls Competition In Berlin, Germany".
  6. ^ "International Girls in ICT Day 2018". ITU. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Ivy Barley". www.tea-after-twelve.com (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Impact Report 2017–2019, Make-IT in Africa" (PDF).
  9. ^ Development (BMZ), Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and. "BMZ publication: Women in Tech – Inspiration, no fairytales | G20 #eSkills4Girls initiative - Challenging the gender digital divide". Archived from the original on 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Women in Tech, Inspiration, Keine Marchen" (PDF).
  11. ^ Ball, Eunice Baguma (26 September 2023). Founding Women Book. Africa Technology Business Network. ISBN 978-1999968908.
  12. ^ "What Does a Tech Entrepreneur Look Like?". Movemeback Community. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  13. ^ "2021 AWIEF AWARD WINNERS". AWIEF. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  14. ^ "The She For Social Impact Awards – Honoring Impact-led Women". She For Social Impact Awards (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Avance Media | Profiles: Avance Media 2019 50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians". Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Developers in Vogue – Tech-Bootcamps for Women in Africa". Vodafone Institute. 14 November 2019. Archived from the original on 8 March 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  17. ^ tubei, george (25 January 2018). "Ivy Barley's quest to get girls coding and employed is off to a fast start". Business Insider Africa. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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