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Empowering Teachers and Students in Digital Space: Ghana's Push for Cyber-Security

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Teachers and school children at Odomase Model School and Presbyterian Junior High School in Sunyani West Municipality underwent a three-day training on digital space and cyber-security, facilitated by the Africa Rural Internet and STEM Initiative (AFRISTEMI) to commemorate the 2025 Global Encryption Day. The training, jointly organized by the Global Encryption Coalition, the Internet Society's Cyber Security Special Interest Group, and Online Safety Specialist Interest Group, aimed to educate participants on digital space and cyber-security, including generating stronger passwords and establishing a first line of defense for digital identities. The training also covered topics such as fundamentals of encryption, data protection, identification and navigating online dangers, and cyberbullying.

Key Takeaways:

  • The training was facilitated by the Africa Rural Internet and STEM Initiative (AFRISTEMI) to commemorate the 2025 Global Encryption Day on the theme 'From Classroom to Cyberspace: Staying Safe with Encryption'.
  • The Global Encryption Day falls on October 21, every year and is celebrated to promote and defend encryption in key countries and multilateral forms where it is under threat.
  • The training held at Odomase, the Municipal capital, exposed participants to online information and security, empowering them to generate stronger passwords for secured websites and internet usage.
  • Topics covered during the training included fundamentals of encryption, data protection, private information for a secure online presence, identification and navigating online dangers, cyberbullying, and sextortion.
  • Mr. Shadrach Ankrah, the Founder and Executive Director of AFRISTEMI, emphasized the need to empower teachers and school children to remain safe on the internet and to 'turn them from potential victims into vigilant users'.
  • Certificates of merit were presented to the participants upon completion of the training.

Statistics:

  • 3 days duration of the training on digital space and cyber-security
  • Global Encryption Day: October 21 (annually)
  • Number of schools involved: 2 (Odomase Model School and Presbyterian Junior High School)
  • Number of participants: not specified
  • Topics covered: 6 (fundamentals of encryption, data protection, private information, identifying and navigating online dangers, cyberbullying, and sextortion)

Sources:

  • Ghana News Agency (24 Oct 2025)
  • The Africa Rural Internet and STEM Initiative (AFRISTEMI)
  • The Global Encryption Coalition
  • The Internet Society's Cyber Security Special Interest Group
  • Online Safety Specialist Interest Group

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