The
opening ceremony of the program held on Monday 10th of
July was well attended by all participants, the Deputy Permanent
Secretary of MoICI and other invited dignitaries.
The
opening was chaired by Mr. Alhagie Ceesay the Secretary General of I
ISOC Gambia Chapter and was started with prayers. After the
individual opening prayers, Alhagie made the introductory statement
by telling the gathering the reasons why we were gathered today.
Alagie also thanked the local partners for their support which makes
it possible for ISOC Gambia Chapter to provide this important
training for Women Engineers free of charge.
Nancy
from Ghana gave a brief description of AFNOG which means (Africa
Network ……………….). According to her AFNOG is not limited
as it is meant for both men and women whereas AFCHIX is meant for
only women and girls.
The
Chairperson of ISOC Gambia Chapter Mr. Bakary Njie made the opening
statement. In his statement Mr. Njie thanked partners for being by
ISOC from the beginning of planning to this very important day of
opening the program. According to Mr. Njie one of the role of ISOC is
to facilitate capacity building trainings for people working or
developing carriers in the field of ICT. ISOC also advocates for
policy reforms and best practices on the Internet Service Provision
as well as utility.
He
also thanked ISOC committee members for their tireless efforts to
ensure this important event is a success.
In
conclusion, Mr. Njie thank the main sponsors of this program such as
AFNOG, Qcell, MoICI….
The
official opening statement was given by Mr. Malick Johnes the Deputy
Permanent Secretary from the Ministry of Information Communication
and Infrastructure. Mr. Johnes thanked ISOC for making it possible
for Gambia to host AFCHIX for the very first time and encouraged them
to continue working hard in the field of ICT. He applauded the idea
of organizing such a very important capacity building for young girls
in ICT which is a right step in the right direction.
He
emphasized the government’s commitment to ensuring excellent
Internet service provision in the Gambia. He also said that MOICI is
working on providing support for local base ICT Associations to
ensure efficiency and wider participations in ICT.
He
finally declared the workshop officially opened.
The
opening ceremony was followed by a group picture of all participants
and invited guests then breakfast.
PRESENTATIONS
The
first presenter was Mrs. Jah.
She
started her presentation with individual introduction of all
participants. She then took participants through the download and
installation of UNIX System in their machines. After successfully
installing the system she then presented the Unix Concept such as How
UNIX came about?, Why use UNIX? The presentation was very interesting
and went through to lunch time and a little after lunch. It was all
about introducing the young women in the concept of UNIX
Administration.
The
second presenter for the day was Mr. Marcus a trainer from Ghana
whose presentation based on THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF UNIX
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR. This presentation was also very interactive.