Ivy Barley Explained

Ivy Barley
Nationality:	Ghanaian
Education:	Kwame 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
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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2022-01-11. Ghanaian 'Women in Tech' making strides on the international corporate scene. 2022-02-04. GhanaWeb. en.
2. Web site: Online. Peace FM. 50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians 2017 Revealed!. 2019-04-11. www.peacefmonline.com.
3. Web site: Ivy Barley WSA. 2019-09-26. www.worldsummitawards.org.
4. Web site: 2019 IFC Sustainability Exchange: Invest for Tomorrow. 2022-01-27. World Bank Live. en.
5. Web site: Young Ghanaian, Ivy Barley Wins E-Skills for Girls Competition In Berlin, Germany.
6. Web site: International Girls in ICT Day 2018. 2022-01-28. ITU. en-GB. 28 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128232850/https://www.itu.int/en/osg/dsg/speeches/Pages/2018-05-11.aspx. dead.
7. Web site: Ivy Barley. 2022-01-28. www.tea-after-twelve.com. de.
8. Web site: Impact Report 2017–2019, Make-IT in Africa.
9. Web site: Development (BMZ). Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and. BMZ publication: Women in Tech – Inspiration, no fairytales G20 #eSkills4Girls initiative - Challenging the gender digital divide. 2022-01-27. en-US.
10. Web site: Women in Tech, Inspiration, Keine Marchen.
11. Book: 26 September 2023. Founding Women Book. 978-1999968908. Ball. Eunice Baguma. Africa Technology Business Network.
12. Web site: 2017-08-04. What Does a Tech Entrepreneur Look Like?. 2022-01-28. Movemeback Community. en-GB.
13. Web site: 2021 AWIEF AWARD WINNERS . 2022-01-28 . AWIEF . en-US.
14. Web site: The She For Social Impact Awards – Honoring Impact-led Women . 2022-01-28 . She For Social Impact Awards . de-DE.
15. Web site: Avance Media Profiles: Avance Media 2019 50 Most Influential Young Ghanaians . 2022-02-02 . en-US.
16. Web site: 2019-11-14 . Developers in Vogue – Tech-Bootcamps for Women in Africa . 2022-01-28 . Vodafone Institute . en-US.
17. Web site: tubei . george . 2018-01-25 . Ivy Barley's quest to get girls coding and employed is off to a fast start . 2022-02-02 . Business Insider Africa . en.