19 Jul Cocktail fundraiser held in support of Ghana’s all Girls Robotics Team

The cocktail fundraiser in support of Ghana’s all-girls robotics team’s upcoming trip to Mexico City to participate in the FIRST Global international robotics competition was held on Monday, 9th July at the Carbon Luxury Lounge.

The event was held in an effort to help the team represented by girls from Wesley Girls High School reach their goal of $25,000 to cover competition registration fees, a robot kit required for all teams, travel from Ghana to Mexico as well as visa application fees, food, lodging, and uniforms that will be needed during the competition in August.

Many Wesley Girls alumni and women professionals and media personalities including Maame Adjei, actress/producer of An African City, Eli Kharis of GhOne Media and Judith Biel, General Manager of Yolo Restaurants (Urban Grill, Coco Lounge, Santoku) were in attendance as well as Mexico’s Ambassador to Ghana, Maria De Los Angeles Arriola Aguirre who served as the guest of honour.

“It is a great honour for Mexico to host students from around the globe passionate about STEM for the FIRST Global Robotics Challenge.

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