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Sandrine Agbokpe
Student, Togo
FORmation COntinue à L'Université de Lomé (FORCO - UL)
Local Academy - (All women)
Academy Established: 4/02
Crowned Miss Togo in September 2001, 23-year-old Sandrine Agbokpe has grown quite accustomed to taking ambitious new steps in life. During her year-long reign, Sandrine traveled all across Africa and Europe, attending the Sun City conference in South Africa and the Global AIDS Forum in Barcelona, Spain, during the summer of 2002. In meetings with foreign dignitaries, she learned about pressing global issues and was able to bring her own experience in Togo to the attention of these leaders. Her ambitious nature and new awareness of world issues piqued her interest in the importance of technology and inspired her to enroll in the Cisco Networking Academy Program in Togo.
One of five children, Sandrine explains that she first became interested in technology during her last year of high school in 1998 while surfing the Internet and e-mailing with friends. Then, when visiting her older sister, an IT/software analyst in Ghana, Sandrine discovered the Cisco Networking Academy Program. Olevie Kouami, a United Nations Volunteer working for the Academy program back in Togo, informed Sandrine that an all-female class was about to begin. As a member of a youth Internet club in Togo, Sandrine continued to hear good things about the training programs at the Networking Academies and soon after decided to join the new Local Academy at FORCO-UL.
"The Internet enables others to see what's going on in the world. Students in Togo can communicate with other students worldwide and learn from one another. E-business allows companies in Togo to generate business across the globe," Sandrine points out. "Technology in Togo is becoming very advanced; everyone has e-mail now. In five years, there will be a total boom! There are already many cybercafes in the cities, but the interior of the country has yet to be developed." She suggests that many more students will be drawn to the Academies through further advertising highlighting the advantages that can be gained from Cisco training and certification.
Before finding a job, Sandrine plans to continue her education by obtaining one more degree. Currently in the first course of the Academy program, she still has much to learn at the Local Academy in Togo. However, she expresses a sincere desire to pursue further training in the USA. Regardless of where she studies, Sandrine Agbokpe looks forward to developing her abilities in the design, creation, and maintenance of computer networks in the Networking Academy program.
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