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Regina Agyare is the founder of Soronko Solutions, a software development company in Accra, Ghana's capital. Jessica Ellis/CNN
Agyare's startup builds corporate websites and e-commerce portals for more than 30 small and medium businesses in Accra. Jessica Ellis/CNN
Her office is in a co-working space to save on rent, electricity and internet costs. CNN
Agyare has big hopes for the future -- the young entrepreneur plans to expand her company outside of Ghana and also help more women pursue careers in tech. Jessica Ellis/CNN
Last summer, Agyare started an initiative called "Tech Needs Girls," teaching computer skills to girls living in poor areas. Jessica Ellis/CNN
"These are very intelligent girls but they haven't been given the platform to shine because nobody believes in them," she says. "So when we started teaching them HTML we saw the girls speaking up -- we were amazed; they were actually able to design websites and stand up and speak about their code." CNN
"I want the next CEO of Facebook to be a 12 year-old-Ghanaian girl!" says Agyare. Jessica Ellis/CNN