This month WITU was selected among 10 finalists for the project inspire award and I was excited to be flying off to Singapore to Pitch. On this particular day, I arrive at the airport and see a long line of young girls mainly between 18 – 25 years, most of them with just a carry on bag, passport in hand and chatting away looking timid and unsure of their next …
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Women’s Venture Xchange – Africa ( Opportunity for Women Entrepreneurs)
GEN is excited to announce the opening of applications for its Women’s Venture Xchange Africa (WVXA) initiative. Launched at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in July, WVXA is a mentorship and exchange program for high-growth women entrepreneurs based in Africa. The pilot program will give four entrepreneurs the opportunity to spend two to four weeks in Nairobi, Kenya beginning with Global Entrepreneurship Week November 16, 2015. The program is being run …
Digital Security Training
Workshop on Tactics and techniques for staying safe and secure from unwanted spying or digital attack online. The field is rap- idly changing as digital tools themselves and ways of using them change. The conceptual underpinnings of digital security include safe data storage, stronger passwords and better password management; circumvention of censorship and online anonymity; and safer use of multiple computers. Date: 8th October 2015 Where: Hive Colab Time: 10am …
Appsafrica Innovation Awards 2015
Appsafrica Innovation Awards 2015 Categories Appsafrica Innovation Awards 2015, welcomes applications for the following award categories; 1. Best disruptive innovation Business models are being disrupted across the continent using technology and innovation. This award seeks to recognise the disruptive innovations and new business models that are changing Africa now. Apply now 2. Best mobile innovation This award is open to all MNO’s, VAS providers, manufacturer’s, service providers, developers and entrepreneurs who have created innovative …
A future of Hope
The little that I know, I want to pass on to every woman that I cross paths with. The future I envision possible for women and girls, I want every woman to see and believe is possible. The hope of a future where every girl can make choices for their own lives, and smart ones because they are informed. A future where every girl/young woman, goes into marriage by choice …
The Knight-Mozilla Fellowships
The Knight-Mozilla Fellowship places creative technologists in newsrooms to work on open-source tools and support reporting that strengthens the web and changes people’s lives. The fellowships are paid positions and applications for the 2016 cohort are open now. The deadline to apply is August 21 at midnight EDT. BEING A FELLOW Knight-Mozilla Fellows spend 10 months working with newsroom technology teams to write open-source code, analyze and visualize data, and explore …
Testimony time (This is why I do what I do with Women In Tech Uganda)
I mentor and offer advise to many young women in the fields of Technology and Business. I have worked many young women trying to advance women in STEM in Uganda through my organization Women in Technology Uganda. Some young women I have directly impacted through mentoring, advising, giving inspirational talks or just sharing my passion with them. READ MORE…..
WAAW Foundation Opens 2016 Scholarships for African Women
WAAW Foundation 2016 scholarship applications will open on August 1, 2015. Click to view our 2016_ScholarshipAnnouncement To say informed, click here to like us on Facebook. You are strongly encouraged to like our facebook page to be informed or considered for our scholarship! ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA WAAW foundation’s annual scholarship initiative is aimed at supporting need based African female STEM-focused college education. Please read the eligibility criteria before you apply. All non qualifying …
Dear Young Woman – Your situation is not a pre qualifier for any job!
Many young women in Uganda are looking for opportunities of employment, support and mentoring. Right after graduation resumes start flying around and many have found their way to my desk. Some young women have been introduced to me by friends, mothers, relatives and some have been stories I have read on social media groups that I am part of. I would like to speak to some women that fall in …