I read this blog post here: http://www.dignited.com/9914/according-research-kampala-shockingly-fewest-number-girl-geeks-africa/ According to this blog post, Kampala has the least number of girl geeks in Africa. As I read this report I was wondering what informed this research. It says the basis was the She Leads Africa Info Graphic, which was informed by the number of entries from each country for the call for applications received from all over Africa. Reading the info Graphics, It doesn’t say …
What Tech Hubs Are Getting Wrong in Africa (and How to Fix It)
A very Interesting read about Tech Hubs in Africa. BLOG ORIGINALLY from: http://blog.appfrica.com/2014/08/13/what-tech-hubs-are-getting-wrong-in-africa-and-how-to-fix-it/ What Tech Hubs Are Getting Wrong in Africa (and How to Fix It) Jon Gosier — August 13, 2014 — Leave a comment In a post about Africa’s growing tech hub community, researcher Dan Evans (whose work we’ve covered previously), writes: “Based on the maturity and business viability of many of the small tech firms that we have met with …
AFRICAN WOMEN PAN AFRICAN NETWORK
African Women In Tech Sharing Their Knowledge & Encouraging Fellow Women African Women In Tech Sharing Their Knowledge & Encouraging Fellow Women On August 2nd, 2014 a group of five African women will be hosting a virtual meetup event that will act as a platform for sharing their skills and experience in science and technology. Dubbed theWomen In Tech Africa Virtual Meetup (#WTechAfrica) it will be the First …
Empowering the next Generation of Leaders.
I find fulfillment in changing a young person’s life in Uganda. The change may come from speaking and mentoring them thus inspiring them or training through my organizations WITU and Hive Colab. At WITU, we don’t just train in Technical skills( App development, animation, design and business), we are creating a community of empowerment, inspiration, motivation and a safe space for women to dream and excel as business women, tech leaders and …
WITU & INTEL “She Will Connect” Android Bootcamp
In our effort to bring a 50/50 Technological Gender Balance in Uganda, WITU and INTEL “She Will Connect” have partnered to offer a two day android development bootcamp on 8th and 9th August, 9am to 4pm at WITU HUB on Plot 18 Kanjokya Street. Its for ladies only and free to attend. Please fill the form below to save yourself a spot! If you have trouble viewing or submitting this …
What is wrong with the Ugandan public Health system
If you have been to Mulago hospital or another government aided health center in this country you can relate to this blog. The attitude towards work displayed by most medical personnel in this country would make a young person looking for career options in this field run to other professions, Sure there is the low and late pay and heavy work shifts, poor living conditions and lack of enough equipment …
Become A 2015 Knight-Mozilla Fellow
Apply To Become A 2015 Knight-Mozilla Fellow Are you a developer, technologist, civic hacker, or data cruncher who wants to help change the world of journalism? Apply to become a 2015 Knight-Mozilla Fellow and spend ten months embedded in one of the best newsrooms in the world, writing open code and becoming a leader in the international journalism tech community. APPLICATION IS OPEN UNTIL AUGUST 16, 2014 apply here http://opennews.org/fellowships/apply.html
My latest News for 2014!
The New WITU Business Hub. There is a tremendous technological gender gap in Uganda with few women tech entrepreneurs and professionals which has greatly been flamed to by social cultural practices of gendering jobs, lack of role models, lack of self esteem and confidence thus leading to many young women not succeeding at technology careers and business. Right from childhood girl’s education is not considered as important as that of …
The Launch of WITU’s newest movement, CODE GIRLS.
My Interview for the UNESCO World Journal Publication
Interview of Barbara Birungi © Barbara Birungi, Founder of Women in Technology Uganda (WITU) and Executive Director of Hive Colab in Uganda ‘If more women owned mobile phones, there would be more development’ In 2010, Barbara Birungi founded Women in Technology Uganda. This NGO provides networking, training, mentoring and partnering to increase the number of women in technological fields. Ms Birungi is also Executive Director of Hive Colab, a business …