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Mattel Pulls Sexist Barbie Book “I Can Be A Computer Engineer” Off Amazon
I am first of all glad this insult has been cut. The other day someone emailed me a link about this new book and my first thought was finally a barbie with Brains, but on reading the article, I was like what the *&&^%$#@***** is that and they actually took time to think about this and write it. In their minds they thought this was a positive impact on getting …
WINNING AN AWARD AND GRACE HOPPER CONFERENCE 2014 EXPERIENCE
This year I was nominated for the ABIE Change agent award and I won! This was my first experience/attendance of the GHC. I was overwhelmed by the numbers in attendance, 8000 women. Not just women, but women In computing! This was massive! I learned that African, American, Asian, we all face the same problems as women in Tech, just few are region specific. The solution is the same. We need …
NAKAZADE’s VISIT TO MULAGO MATERNITY AND LABOR DEPARTMENT
This saturday a team of mothers that I am part of decided to visit Mulago Maternity and Labor wards. We collected clothes, bought a labor bed and a couple other instruments that were donated to this department The experience I got will last a life time. At the entrance, we are greeted by mattresses full of new mothers, all corridors are filled with either in-labor mothers or new mothers with …
Chevening Scholarships Open!
Chevening Scholarships are the UK government’s global scholarship programme, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and partner organisations. The programme makes awards to outstanding scholars with leadership potential from around the world to study postgraduate courses at universities in the UK. The Chevening programme was established in 1983 and has developed into a prestigious international scheme. Chevening Scholars come from more than 150 countries and territories worldwide (excluding …
My response to dignited blog – Kampala has least girl geeks in Africa.
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 …