Coders At American Spaces Virtual Launch

In November 2020, Coders at American spaces project was launched virtually on Zoom. During the launch Devin Glick, assistant cultural affairs Officer U.S embassy, advised the youth in attendance to leverage on technology skills to develop innovation using technology. The goal of the virtual launch was to equip the youth aged 18-35 years with more information about Coders at American Spaces Kenya objectives. The participants had an opportunity to inquire more about the program during…

READ MORE

Swahilipot Hub and Dev Career supports CodeHack Girls. 👨‍💻

Pwani Teknowgalz acknowledges the invaluable and continual support from Swahilipot Hub of promoting our impactful work of equipping girls and young women with technological skills. We are highlighting our recent program in which CodeHack girls are participating at SwahiliPot Hub called Dev career. Dev Career is a non-profit Tech organization that supports the rising Tech Ecosystem in Africa. Read about the impact that the program and support from Swahilipot Hub is having on the girls…

READ MORE

Pwani Teknowgalz Partnership with 21C skills Africa by Liquid Telecom

Covid-19 pandemic has had a severe global impact on various day-to-day operations. Numerous organizations are currently initiating ways of bracing up to face the challenges posed and embracing the new normal. Pwani Teknowgalz being a women-in-technology organization is no exception. Our CodeHack initiative that involved physical learning at Swahilipot Hub has been interrupted. This interference is a result of the new health guidelines on social distancing. We are honored to partner with 21C Skills Africa,…

READ MORE

Learning coding using Smartphone – Covid-19 period

Just before the Covid-19 pandemic, through Codehack initiative we had enrolled twenty-one girls from marginalized communities in Mombasa passionate about learning technology for a  free three months training supported by our partners Swahilipot Hub. We had just started then we had to stop the physical classes. Currently, 97% of young girls have no access to laptops or computers to continue learning.  Shermim is an ambitious young lady with a deep passion for technology with a…

READ MORE

She is a Techie Book

Pwani Teknowgalz Executive Director Ruth Kaveke has been able to successfully publish her first book titled  “She is a Techie” with Lambert Academic Journal, a Germany based publishing company. In her book, Ruth describes her journey in the Technology field. Being a computer enthusiast right from high school, Ruth grew with deep interest in computers. Her passion and love for technology led her to pursue Bachelor’s degree in Information Communication and Technology (ICT) at The…

READ MORE

My Journey in technology – Technovation Challenge

Zalia Shehe is a former student at Likoni Mixed high school in Mombasa.She first interacted with Pwani Teknowgalz through Technovation program in her school. During the program, she was the best student awarded for being bold to finish creating and presenting a mobile application that her team was working on.She and her team members created a mobile application:Easy Disposal that helps in solving problem of waste management by identifying areas that can dispose off waste…

READ MORE

Mombasa Girls in STEM 2018

Globally, the percentage of women pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is small. In Afrika, the numbers are even more dismal with the greatest imbalance in engineering courses .With this rising gender gap of women in STEM , Techwomen kenya 2014 Alumnae and Pwaniteknowgalz with the approval of the Mombasa County Education office yet again implemented Mombasa girls in STEM a project that seeks to increase the number of professional females in…

READ MORE

Inclusivity: Bridging the digital gender Gap

In 2015, women held 57% of all professional occupations, yet they held only 25% of all computing occupations. And the numbers are even lower when considering women of color; Furthermore, even fewer women are found in software development, technology leadership, or the other kinds of key roles that have a significant influence on future innovation hence there is need to be an inclusive  environment where more women are involved in the ICT fields. Aisha Abdul-Qadir…

READ MORE

Alumnae Latifa Noor

  My name is Latifa Noor,I am 20 Years old I live in Mombasa Kisauni subcounty .I finished my high school education in the year 2016 at Hassan Joho Girls secondary school and currently I am a student at Pwaniteknowgalz I always wanted to learn more about technology and what happens at the background of it all like the code they have to put in place so that things can work. The software and the…

READ MORE