ICTs have profound effects on economic development and globalization, there is a dire need of gender perspective in these to make sure that people of different gender, socio-economic classes, races and walks can reap benefits from ICTs equally Furthermore women tend to believe ICTs to be more of an area best suitable for men. Young women are not encouraged to take up science and technology related subjects in schools and they feel this would be…
Africa Code Week is an Organization that empowers future generations with the coding tools and skills they need to thrive in the 21st century workforce and become key actors of Africa’s economic development.Pwaniteknowgalz organized the first Africa Code week workshop in Mombasa with over 100 girls from different high school and university in Mombasa participating in the workshop .The workshop was powered by #eSkills4Girls.organization which aims at tackling the existing gender digital divide in particular…
Digital inclusivity and creating a space for girls to use their creativity to create opportunities for themselves and for their communities is one of the key focus area of Pwaniteknowgalz .in its mission to bridge the gender Gap of women in the STEM field. Every year Pwani Teknowgalz involves High school in Technovation program which invites girls to solve community problems through technology.Technovation Challenge is one of the key programs in Mombasa.This year we have…
“A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform” Diane Mariechild Meet Mercy Wafula from Eldoret in the Rift valley regions of Kenya.she was one of the attendees of the Django Girls Mombasa Workshop that took plavce on 11th February 2017 at Swahilipot Hub .Mercy is a web developer and loves programming.she heard about Pwani Teknowgalz and was inspired by the mentorship and training programs that Pwani Teknowgalz…
Digital Opportunity trust is a youth-led movement of daring social innovators who have the tools, knowledge, and networks to create opportunities and transform their own communities.on of the core values of Dot is Digital inclusivity meaning locally relevant digital technology can accelerate and increase positive social impact.On may we had the opportunity to be part of the Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT) Youth Unconference that was held in Kigali, Rwanda..The Unconference served as a platform for…
Saturday January 16th 2016 saw the winning Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund project by TechWomen 2014 ‘Mombasa Girls in STEM Solve IT’ kick off the much anticipated Training of Trainer (ToT) sessions in Kizingo, Mombasa. The first of the five full day training sessions planned was Design Thinking and Entrepreneurship. The training was conducted by Global Minimum/Innovate Kenya. The course for the day was designed to enamor the ToTs with design thinking principles to train girls…
The Mombasa girls in STEM project ended on the 13th August 2015 with over 180 girls from high schools.11 High schools presenting 3 projects each totaling to 33 projects in the fields of Science,Technology,Engineering and Maths.The Mombasa Girls in STEM was an Alumnae exchange innovative funds(AEIF) won by Techwomen Kenya and implemented by Pwani Teknowgalz .To summarize the project, a fair was held at Aga Khan High School Mombasa . The aim of the…
Technovation challenges girls all over the world to build a mobile app that will address a community problem. Since 2010, 5,000 girls from 28 countries have submitted to Technovation, thanks to dedicated volunteers around the world. This year Pwani Teknowgalz team volunteered to Coach and mentor girls from Sheikh Khalifa and Aga Khan.The girls came up with brilliant ideas to solve community problems.The girls, Coaches and mentors worked very hard to able to complete their…
Mombasa Girls In STEM(Sciences Technology Engineering and Mathematics) is an alumnae engagement Innovative fund project by Techwomen Kenya implemented by Pwani Teknowgalz.The main goal of this project is to inspire young girls in Mombasa into venturing in sciences courses . The third ToT training for the Mombasa Girls in STEM project was held Kizingo,Mombasa on Saturday Jan 30 2016.It entailed learning the basics of GIS (Geographical Information System) and Biotechnology. The morning session started off…
