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Projects

Browse through projects from around the world that are empowering girls and women with digital skills for life, work and leadership. These include projects empowering girls both inside and outside of school, professional development programmes for women, initiatives building teacher capacities, and policies, laws and plans aiming for structural change. 

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African Girls Can Code Initiative 2018 - 2022

This four-year project brings together girls from all over the African continent to spark their interest in ICT as a career path and to empower them through camps, mentoring, tech clubs and online discussion forums.

Organizer

International Telecommunications Union (ITU), UN Women, African Union�

African Teen Geeks

This non-profit organization in South Africa offers computer programming courses to teens in disadvantaged schools.

Organizer

African Teen Geeks

African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Fellowship

This 2-year fellowship is for top women agricultural scientists and aims to build scientific skills, develop leadership capacity and foster access to mentorship opportunities.

Organizer

World Agroforestry Centre

AkiraChix

AkiraChix provides training, mentorship and outreach programmes in Kenya to increase the number of skilled women in technology.

Organizer

AkiraChix

Aldea Digital Telcel-Infinitum

This Mexican civil society organization offers workshops, conferences, entrepreneurship and online training to expand academic and employment opportunities, and a better quality of life.

Organizer

Telmex Fundacion Carlos Slim

Aliadas en Cadena A.C. - Allies in Chains

This organization aims for women in vulnerable Venezuelan communities to learn the strategic use of ICT for the promotion of gender equality.

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Aliadas en Cadena A.C.

Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI)

This coalition brings together businesses, governments and civil society actors to deliver the policies needed to make universal, affordable internet access a reality for all.

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Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI)

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational funding and awards

These fellowship and grant opportunities include research grants for women for engineering, medicine and science as part of efforts to open doors to women in STEM.

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American Association of University Women (AAUW)

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Tech Savvy

These one-day career conferences offer interactive programming opportunities for girls, while engaging parents to support their girls to take up studies and careers in STEM.

Organizer

American Association of University Women (AAUW)

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Tech Trek

This one-week summer camp provides opportunities for adolescent girls to develop their skills and interest in STEM, meet female role models and a build a stronger understanding of careers and studies in STEM.

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American Association of University Women (AAUW)

Amsterdam Women in Technology

This Meetup group brings together women in the technology sector and those who wish to join it. It offers talks, educational sessions, and information on career development opportunities.

Organizer

Code to Change

Apps and Girls

This award-winning Tanzanian social enterprise conducts weekly coding sessions for secondary school girls, organizes workshops, coding camps and tech events, and provides tech mentorship and incubation support.

Organizer

Apps and Girls

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