Digital literacy program will teach 60,000 Indian women how to navigate safely and discern credible information
Facebook launched a pilot program to provide 60,000 women across Indian universities with access to digital literacy skills and awareness training over a period of one year. This initiative will be organized in partnership with the National Commission for Women…
Microsoft #MakeWhatsNext campaign advocated for European Girls in ICT
During the last edition of the Girls in ICT Day on April 2018, Microsoft launched a series of 17 #MakeWhatsNext events to boost the involvement of girls in the technology industry across 16 European countries. Participation during the events reached…
DigiGirlz Day in Malta invites 80 girls to meet ICT role models
Microsoft invited 80 students to Digigirlz Day in Malta, where women in the tech industry shared their views to attract young women into the STEM fields. The event enabled girls to explore different technology skills, listen to stories of success,…
Turkish government and Google launch program to increase digital skills of women village leaders
The government of Turkey and Google launched a digital literacy program that assimilates the Internet Saathi initiative in India, according to the newspaper Daily Sabah. During its first phase, women who are neighborhood and village leaders will be taught how…
Ayitic Goes Global will train 300 women in Haiti
The Registry of Internet Directions of Latin America and the Caribbean (LACNIC) and the International Research and Development Center (IDRC) launched “Ayitic Goes Global”, an online training program to provide women entrepreneurs with skills to consolidate and improve internet infrastructure…
ShadowTech initiative invites 150 secondary school girls from New Zealand to experience ICTs in the workplace for one day
NZTech, the Wellington Institute of Technology and Whitireia Community Politechnic launched ShadowTech 2018, a program in collaboration with 35 New Zealand companies to host 150 secondary school girls for one day to gain experience in diverse ICT applications. The initiative…
Phase3 Telecom and Django Girls collaborate to empower girls through ICTs
Shortly after the recent Girls in ICT Day in April 2018, Phase3 Telecom started an agreement with Django Girls Abuja, a non-profit organization, to collaborate on elaborating programming workshops and digital skills training for young women in West Africa. The…
Orange Botswana launches second Women Digital Center in Molepolole village
Orange Botswana opened its second Women Digital Center in Molepolole village to promote digital inclusion for women and girls in remote regions. The technology hub is intended to provide women from the area with access to digital resources, better education…
Maharat min Google program to provide digital skills training in Arab-speaking countries
New Maharat min Google (Building Capabilities with Google) program was launched to provide online digital skills training for young women in Arabic. The initiative is aimed to provide youth from Arab-speaking countries with access to educational contents that enable them…
Samsung Electronics opened applications for Women Technical Program and Boys to Men initiatives
As organizations around the world strive to find young employees that are well prepared to participate in the industry, the private sector has recently intensified its efforts to train underserved youth with ICT skills. This week, Samsung South Africa opened…
