Emmanuel Ntirenganya
Wednesday, March 08, 2023
To tackle the gender digital divide, the UN Women Rwanda country office said it plans to have the first boot camp under the African Girls Can Code Initiative in April this year, whereby it will train 60 girls aged between 17 and 22.
Those who have completed S6 and are interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), are eligible for the coding training, it indicated, adding that two girls will be selected from each district of the country.
The African Girls Can Code Initiative (AGCCI) was launched in 2018 with the aim to address the gender digital divide, as a partnership between UN Women, the African Union Commission (AUC), and the International Telecommunication Unit (ITU). It seeks to train African girls in critical coding and tech skills, setting them up to be computer programmers, creators, and designers.