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In an increasingly global society, it’s critical that we create and expand opportunities for young girls to access the kind of education that will enable them to navigate and lead the 21st-century world they are expected to inherit. While all subject areas are important, we know that to thrive in our technology-driven era, young people specifically women need to be supported in building their skills in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).
ACWICT’s Education program is geared towards addressing the gender disparities due to discrimination, biases, social norms and expectations that influence the quality of education women receive and the subjects they study. We provide a two-pronged approach targeting both the teacher and the student/pupil in promoting, attracting and retaining more young women and girls in the STEM and Computer Science related careers from Primary school, through high school and tertiary levels.
The first level approach targets the Women Science Teachers in both Primary and secondary schools. It is premised on a TOT approach that aims of building the capacity of women teachers in ICTs to improve learning outcomes and also address the issues affecting Girl-Child pursuance of STEM studies. The teachers become ambassadors and Mentors of STEM studies in their schools to not only increase interest among school girls to take up STEM and computer science related subjects, but also innovatively change how they are taught
The second approach targets the girls in the upper primary school classes (Class 6 to 8) and the lower high school classes (Form 1 and 2). This is premised on the need to lay a strong foundation at the primary school level. Through Boot camps, the girls are given coding skills and also interact with leading women scientists who are invited to give motivational talks and to act as their role models.
Through this knowledge and understanding, the girls gain resilience, confidence and interest in taking up and choosing science subjects and maths as their preferred pathways of study.
Initiatives
Women Science Teachers Program
Women Science Teachers Program The first level approach targets the Women Science Teachers in both Primary and secondary schools. It is premised on a TOT approach that aims of building the capacity of women teachers...
All Girls ICT Boot Camps
All Girls ICT Boot Camps The All Girls ICT Camps are designed to promote ‘science and technology’ as career paths for young ladies in high schools. The camps are designed to encourage and assist girls...
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Tech4Girls
Empowering 100 high potential but disadvantaged young women in both Kenya and Ethiopia in market relevant Digital Skills in the IT Infrastructure career path and computer science career path.

COVID-19 and Digital Employability Programme
ACWICT has received funding support from the UKAID to equip 1,000 unemployed/underemployed young women aged 18-34 years from informal settlements and rural Kenya, including those who lost their jobs/business opportunities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic with market-driven online/digital work skills to enable them become re-employed or secure new employment and business opportunities. At
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Tech4Girls Ethiopia
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Tech4Girls Kenya
Empowering 100 high potential but disadvantaged young women in both Kenya and Ethiopia in market relevant Digital Skills in
COVID-19 and Digital Employability Programme Launch Webinar
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Our vision is a world where all people, women and men have equal opportunities to access and use information/knowledge for their social, economic and political advancement.
Our Impact
- Continuous employer engagement
- Mobilization and Recruitment of women and youth to participate in the program
- Aptitude assessment, selection, career counselling and referrals
- Technical (digital and coding skills) and vocational skills training, life skills training, soft skills
- Job preparedness training and placement
- Post-placement support.