The Path to Leadership for Women and Girls in ICT

The Digital for Girls and Women project supports efforts in Belgium, Burkina Faso and Uganda to enable women and girls to take full advantage of the opportunities offered by the digital society and economy. 

At the Connected Africa Summit 2024, experts and students explain how they build careers in ICT through pathways in education and entrepreneurship.

The video features interviews with:

• Jesca Tracy Wanyony, Erly Sheilla Odhiambo, Angeline Ndanu, students from the Technical Training Institute in Nairobi.
• Millicent Obara, instructor at the Thika Technical Training Institute in Nairobi.
• Margaret Wangui, instructor and students from the Nairobi Technical Institute.
• H.E. Peter Maddens, Ambassador of Belgium to Kenya.
• Ada Nduka Oyom (Nigeria), Executive Director of She Code Africa.
• Shamira Ahmed (South Africa), Chair of the D4D Hub civil society and academia advisory group for Africa.
• Vanessa Onek Tandekwiri, Consultant with Startup Uganda.

See also Reducing the Gender Digital Divide and Access to Technologies for Women and Girls