AfChix is a network of women in IT who work on a volunteer
basis. We mentor girls to consider careers in Computer Science
and IT through visits to schools, celebrating annual Girls in
ICT Days , runni
Brief Project Description
The project aimed at documenting high quality stories and videos
featuring successful women in Information Technology (IT) in
order to inspire young African girls to consider careers in IT.
Role modelling is a proven and powerful method for mentorship,
teaching and passing on knowledge, skills, and values. Research
shows that role models have noteworthy effects on female
students’ self-confidence in pursuing careers in science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics. The project proposed
to use a diversity of methods to reach the target beneficiaries
and these include an online portal, traditional radio and
television media and physical visits to selected remote rural
schools.