Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Techgist Africa | Africa Leading Tech News, Reviews and Tips
  • News
    • World News
    • World Regional News
    • News – East Africa
    • News – West Africa
    • News – South Africa
    • News – Middle East And North Africa
  • The Big 5
  • Specials
  • Opportunities
  • Innovators
  • Events
  • Videos
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
Techgist Africa | Africa Leading Tech News, Reviews and Tips
  • News
    • World News
    • World Regional News
    • News – East Africa
    • News – West Africa
    • News – South Africa
    • News – Middle East And North Africa
  • The Big 5
  • Specials
  • Opportunities
  • Innovators
  • Events
  • Videos
  • Contact
No Result
View All Result
Techgist Africa | Africa Leading Tech News, Reviews and Tips
No Result
View All Result
Home Digital transformation

Microsoft and Tech4Dev have teamed up to provide digital skills to girls in Africa

Tech Gist Africa by Tech Gist Africa
03/10/2021
in Digital transformation, Events, Innovation, Middle East and Africa, News - Middle East And North Africa, The Big 5, Women Empowerment, Women in Tech
0 0
0
Microsoft, Tech4dev, Tech Gist Africa

Microsoft, Tech4dev, Tech Gist Africa

0
SHARES
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Microsoft and Tech4Dev have teamed up to provide digital skills to girls in Africa

Microsoft and Tech4dev have initiated a training program for girls and women in Africa.

The initiative aims to close the digital and technological gap in Africa so that everyone has equal access to opportunities.

The Women Techstars Initiative is aimed at young women aged 16 to 40 in 54 African countries.

Technical skills such as product design, software development, AI engineering, data science, and cybersecurity will be the subject of this training.

Several boot camps, open days, and masterclasses will be offered as part of a virtual curriculum aimed at women and girls across Africa.

The aim is to use technology to help them advance in their careers and expand their businesses.

Ghada Khalifa, Regional Director of Microsoft Philanthropies MEA, explained how empowering women in the ICT industry not only fosters creativity but also creates economic opportunities.

The program will last a year and will include a three-month training program, a six-month internship, and eventually enrollment in a training program.

“When we empower girls and women in the ICT industry, through greater access to skills and training.

We not only unlock creativity, but also economic opportunities,” Ghada Khalifa, Regional Director- Microsoft Philanthropies MEA, said in her opening remarks.

Adding that “when we empower girls and women in the ICT industry, through greater access to skills and training, we not only unlock innovation, but also economic opportunities.”

“At first, we’re launching the project in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt, and we’re looking forward to seeing how we can fulfill our goal of empowering participating girls and women to achieve more.

We know that when women are given the opportunity to completely participate, society as a whole benefits,” Khalifa concludes.

Interested applicants can apply here

Read More on Tech Gist Africa:

The Africa Digital Inclusion Facility has approved two research projects totaling $1.3 million to improve Women’s digital access to loans

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation calls on Small-Scale Producers for Smart Farming Innovations Challenge

 

ShareTweet
Plugin Install : Subscribe Push Notification need OneSignal plugin to be installed.
Tech Gist Africa

Tech Gist Africa

Tech Gist Africa is a new media and technology news platform that focuses on the untold stories of innovative ideas closely connected to technology news from Africa.

Related Posts

Africa Tech
Insights

Tech Diplomacy: How Africa is Leveraging Technology for International Relations and Development

by Tech Gist Africa
07/21/2025
0

In an era where digital tools are reshaping geopolitics, Africa is increasingly turning to tech diplomacy as a strategic lever...

Read more
Media and Entertainment

How African Technology is Changing the Face of Media, Entertainment, and Digital Content

07/14/2025
Aria Ventures Egypt

Aria Ventures Launches $1 Million Fund to Boost Deep‑Tech Investment in Egypt

07/10/2025
Ecobank

Ecobank, Google Partner to Boost Financial Inclusion and Innovation Across Africa

07/08/2025
AWIEF

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open to Celebrate Africa’s Top Women Entrepreneurs

07/08/2025
Next Post
Apple Music africa to the world tech gist africa

Apple Music launches Africa To The World, an exclusive and original content from Africa's biggest Artists

twitter CEO Jack Dorsey

Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey offers to sell the First tweet ever as a non-fungible token (NFT), the highest bid is $2.5 Million

Afriblocks Zimbabwe Tech Gist Africa

AfriBlocks, a Zimbabwean freelancing startup, has been accepted into the Techstars Seattle accelerator program

No Result
View All Result

The Big 5

Africa Tech

Tech Diplomacy: How Africa is Leveraging Technology for International Relations and Development

by Tech Gist Africa
07/21/2025
0

...

Media and Entertainment

How African Technology is Changing the Face of Media, Entertainment, and Digital Content

by Tech Gist Africa
07/14/2025
0

...

Ecobank

Ecobank, Google Partner to Boost Financial Inclusion and Innovation Across Africa

by Tech Gist Africa
07/08/2025
0

...

AWIEF

AWIEF 2025 Awards Nominations Now Open to Celebrate Africa’s Top Women Entrepreneurs

by Tech Gist Africa
07/08/2025
0

...

Google for Startups Accelerator Africa

15 African AI startups Selected for Google for Startups Accelerator Africa

by Tech Gist Africa
07/08/2025
0

...

TGA

  • About us
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact

TGA

  • About us
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact

AFRICA

  • Made In Africa
  • People
    • Tech Leaders
    • Innovator of the Week
  • Start-Up Spotlight

NEWS

  • Africa News
  • World News

THE BIG 5

  • Big 5 Daily
  • Weekly News Roundup

SPECIALS

  • Guest Articles
  • How Tos
  • Op-Eds
  • Reviews
  • Tech Leaders
  • Tips

VIDEOS

  • Interviews
  • Tech Videos

TGA

  • About us
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact

AFRICA

  • Made In Africa
  • People
    • Tech Leaders
    • Innovator of the Week
  • Start-Up Spotlight

NEWS

  • Africa News
  • World News

THE BIG 5

  • Big 5 Daily
  • Weekly News Roundup

SPECIALS

  • Guest Articles
  • How Tos
  • Op-Eds
  • Reviews
  • Tech Leaders
  • Tips

VIDEOS

  • Interviews
  • Tech Videos

Copyright © 2020 Techgistafrica. All Rights Reserved

No Result
View All Result
  • News
    • World News
    • World Regional News
    • News – East Africa
    • News – West Africa
    • News – South Africa
    • News – Middle East And North Africa
  • The Big 5
  • Specials
  • Opportunities
  • Innovators
  • Events
  • Videos
  • Contact

Copyright © 2019 TECHGISTAFRICA. All Rights Reserved

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.