Haiti Femmes & TIC

4/25/2019

The Americas, Haiti, Ambassade Americaine, Boulevard du 15 Octobre, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Since international Girls in ICT Day was first celebrated in 2011, over 357,000 girls and young women have taken part in more than 11,100 events across 171 countries. Together we have offered girls all over the world the opportunity to become inspired by ICTs(Information Technology and Communication) and to encourage them to become future students and professionals in this sector.

Despite this important effort, however, the data show that women continue to be underrepresented in both ICT studies and careers. This is a trend the world cannot afford: there is a growing need for digital skills in nearly all professions, an increasing and often unmet demand for ICT professionals worldwide, and a global youth unemployment crisis.

International Girls in ICT Day is celebrated every year on the fourth Thursday of April and will next be observed on April 25, 2019.

Haiti Femmes & TIC’s purpose is to promote ICT studies and careers for girls and young women. Based on that, to commemorate this date, Girls and ICT day in HFTIC will be held from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM April 25, 2019 at location anticipated: US Embassy. The program includes a panel of women in ICT followed by a virtual exchange between two(2) of the best HFTIC members projects and students of Spelman college in Atlanta .