Women in Tech

WinT

Women in Tech teaches a high paying, employable skill to women affected by conflict. Started as a pilot course in February 2017, the course ran for the first time as an official course in October 2017. The course runs for 12 weeks with bi-weekly group lessons via Google Hangouts, teaching ten women beginner JavaScript and Python which are two of the most common languages sought by employers. Each woman is also matched with a personal mentor, who helps her with homework and answers specific questions related to the lesson. At the end of the course, each woman is highly encouraged to take on a three-week end of term project, which she can use for her resume and professional portfolio. Women in Tech is co-taught by a Syrian and an American woman, who wrote an original curriculum tailored to meet the needs of these population. We aim to help each woman pursue further training courses and related employment. As the global economy moves towards digitization - more than 50% of jobs require some computer training - we want to help empower refugee women to access the market.

https://www.paper-airplanes.org/women-in-tech

International implementation

Ongoing from 17/06/2018 to 31/08/2018

      * E-learning

• Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
• Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
• Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
• Goal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies

• Programme
• Training initiative