Cracking the code for girls and youth in STEM
Details of the organization
Name *
Digital Coalition
Country *
Cameroon
Website (URL)
http://www.coalition-digitale.org
Type *
Civil society entities
Information about the project
Project title *
Cracking the code for girls and youth in STEM
Title acronym
Hack4Girl
Description *
Hack4Girl: As we are trying to improve the number of girl in STEM, the Hack4Girl included a set of activities that aims to attract and retain Girls in STEM education and professional career and well as entrepreneurship. To this aims we do have - Girl’s initiation to coding session, our goal for the digital journey of equal opportunities. - job forum, experience sharing on how to seek a first employement - Mentoring programs for 6 to 9 Months . Hack4Afrik Cracking the code for Africa is the mission of young developers.A hackathon is an event where developers come together to do collaborative computer programming. The term is made up of hack and marathon with the goal of producing a prototype application within hours. At the end of the competition, the winning team will be appointed by a Jury.
Project website
http://www.coalition-digitale.com
Geographical coverage *
International implementation
Countries of implementation
Cameroon, France, Gabon, Germany, Luxembourg
Status *
Ongoing
from 21/10/2012
to
31/12/2020
Partners
Unesco - in France, Cameroon and Gabon African Union - Center for girls (CIEFFA) - Addis Ababa ITU African Institute of Technologies (IAI) - Yaoundé Cameroon Faculté de Génie Industriel (FGI) - Douala Cameroon University of Yaoundé 1 - Cameroon Engagement Global - Germany INWES Europe Metropole Bordeaux - France GICAM - Groupement interpatronal du Cameroon MICROSOFT MTN Camtel Media Partners (Africa 24, Canal 2, etc...) French Embassy in Cameroon Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie Unicef
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
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The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 1: End poverty in all its forms everywhere
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
Project type *
Training initiative
Training + Coaching + Mentoring + Public policies for equal access in ICT
