Tag: Miss.Africa Digital Program

Abocoders Nigeria Grand Prize Winner, 2017 Miss.Africa Seed Fund: Catalysing Access and Fighting Low technology penetration in Northern Nigeria

AboCoders, Nigeria was a winner in the 2017 Miss.Africa Seed Fund Miss.Africa Digital Program recently caught up with Sarah Osikhuemhe, the AboCoders project lead. The Abocoders initiative is located in the Northern Region of Nigeria. The startup headed by Ms. Simi Olusola, purposes to provide secure & sustainable livelihoods for young women in Northern Nigeria using ICT training with an…

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Ubongo Game Lab Zambia, a 2017 Miss.Africa Seed Fund winner is promoting programming & game development skills among women

The Games Plus Girls bootcamp is an annual workshop by Ubongo Game Lab that focuses on increasing female participation in game development and programming, was a winner for the 2017 Miss.Africa Seed Fund Miss.Africa Digital Program recently caught up with Sithembile Ncube the Founder – Ubongo Game Lab. She tells us what the program entails in the interview below Q1.…

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ITU: Meet the EQUALS in Tech Award finalists: the Miss.Africa Digital programme

By ITU News Miss.Africa Digital, a Pan-African programme to promote digital skills for women across the continent, has been named as a finalist for the Equals in Tech Awards, which take place in Geneva, Switzerland next week. ITU News recently caught up with Sophia Bekele, the founder and Executive Director of DotConnectAfrica.Org, a Kenya-based organization that provides the awards for…

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