By Silvia Nyambura
Technology Company Microsoft in partnership with Pan African Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Forum for African Women Educationalists Uganda (FAWEU) held their first ever DigiGirlz event in Uganda at Kitante Hill School in Kampala. The event which was held over the weekend opened doors to fervent and determined young women to immerse themselves in the latest innovations in technology.
The initiative hopes to significantly increase the number of young women involved in technology-focused careers and to set an example for other corporations to pursue avenues of inclusion in the workplace. The Camp also purposes to dispel myths of what it means to have a career in the high-tech industry and give girls a chance to experience firsthand what it is like to develop cutting-edge technology.
“Microsoft’s DigiGirlz Camp strives to provide young women with the necessary expertise and direction to succeed in a world becoming more dependent on the latest technologies and innovations. We believe this will help dismiss any stereotypes of the high-tech industry catering solely to men,
