Inua Dada, Safaricom to take girls on 13-week App development journey

Inua Dada Foundation and Safaricom Women In Technology (WIT) Network have partnered to launch a 13-week application development journey and are calling upon any interested coaches who can walk with the girls as well as guide them through the 13 weeks.

Through a Facebook post on Inua Dada Foundation page, the foundation stated: “We are excited to announce this new Partnership Project between Inua Dada Foundation and Safaricom Women In Technology (WIT) Network and would like you on board. We are now looking for Coaches. Thank you for the continued support as we work together to empower and uplift Girls in our Communities.”

Among the key requirements are: one has to be a lady undergraduate student preferably in IT and Engineering. Passionate and committed about mentoring girls. Should also be available from August –November 2015 for 2-5 hours per week and no coding experience is required. Applications should be sent in by 22nd July 2015 to wit@safaricom.co.ke .

Inua Dada Foundation was started by Citizen TV’s News Anchor Janet Mbugua on 31st October 2013 to address the plight of primary school girls in Kenya who have no access to sanitary towels in a collaborative effort with Royal Media Services (RMS).

Inua Dada sanitary towel distribution drive was subsequently launched by the First Lady of Kenya, Her Excellency Margaret Kenyatta on 7th November 2013 at Labos Primary and thousands of school girls in Baringo County.

Since the launch of the sanitary towel distribution drive by the First Lady of Kenya, Inua Dada Foundation has continued to collaborate with Partners in the public and private sector to ensure that primary school girls of menstruating age are receiving menstrual health management education and sanitary towels so that they can be able to attend and complete school successfully. The foundation also looks into empowering the young girls with the rightful skills and for the first time, the girls will be taken though the 13 week app development, to equip them with the right IT skills.

On the other hand Safaricom Women in technology (WIT) is a Network of passionate ambitious women working within Technology related careers across industry. The network, championed by women working within Technology division of Safaricom was founded late 2012.