[afnog] [Kictanet] Career Workshop for High School Girls

[Brian Longwe]

All of a sudden when there are "chix" involved - the gurus start  
popping up ;-) hehehe ..... Just kiddin .....

That's a good idea, we need to develop our local human networks as  
much as possible.

Regards,

Brian

On 5 Sep 2005, at 17:18, Sammy Lusiola wrote:

> Ngigi,
>
> Perhaps you could consider rounding some gurus together and getting  
> them to
> contribute at this event. I think it's about time we started giving
> something back to the community.
>
> Sammy Lusiola
> Systems Manager
> ISPKenya
>
>
>
>
> On 2 Sep 2005, at 16:44, Dorcas Muthoni wrote:
>
>
>> On September 10, 2005 starting 9.30 a.m, members of LinuxChix
>> Africa  (www.africalinuxchix.org) who live in Kenya will to hold a
>> Career Workshop for High School girls to encourage them to pursue
>> careers in Computing.
>>
>> We believe that computing as a whole and Free and Open Source
>> Software(FOSS) in particular, can play a significant role in
>> empowering women. The copyleft nature of FOSS helps programmers to
>> learn from programs or modify them so that they build on the
>> innovations of others rather than re-invent the wheel: Great
>> achievements can only be made by standing on the shoulders of giants.
>>
>> However, IT innovations and the opportunities are ineffectual if
>> people are un-aware of them. The lack of awareness goes a long way
>> in explaining the notable dearth of women in the IT industry in
>> Kenya. A situation, that exists inspite of the fact that they
>> achieve as well as the boys in pre-university examinations. Due to
>> lack of access to information about the opportunities in the ICT
>> field, girls who do well in their O-Levels often opt for other
>> disciplines. The purpose of this workshop is to provide them with
>> information on computing and also answer their questions regarding
>> computing as a career.
>>
>> The team is composed of former and current Computer Science
>> students and other players in the computing industry. Keynote
>> speakers will comprise luminaries from various IT displines. We
>> shall have women system administrators, system analysts,
>> developers, academics, entreprenuers, CTOs and other computer
>> scientists. The focus on women keynote speakers is a deliberate
>> move that aimed at demonstrating success in the IT industry is not
>> impeded by one's gender. It is hoped that the speakers will inspire
>> and serve as role models to the girls.
>>
>> We expect up to 450 students to attend. The event will be held at
>> the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Jubilee Hall Auditorium
>> in collaboration with their Computer Science Department.
>>
>> Although this event is in commemoration of the Software Freedom
>> Day, the team intends to build on the gains of the day by setting
>> up Linuxchix Africa affliated clubs in the schools in order spread
>> the spirit of opensisterhood in computing.
>>
>> In the afternoon starting *2.00 p.m*, we shall have discussion
>> tables where industry players can freely interact with the students
>> in order to share their experiences and inspirations. All are  
>> welcome.
>>
>> We shall distribute CDs and leaflets to the girls which they will
>> be able to carry and share with others.
>>
>> This event will happen with support from Catholic University of
>> Eastern Africa, KENIC, KICTANET and CATIA. We applaud them for
>> their kindness.
>>
>>
>> Thanks and regards,
>> Dorcas Muthoni
>> Team Leader
>> Cofounder LinuxChix Africa
>>
>> <dmuthoni.vcf>
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