Rockefeller Foundation Partners with African Development Bank to Open Doors for Nigerian Women in ICT
The Bank, together with its partners - The Rockefeller Foundation, Microsoft and Facebook announced the holding of the class in March on International Women's Day, as part of a concerted push to close the gender gap in the representation of women in ICT, and to build a cadre of young digital innovators from the continent, ready to meet the demands of the future.
The Coding For Employment scheme was launched in June 2018 and is expected to give thousands of youth of both sexes, a gateway into the digital field and ultimately employment. After pilot programmes in Nigeria, Kenya and Rwanda, Coding for Employment classes (see boxes below), will expand to two other countries - Senegal and Ivory Coast...