Sisters of Code, the first female coding club in Cambodia, is encouraging female students to study technology, thus directly impacting their professional opportunities for better-paid jobs in the future, as well as grows their leadership skills and confidence. In Cambodia, as a developing economy, that is extremely important as it positively impacts the most vulnerable members of society, where women make the majority. Sisters of Code is an important asset to enrich the educational experience, especially, when culturally society is guided by gender-based stereotypes and misconceptions regarding female students' availabilities to study digital skills and further be able to work in this field. Sisters of Code program has created a motivating and supportive environment and opportunities to learn basic coding skills within 18 weeks after-school educational program. The program is designed for students with no previous background in IT. Female trainers are teaching girls coding using a project-based approach when students develop own games and websites. This program targets female students, age 10 to 20 y.o., from low income families, who are interested to get practical skills in coding and join the free educational courses after-school. Sisters of Code helps students to get in-depth knowledge in programming. In the Cambodian context, only a few schools can offer basic computer courses and Sisters of Code is making a real difference by delivering an innovative educational approach making it available for any girl interested to learn. Sisters of Code is a unique program with proven success and possibility to create a real impact both for the girls, and the industry. It is not just an educational program, but an empowerment instrument, reaching beyond just its participants. Besides the educational program, Sisters of Code makes a lot of effort on raising awareness in the society, by creating relevant content, sharing opinions on the importance and possibilities for girls with digital skills.

https://www.sistersofcode.org/

• Cambodia

• Women
• The unemployed
• The poor

The program has been launched in 2019 Currently, we are working on creating online training content to make the program available online for anyone interested. Sisters of Code is being recognized and supported by Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport of Cambodia, that is looking for ways to scale the program in the public schools, which is currently a project under development.

It gives practical skills in coding and join the free educational courses after-school.

It is not just an educational program, but an empowerment instrument, reaching beyond just its participants. Besides the educational program, Sisters of Code makes a lot of effort on raising awareness in the society, by creating relevant content, sharing opinions on the importance and possibilities for girls with digital skills