MobiGirlz is an initiative by eMobilis Mobile technology Academy that targets young women in marginalized areas/ slums as well as underprivileged women in Universities that are passionate about technology. We focus on redressing the gender imbalance in Africa’s tech industry by encouraging, empowering and offering scholarships to support these young women which introduces and up-skills more female technology talent while providing women access to tech opportunities and jobs.

We achieve this through:
• Training young women
• Mentoring young women
• Community Participation in Women in Tech Activities and events
• Offering financial Scholarships to bright deserving young women
• Promoting top female students, industry high achievers and working with them to inspire more women into tech
• Inviting lead female developers to give talks, to share real life experience in the tech profession and networking.

Our core mission is to enhance and increase the participation of women in the tech Industry, uplifting their innovations and talents in the industry, and exposing them to opportunities at an early age to benefit from the Tech Space and future of work. For the longest period, the tech space has been male dominated with women taking up a mere 28% of the representation. We encourage young women to venture into the STEM field in order to achieve digital gender equality.

https://www.emobilis.ac.ke/mobigirlz

• Kenya
• Rwanda

• Youth
• Women
• young women in marginalized areas/ slums; underprivileged women

The project supports young women in tech, contributes to growth in the tech industry through inclusion of talented women, and improves livelihoods of women.