ALX has announced its first dedicated Software Engineering cohort for women which is aimed at enabling up to 50,000 women across Africa to acquire software engineering skills.
This cohort forms part of ALX’s WomXn and Tech initiative and was inspired by the United Nations IWD theme of DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality. It is expected to provide a launchpad for the women to grow in their careers.
Part of African Leadership International (ALI), ALX is a leading technology training provider that offers programmes to thousands of young people across Africa. It equips them with both the professional and technical skills that enable them to thrive in high growth industries.
Thanks to its partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, ALX is offering sponsored placements to thousands of young women who meet the eligibility requirements for this programme.
“ALX knows that our collective future depends upon a female voice, a female brain, and her perspective in devising solutions for the world of tomorrow. Through ‘WomXn and Tech’, we are boldly proclaiming our call to action for women across the continent and the rest of the world to not just have a seat at the table, but to redesign the table. This 100% female software engineering cohort we are introducing helps to accomplish this,” says Fred Swaniker, Founder and CEO of ALI.
Applications for the ALX Software Engineering intake for women close on 15 March with the programme starting on 27 March.