2020 AkiraChix CodeHive Program for Women in Kenya or Uganda
Deadline: January 6, 2020.
AkiraChix is a center for excellence and believes that access to education and training is of paramount importance for young women to support them in moving out of the vicious cycle of low-skills, low-productivity, and low-wage employment and as a pathway to bridging the gender gap in the Information Technology industry. codeHive is a year-long fully-funded residential program by AkiraChix that provides education and economic opportunity to young women between the age of 19-23 from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible applicants must
- Have a minimum grade of C-
- Be between the age of 19 – 23 by Feb 1st, 2020
- Completed high school no later than 2018
- Fluent in English both speaking and writing
- Be from Kenya or Uganda
- Interested in Technology or using Technology to bring change to communities
- Available full time from Feb – Dec 2020, and expected to stay on campus for the duration of the program.
- Demonstrate leadership i.e be able to demonstrate your involvement in leadership activities either at home, school, church, and community
- Committed to serve
- Be a changemaker
BENEFITS
Every young woman admitted to the codeHive program receives financial assistance that allows them to go through the program. The cost of tuition per student is $ 5100, this covers:
- One year of tuition-free, accommodation, extracurricular activities, meals, transportation, and personal amenities.
- Access to health care during emergencies.
- Access to technology hubs and maker spaces in Nairobi for tech events and prototyping respectively
- One year of tuition-free, accommodation, extracurricular activities, meals, transportation, and personal amenities.
- Access to a selected pool of mentors, who will advise on careers and personal growth. “Women in Tech Role models”.
- Access to conditional 6 months incubation after the one-year codeHive program dedicated to finding and securing employment for codeHive graduates as well as business mentoring and incubation for early-stage startups.
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