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This part of the Girls in ICT Portal contains links to scholarships, contests and awards, training and internships, online networks, tech camps, information about national Girls in ICT Day events and other initiatives to encourage and support women and girls to enter the ICT sector.  Please note that any questions you may have about any of the listed programs should be directed to the program provider.

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posted on:09/04/15
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Women@NASA site; has links to internships, careers and opportunties at NASA to encourage women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre offers technology-based projects and digital literacy training to girls and women.

All women and girls confidently exercise their information and communication rights to create social capital and wealth that positively impacts on their lives.

Women’sNet is a South African based non-governmental organisation that strengthens women and girls movements for social change through the strategic use of information communication tools and advocacy that promotes access, the right to information and freedom of expression. Women’sNet achieves this through the following:

 - Women and girls are empowered to use, control and adapt new information and communication tools, skills and knowledge to meet their own needs and to claim their rights.

 - By collaborating with networks and campaigns Women’sNet successfully advocates for policy change that promotes gender justice, internet rights and freedoms.

 - Women’sNet is a key player in advocating for universal access to affordable, secure and gender aware information and communication technology services.

 - Women’sNet is an effective, innovative lead agent for social change with knowledgeable and skilled people.

 - Women’sNet is a learning organisation with systems to monitor and evaluate our interventions in order to increase our impact and deepen our practice.

Women'sNet Approach

The Women'sNet model rests on three pillars, information/content generation linked to networking and capacity bui lding. Examples of how content development has gone hand-in-hand with capacity development of women's organisations include the work done in preparation of the Violence Against Women site, the human rights site, and the governance site. In the context of building networks for action, this is a tried and tested developmental model for ICT work, and has underpinned all Women'sNet capacity development and content generation activities.

This model en sures Women'sNet's sustainability and the sustainability of South African women's organisations in the long term. Without the engagement with women's organisations and efforts to build their capacity, content flow to the Women'sNet site will be impeded. As it is, most women's organisations lack the capacity and resources to use and engage with ICTs without some facilitation by Women'sNet. Furthermore, without women's organisations' active participation in content generation, Women'sNet loses its authenticity and uniqueness.

Contact us:
Postal Address: PO Box 62577, Marshalltown, 2107
Phone number: +27 21 782 8816
Email: women@womensnet.org.za

posted on:14/07/15
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As a vibrant sustainable non-profit society, in order to increase the number of women in Yukon trades jobs, we;
Educate - about the viability of trades and technology opportunities for women;
Recruit - by finding women and employers who would be successful together;
Support - potential and present trades women. 

Background 
The Yukon Chapter of WITT was formed in July of 2000 and registered as a non-profit society on August 25, 2000. 

Our organization was founded on the experiences of women working in the trades or who had tried to enter the trades. These experiences have demonstrated that women considering careers or education in the trades face barriers that men do not—discrimination towards women doing “men's work”, few role models, employers' attitudes and a lack of information about trades work in general.

Women make up nearly half of the Yukon's paid labour force, but tend to be concentrated in jobs that pay less than those of men. Making women of all ages aware that the skilled trades have high hourly wages and that it is possible to “earn while you learn” will help contribute to their making choices that will enhance their life skills and employability.

Our Goals
To increase the number of Yukon women in trades and technology jobs.

Our Beliefs  
Are that gender should not be a barrier to pursuing opportunities in a workplace that needs highly skilled and technologically literate employees.