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We work to educate, inspire and equip young people with the skills, resources and experience to pursue computing careers. In our work, we have trained over 48,000 children with the aid of 1300 volunteers

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Wits University shares platform with STEM Lockdown Digital School to offer career advisory services

Wits University shares platform with STEM Lockdown Digital School to offer career advisory services

Africa Teen Geeks in partnership with the Sasol Foundation, and supported by the Department of Basic Education, presented a free STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Lockdown Digital School, which commenced on the fourth day of the national lockdown. These virtual classes, which cater for learners in grade R to12, have been in operation for five weeks. 6 May 2020 Read more

30 years as a woman in tech

30 years as a woman in tech

I recently told someone about how I got started working in the software industry, and in recounting my story, I realised that September of this year will mark 30 years that I have been working in tech. My first thought was "that's impossible - I can't be that old"! And yet, it was in September of 1989 that I took my first tech job as a senior technical writer at Adobe when the company had only a few hundred employees. To set the context for what was happening in the industry in 1989: I was hired to write the tutorial for Photoshop version 1.0, which shipped on a 3.5-inch diskette and included a printed user guide and tutorial. 3 Jul 2019 Read more

First Girl Geek Summit to get more disadvantaged girls into STEM

First Girl Geek Summit to get more disadvantaged girls into STEM

Local non-profit organisation, Africa Teen Geeks, is launching a new flagship event to inspire 100 high school girls from disadvantaged communities to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The summit is sponsored by financial services company MMI Holdings (home to Momentum and Metropolitan) and virtual reality development agency Apodytes. The inaugural Girl Geek Summit will take place from Friday 28 to Saturday 29 June 2019 at their head office in Centurion. It will bring together women leaders and girls from Silicon Valley and South Africa to engage in inspirational presentations, panel discussions, one-to-one career coaching, and workshops focussing on tech innovation and entrepreneurship. 24 Jun 2019 Read more

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