Lady Mariéme Jamme at the WITU Headquarters: iamtheCODE Cyber Security Workshop
Lady Mariéme Jamme launched the iamtheCODE Africa Tour in Uganda with a cybersecurity and digital equity workshop, hosted in collaboration with Women in Technology Uganda (WITU) at their headquarters in Kampala. The workshop introduced over 50 young women and girls to coding, cybersecurity concepts, and the iamtheCODE platform, giving them access to continuous learning opportunities. This event marked the beginning of a long-term partnership between iamtheCODE and WITU, with the goal of expanding digital skills and education for young women across Uganda. Lady Mariéme also met with key stakeholders, including Wazi Vision, Mastercard Uganda, UNHCR Uganda, and HIVE Uganda, to discuss potential collaborations aimed at scaling digital literacy for underprivileged girls.
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About iamtheCODE
iamtheCODE is the first African-led global movement to mobilize governments, the private sector, philanthropic foundations, investors, and civil society to advance STEAMED (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, Entrepreneurship, and Design) education. Its goal is to mobilize multistakeholder to invest in future technologies that can drive sustainable development for women, girls, and youth in marginalized communities worldwide. A fundamental pillar of iamtheCODE’s work is empowering women and girls worldwide, aligning with critical elements of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs).
iamtheCODE is one of the fervent UN Sustainable Development Goals Advocate. The Organization has been recognized by The United Nations High-Level Economic Empowerment, the World Economic Forum, UN Women, Unilever, UNHRC, and UN GLOBAL COMPACT for bringing together multi-stakeholders, including governments all over the world, to ensure that by 2030, all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and useful learning outcomes. By 2030, our mission is to get 1 million women and girls’ coders 2030.
Through iamtheCODE, youth from underprivileged backgrounds engage hands-on with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, build innovative solutions, and learn how to code. This exercise not only helps them develop the skills they need to succeed in STEAMED (Science, technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Art and Design) fields, but it also enables their creativity and understanding of world pressing problems such as Climate change, Peace and Justice, and Gender Equality.
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