Call For Applications: African Girls Can Code (AGCCI) Initiative Phase II

Deadline: January 20, 2023

UN Women Tanzania is launching a call for applications to qualified girls to participate in the first coding camp to be held in Zanzibar – State University of Zanzibar (SUZA), from 27th February – 10th March 2023

The aim is to train and empower a minimum of 2,000 girls aged 17 to 25 across Africa to become computer programmers, creators, and designers, putting them on the right track to undertake studies and pursue careers in the Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT) sectors. The initiative has two key strategies, namely: coding camps and the integration of ICT, coding, and gender into national curricula.

The coding camps are coordinated in close collaboration with the United Republic of Tanzania (Mainland and Zanzibar) through the:

Ministry of Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Groups
Ministry of Information, Communication and Information Technology
Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology.

Benefit

The Tanzania team responsible for implementing the African Girls Can CODE initiative will provide the participants selected following a selection process with the following:

A 10-day training on coding as per the AGCCI manual
Training materials
Stationery
Transport to and from the training venue in Zanzibar
Laptops for use for the duration of and after the training.

Eligibility

To qualify for the coding camps, applicants should:

Be of Tanzania nationality, female, and between the ages of 15-25 years.
Have an interest in science, technology, mathematics, ICT, and related subjects.
Know how to use a computer and have basic knowledge of Computer Science.

Selection Criteria

To be selected, applicants need to:

Provide written permission from parents or legal guardians (for girls under the age of 18) to attend the coding camp. This must be done in the application form;
Provide a valid phone number and email address;
Provide a letter of submission with confirmation of availability over the duration of the training (the training camp is 10 days);
Agree to become an AGCCI ambassador by sharing ideas and experiences in your school or community.

Application

The Call for Applications will be open until January 20, 2023, at 23:59hrs EAT (Tanzanian Time).

All applications MUST be submitted through email agcci.tanzania@unwomen.org, with the subject line REF: CFA No. UNW-ESA-TZA-2023-001 on African Girls Can Code Initiatives Phase 2 Coding Camp.