The Climate Effect of Supporting Young Women in Tech It would be safe to say that Mercy Birungi would have laughed off the idea of becoming a Software Engineer at KEIphone Global, an organization that seeks to bridge the digital gender divide by providing women with access to digital tools. …

Meet Shankline Aturinde, Frontend & Backend Developer, Infinix Web, codeHive class of 2020 Shankline Aturinde was first drawn to tech when she saw gadgetry and tech in some of her favourite TV shows. “I wished I could learn some tech and do what Nikita did in the series,” Shankline recalls. …

Meet Lavet Adhiambo, Service and Experience Designer, ALX Africa, codeHive Class of 2016 Lavet Adhiambo’s codeHive graduation day was an emotional culmination of months of hard work. “Linda and Marie believed in me and encouraged me through the process. The graduation gown was a symbol of success, I never knew…

Meet Lesarge Simpanoi Mobile Developer, codeHive Class of 2020 Lesarge,25, hails from a village in Samburu County nestled on the shores of the breathtaking Lake Turkana in Northern Kenya. But despite the beauty, the county didn’t offer much work opportunity for her Mother and Father. At the age of four…

Meet Phionah Ayinembabazi Software Developer, codeHive Class of 2020 At Bright Future High School, in Kanungu, Uganda, Phionah was drawn to her Chemistry teacher’s smartphone and tablet. She was fascinated by what he was able to do with it. His ease of access to the internet for information and his…

Meet Wendy Orengo — Software Engineer, codeHive Class of 2020 When Wendy, 20, completed her primary school education in 2015 in a private school in Nairobi, she was super excited to go to a boarding high school across the country. …

At AkiraChix we genuinely believe in the age-old saying, “Each one, teach one,” which we sum up in our vision as #SheServes. We believe that all the young women who graduate from our codeHive program need to give back to their communities in various ways. From building sustainable technology-driven solutions…

Meet Tracy Baraza User Experience Designer, Inuua Tujenge, codeHive 2019 graduate Growing up in Nairobi’s low-income neighbourhoods of Kaloleni and Makongeni, Tracy knew her only way out was through hard work. …

Meet Regina Wanjiru Telecommunication Technician, Fireside Communication Group, codeHive 2017 graduate “We are four sisters, so when anything was busted like the TV or radio, the four of us had to fix things when Mum went out to work odd jobs to make ends meet. I grew up seeing my…