Empowering Women and Girls in Web Literacy

Hildah Nyakwaka | A Network50 Spotlight

Hildah Nyakwaka is a student at the University of Nairobi and an untiring contributor to the East African technology community. She has been active in the Internet health movement as a Regional Coordinator. She is a member of our first cohort of “Network50.”

Hildah is a key contributor to Mozilla’s efforts to extend web literacy to women and girls, and a key driver of the Mozilla Clubs for Women and Girls. In her role as a Regional Coordinator in Kenya, she oversees executive strategy in successfully running 10 clubs in Nairobi and building a local network that supports the education and empowerment of women in her community. Her clubs have enabled women and girls to learn the web for the first time or build upon their previous skills to become web literate.

Hildah is an invaluable mentor to the club captains she guides, and helps them succeed through mentorship and constructive feedback. Her contributions to the Internet health movement extend beyond Mozilla, particularly through Jamlab, a co-creation community made of passionate young people who are intent on using the Internet to co-create ideas and bring them alive.