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She Code Africa — Pan-African Digital Skills Training for Women and Girls

Nigeria · Lagos · See the Nigeria profile

Founded in Lagos in 2016, nonprofit She Code Africa grew from local meetups into a pan-African network training women and girls in coding, cybersecurity, data science and DevOps in 20+ countries, though its self-reported reach (17,000 to 70,000+) varies sharply by source.

~17,000 women
Women reached (2022, 20 countries)
40,000-70,000+
Women and girls reached (recent organisational statements)
200+ women trained
Abuja HP-partnered cohort (2024)

Details

Maturity
Established
Promoter
She Code Africa
Period
2016-present
Keywords
technology, digital skills, education, entrepreneurship

Context

She Code Africa was founded in Lagos, Nigeria in 2016 by software engineer Ada Nduka Oyom to address the shortage of women in the continent's tech workforce. It began as a community of local meetups and has since opened chapters in cities across Nigeria and other African countries including Ghana, Rwanda and Kenya.

Activities

The organisation runs free and low-cost training - coding bootcamps, mentorship, and an 'Academy' programme covering cybersecurity, data science and DevOps engineering - targeted at women and girls aged 16-35 with little or no prior tech exposure, often delivered with corporate partners such as HP.

Results

Reach figures reported by the organisation and press have grown over time but vary considerably by source and date: about 17,000 women across 20 countries as of 2022, rising to over 40,000-70,000 women and girls in more recent organisational statements, with one 2024 HP-partnered cohort in Abuja alone training over 200 women.

Conclusions

No independent third-party evaluation of employment or income outcomes was found, so the self-reported growth in reach should be read as directional rather than precisely verified.

Implementation

Implementation detail (cost, timeline, staffing, conditions for success) is not yet available for this practice.

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