“The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.” — Steven Spielberg Stand out as a mentor …

Mentorship is a journey. We always need to prepare for journeys, packing, making sure the itinerary and budget are in order, making appropriate reservations, among other things. Having identified a …

Quinta Onditi has served both as an Executive Director and Lead Program Manager in African Women in Technology. She is one of the mentors in AWIT. She is a lady …

Most people have already made the conscious decision regarding the need for mentorship. They are now asking the follow up questions, Where can I get tech mentorship? How and when …

While the benefits of mentorship for a mentee seem obvious, for a mentor it may not pop up at first sight. And as we mentioned on our previous article, mentorship …

Finding the right fit in mentorship is something that doesn’t always come easy. It has proven to be a challenge to many. Below are pointers to help you find a …

One of our African proverbs says, “What the elders see while sitting, the young ones standing on their toes won’t see.” What is the importance of mentorship? The importance of …

Recent polls on AWIT social media platforms  twitter and Instagram showed that 100% of the participants would like to receive mentorship or become a mentor. This percentage clearly acknowledges the …

The 2018 African Women in Technology (AWIT) Conference, Nairobi, theme is “Be Bold”, so we are asking our female leaders and guests – panelists, speakers, moderators, and mentors – to …

 Edna attended the African Women in Technology Conference in Ghana.  Here’s her “Life After AWIT Snapshot:” INSPIRED TO DO As an entrepreneur in the field of energy and the CEO of …

Meet: Renice Owino. Renice attended the African Women in Technology Conference in Nairobi, Kenya. Here’s her “Life After AWIT Snapshot:”   INSPIRED TO DO “I started a coding club for girls that …

Meet Rita Tackie- Manieson INSPIRED TO DO “I was inspired and was able to involve more than 650 students in Presec Boys Secondary School in a talk on the importance …

Meet Christine Sayo.   INSPIRED TO DO “AWIT was the first place for me to interact with women and girls in technology. I am a technology enthusiast (self taught-never been …

Meet Stella Ngugi   INSPIRED TO DO AWIT gave me the extra grit I needed to push my idea forward. As a non techie creating a tech startup, the speakers …

Heroes had their Time it’s ‘Sheroes’ Season now #AWITMozambique  Innov8tiv.com  The most common term we hear nowadays is “woman empowerment” it seems like suddenly we discovered the will of being …

It’s a wrap for2017. It is time you start making a deliberate effort to remember it is 2018 and no longer 2017 when you have to write down the dates …

The Standard Chartered Bank and Strathmore University backed Women in Tech Incubator program has announced the 11 finalist of the women-led startups set to benefit from the Ksh 20 million …

Vera Songwe, the Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) has launched a Women and Girls Startup Challenge in Cote d’Ivoire’s capital, Abidjan. The initiative is geared …