By Damir Zekovic | Project Leader
Dear,
As we promised you last time, we have celebrated the International Girl’s Day in Information and Communication (ICT) technologies for the third year in a row, for what made Bosnia and Herzegovina to join the group of 135 countries in the world to mark this day.
Working with girls is very inspirational for us, and we really want to empower and encourage girls and young women to consider careers in the growing field of information and communication technologies (ICTs). We think that we’re on the right track!
What happened – our new movement?
On International Girls in ICT Day, 27 April 2017 we organized a full-time educational program for more than 100 primary and secondary school students. Numerous ICT industry experts held innovative workshops where they worked with young IT lovers on current topics in the field, and a special event "Coffee with ICT experts" where girls had an opportunity to learn about the benefits of career choice in the technology sciences and where they had the chance to hear the women's work experience from the area and many useful tips.
This were the educational programs that we organized:
We expected that around 50 girls will attend, and in total 125 girls attended these workshops. Isn’t this exciting?!
The indication that we are on the right track is the fact that only in a few hours our educations were filled. The interest for our education grows year after year, and we are proud of the fact that there are also a large number of students who come to our IT education for girls from 2015 onwards. We are so proud!
More info!
Within the initiative “Girls in ICT”, the education “Small School of Digital Marketing” was held for all girls aged 16-24. In total 20 girls attended this 4 day-education, where they learned the basics of digital world, the basic tools that are used, and how to communicate and find new clients.
Moving ahead…
Don’t forget us and DONATE again!
Check our webpage http://www.civilnodrustvo.ba/, and follow us on our Fb page DIKT – Inspired by GirlsInICT: https://www.facebook.com/diktbih.
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