• The African Girls Can Code Initiative (AGCCI) programme aims to train and empower a minimum of 2000 girls aged 17 to 25 across Africa to become computer programmers, creators and designers.

The UN Women Tanzania has launched a call call for applications to qualified girls in Tanzania to participate the first Coding camp to be held in Mbeya, from 27th February – 10th March 2023.

The coding camps are coordinated in close collaboration with United Republic of Tanzania (Mainland and Zanzibar) through the:

Ministry of Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Groups
Ministry of Information, Communication and Information Technology
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

The African Girls’ Code Initiative (AGCCI) was commissioned by UN Women, the African
Union Commission (AUC) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The AUC,
through the AU Department of Health, Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development
(HHSD), the Directorate of Women, Gender and Youth (WGYD) and the Department of
Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI), is providing technical support to this
initiative.

The programm aims to train and empower a minimum of 2000 girls aged 17 to 25 across
Africa to become computer programmers, creators and designers, putting them on the right
track to undertake studies and pursue careers in the information, communication and technology (ICT) sectors. The initiative has two key strategies, namely: coding camps and the integration of ICT, coding and gender into national curricula.

The first phase funded by the Government of Denmark was carried out between April 2018
and December 2019 and yielded good results. A second phase was launched in April 2022 by UN Women and its partners (AUC, ITU, ECA,UNESCO) with financial support from the
Government of Belgium to ensure African girls benefit and contribute to the technological
revolution in their countries and the continent.

Selection Criteria
To qualify for the coding camps, applicants should:
• Be of Tanzania Nationality, female, and between the ages of 15-25 yrs
• Have an interest in science, technology, mathematics, ICT and related subjects
• Know how to use a computer and have basic knowledge of Computer Science

Acceptance Criteria
• Applicants must provide written permission from parents or legal guardians (for girls under the age of 18) to attend the coding camp. This must be done in the application form;
• Applicants must provide a valid phone number and email address;
• Provide a letter of submission with confirmation of availability over the duration of
the training (the training camp is 10 days);
• Agree to become an AGCCI ambassador by sharing ideas and experiences in your
school or community

To apply please access the application form here.