Womxn as key contributors to Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) fields and digital transformation.
Program Purpose
The AfriTech fellowship program empowers emerging womxn in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics (STEAM) fields through the development of technical and leadership skills. This is facilitated through online platforms and an in-person technical skills lab.
Governance of this program focuses on utilizing an Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (EDI-B) approach and lens for all aspects of curriculum and delivery. A group of diverse professional experts across the United States and Mauritius has infused the program with real-world context, mentorship, and expertise.
Natacha Lourde - AfriTech Alum 22/23 - Cohort 1
"This fellowship has given me the opportunity to learn and develop new skills. Without AfriTech, I would never have met this wonderful group of women. Those women make you do incredible things. I am delighted to belong to this community."
Our Core Themes
Geospatial Technology
Inclusive Leadership
Wellness
Project Management
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Geospatial Technology, or GIS, is a technology-supported approach for integrating knowledge by location. GIS is central to developing spatial thinking, enabling us to apply insights from the relatedness of information in space and time to our work and the world around us. GIS provides a more significant opportunity for understanding and providing a deeper context for decision-making.
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Inclusive leadership is an approach that promotes diversity, invites and welcomes everyone's contribution, and encourages full engagement with decision-making and shaping reality. Inclusive leaders are individuals aware of their biases that actively seek and consider different perspectives to collaborate more effectively with others.
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Wellness is defined as being in good health, mainly as an actively pursued goal, and this aspect is often disregarded by many or placed last on priority lists. However, contrary to what many people think, wellness is more than physical, and it comprises eight mutually co-dependent dimensions: emotional, physical, occupational, social, spiritual, intellectual, environmental, and financial.
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Project management involves steering a project from the start through its lifecycle. The main objective of project management is to achieve project goals within the established time, budget, and quality standards. One is better equipped to plan future endeavors if one possesses project management skills and understands the project life cycle.
What is AfriTech
AfriTech is a fellowship program that has successfully elevated 10 womxn working across a diverse cross-section of industries by developing technical, leadership, and personal wellness skills.
Our logo, our story
Afri stands for Africa, as our target is womxn from the African continent or of African descent. Tech stands for technology. Indeed, one core theme of the fellowship is to deliver technological courses to equip fellows with various skill sets.
The silhouettes at the top of the logo represent two womxn. One who is already in the tech world, helping another one to join her and help bring a change.
Humaira Nayamuth - AfriTech Alum 22/23 - Cohort 1
"Afritech has been a growth journey for me. I have learned so much personally and professionally in these last few months. The exposure you get from Afritech shows that there are no limits to pursuing your dreams. Embarking on this journey as a fellow was one of my best decisions in 2022.
Sponsors
Our Partners
Wavemaker
Sapna Nundloll
Ripple Project