Girls Coding Academy is a startup movement founded by 7 women within the Computer Science field.
They were part of the female 2017 Africa Code Week team trainers and from that training they were inspired to start their own academy. The academy is dedicated to educating, mentoring, innovating and equipping young women and girls with technological skills by club program, campus program and summer immersion. Their mission is to reduce the gender gap by engaging and encouraging young women and girls to participate in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths or STEM fields.
The academy has encouraged many girls to reach their full potential.
A potential that would not be unlocked in a normal academy. They offer a range of one-on-one sessions, group sessions, computer skills sessions for women, summer and winter coding camps, and school coding clubs. So far the startup has 7 Basotho women within the Computer Science field with both local and international exposure and experience in the same fields. Their mission is to reduce the gender gap by engaging and encouraging young women and girls to participate in Science, Engineering, Technology and Maths or STEM fields.
