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SheHacks, Microsoft collaborate to empower women in Kenya with Cybersecurity Engineering skills

Sylvester Addo General, Microsoft Kenya, Security 0

Microsoft at Shehacks HackFest 2019 Microsoft is partnering with SheHacks Kenya to co-host this years HackFest event. A move that showcases Microsoft's commitment to supporting and advocating for Kenyan women and minorities with interest in cybersecurity engineering. The two day festival is taking place at the Strathmore University Business school in

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Microsoft launch first LEAP Program cohort in Nigeria

Sylvester Addo Developer, General, Microsoft Africa, Microsoft Nigeria 4

Ten female developers will participate in the first cohort of the Microsoft LEAP Program in Nigeria. They will recieve sixteen weeks of training in technical support software engineering roles. Microsoft Leap Hackathon in Nigeria This is part of Microsoft's plans to encourage diversity and inclusivity in software engineering roles in

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Microsoft Women in Tech Launch, Strathmore University, Nairobi

Sylvester Addo Developer, Events, General, Microsoft Kenya, Microsoft MEA, MSP 0

Microsoft Women in Tech Are you a female interested in becoming a software developer or already a developer? Microsoft Tech community Kenya invites you to the launch of its female community on October 5, 2019. 10 am at Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya. The invitation reads; We will be launching the Microsoft

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Women in Software Engineering Mentoring Program

WISE4Afrika – Microsoft 4Afrika collaborates with Strathmore University to extend WISE Mentoring Program into Africa

Sylvester Addo 4Afrika, General, Microsoft Kenya 2

"Growing up as a woman in Kenya, there was a lack of female role models within STEM for me to engage with and learn from" says Wanjira Kamwere, program lead of WISE4Afrika. An initiative by Microsoft to inspire women to take up careers in technology. Microsoft through its 4Afrika engine

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Connecting and Inspiring Women in Technology; Microsoft LEAP Hackathon

MCGH Admin Developer, General, Microsoft Africa, Microsoft Kenya 2

Microsoft hosts 32 women in technology in a hackathon event in Nairobi. 9th July 2019, Nairobi: Kenya Furthering its commitment to diversity and inclusivity in the engineering and technology space, Microsoft hosted the LEAP Hackathon. The event, which strives to increase technology skills, facilitate learning through challenges as well

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Women Innovators

Women innovators in Kenya, South Africa, the UAE to benefit from global expansion of Women in Cloud Microsoft Cloud Accelerator Program

Sylvester Addo General, Microsoft, Startup 1

Women innovators in Kenya, South Africa, the UAE to benefit from global expansion of Women in Cloud and IdeaGen Microsoft Cloud Accelerator Program. Team Fe Amaan showcase their innovation at Microsoft Imagine Cup Women innovators and technology entrepreneurs in Kenya, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates will soon get

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