“With this award winning support, we can now be able to assist as many women/girls as we can, with a proper and quality working environment which has relevant working resources/kits.
It will simply mean that it’s not just BSG and Technologies that won the award but the whole South African women/girl child at large, our victory is their own and their benefits, hence we always say that “alone we are weak and can easily break,but united we stand strong, WOMEN POWER” – Ms Thando Gumede, (Chief Executive Officer, BSG and Technologies, South Africa)
BSG and Technologies CPS offers supportive and inspirational environments for young curious minds to learn and grow with us. Our passion for learning means we achieve more than outstanding results. We strive to cultivate self-assured and creative thinkers and to provide an education that is truly relevant to their future. We are an early learning academy, our learners starting programming and robotics from as early as grade R. Our students walk out with the character and confidence to make their mark in this digitalized world, equipped with the knowledge and real-world skills that take them way ahead in the industry they may serve. Read More
Pamtech Designs and Systems, Zimbabwe (One Thousand United States Dollars (1000 USD) category)
“In terms of employment, we will be able to empower more women to earn a respectable living through the work of their hands in technology.” – Ms. Paloma Muzoma, Co-Founder (Pamtech Designs and Systems, Zimbabwe).
Pamtech Designs and Systems is a creative ICT Consultancy dedicated to the development and optimisation of high-impact websites, graphics, digital marketing, web and mobile applications that fuel competitive advantage and revenue growth. They also educate and train young girls, at an early stage, to identify problems and try solving them using technology like IoT, coding and graphic design. This also keeps the young ones from doing bad things on the internet like watching adultery stuff, cyberbullying and drugs and street crime by keeping them occupied with something that they can also potentially benefit from. Read More
The Clicking Generation, Botswana (One Thousand United States Dollars (1000 USD) category)
“The Miss.Africa Digital Fund will go a long way in helping us on our mandate to leave no one behind, especially at a crucial time when economies have been hit by COVID-19. We have to date reached over 15,000 kids and teens in Botswana through our programs that include: robotics, coding, technology-mentorship and Girls In ICT clubs.” Tsaone Gaborone – Co-founder – The Clicking Generation, Botswana
The Clicking Generation, – ICT Academy for Kids and teens is a social enterprise that offers computing and technology curriculum to kids and teens in both urban and rural areas of Botswana. Our curriculum offers STEM and technology-related exploration to underserved learners who are future technology creators of socially relevant ICT solutions. Early child technology education is key if young innovators are going to become global player in the digital economy. Read More
“We are extremely honored to emerge as winners of the prestigious Miss Africa Digital Seed fund grant 2019. Winning this grant is one big step that has opened doors for us to be part of something great as well as positively impact the girl child in the technology field.
We are going to use this grant to increase on our capacity thus accommodating and facilitating more girls in our technology training. We would like to thank DotConnectAfrica for their initiative aimed at empowering more women to engage in STEM and related careers. We can’t wait to see our training empowering more and more girls with the soft & programming skills.
For all the ladies, yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose, so lets all be part, STEM has space for us all.” Ms Mbawomye Justine (Project Manager, KampaBits Uganda)
KampaBits; Is a youth based organization that exists to positively change the lives of vulnerable youth in Uganda by improving their access to productive employment as well as their ability to cope with their social environment through creativity and innovation. Read more
Ace Communications, The Gambia (One Thousand United States Dollars (1000 USD) category)
“We are pleased to be recipients of the Miss Africa Digital Seed Fund. The Fund will play a role in supporting our initiative to engage and enlighten young Gambian girls in ICT while building their confidence to pursue future careers in STEM. Thank you” — Mrs. Fatim Badjie, (Ace Communications Executive, The Gambia)
Ace Communications Executive (ACE) will train students from all seven (7) regions of the Gambia in introductory topics. Students will be selected from each region, after which they will travel to the West Coast Region to attend the camp with a counselor, a social protection worker and a teacher from each region.
The total duration of the camp will be two (2) weeks. The methodology in use will be an incorporation of interactive lab activities, presentations and workshops to further enrich their camping experience and enhance their knowledge of ICT. Read more
BasaliTech, Lesotho (One Thousand United States Dollars (1000 USD) category)
“It is so amazing to see the smiles on these young girls’ faces when they run their first program, launch their first website or even interact with computers for the first time. BasaliTech is honoured to have been recognized and deemed worthy by the Miss Africa Digital Seed Fund among so many initiatives and supported to continue making such an invaluable impact to Lesotho’s community.
This comes at a time for the 4th Industrial Revolution where we need to equip the nation with relevant skills to thrive in an era where technology dominates while also contributing to the sustainable development goals and helping these young girls secure their futures through STEM training and mentorship” – Setsoto Hlohlomi, BasaliTech Cofounder
BasaliTech aims to bridge the gender gap and increase female participation in science, technology, engineering and technology (STEM) through science and technology training and mentorship. Read more
“It has been established that the marginalization of women in participation in the digital economy will further deepen the inequity and injustice in social economic development challenges facing women. Gender equity is crucial for human development, economic growth, and population health.
This growing digital gender divide can perpetuate high levels of poverty by limiting women’s access to information and services for health, job opportunities, safety and education for both themselves and their families. For women with access, patriarchal and cultural practices continue to limit that extent to which women can fully exercise rights to privacy, free expression and access to information.
As such, We (Kumasi Hive) through its Bridge the Gap initiative is excited about this opportunity the opportunity to impact more girls and to work together with Miss Africa Digital Seed Fund/DCA Trust on developing the critical mass of competent female skilled personnel, innovators & entrepreneurs through practical skills training, problem-solving skills and leadership training using digital technologies.” –Ms. Sandra Juliet Ahiataku ( Bridge the Gap/ Operations Associate -Kumasi Hive)
Full STEM Ahead, Eco-Sol Seychelles
(Winner of the 2018 Miss.Africa Digital Country Category)
“Eco-Sol is delighted to have it’s ‘Full STEM Ahead!’ initiative from Seychelles selected from an overwhelming 350 applications across Africa.
We are grateful to the Miss.Africa Digital Seed Fund team for believing in our project and choosing to support us in this fantastic manner.” – Malshini Senaratne, Eco-Sol (Seychelles)
“I am absolutely very delighted to have been selected for this award and I would like to give recognition to my fantastic team who will contribute to the event success. Furthermore, Everyone at INTELLECT-Team at Digital Research Center of SFAX is enthusiastic about getting this award that will enable us to implement and concretize the 1st IoT Joint Program to African Young Women.
Miss Africa Digital Seed Fund award boost us to give more and more to the young scientist women and to go ahead to participate actively in promoting and inspiring young women to STEM and emerging technologies.
On behalf of all the young ladies that we involved in our event, we express our great gratitude to Miss.Africa Digital Seed Fund.” – Lamia CHAARI, the principal investigator of 1st IoT Joint Program to African Young Women
”Everyone at AboCoders is excited about receiving this award. We are excited not because of the money in itself but because of what the award represents. It represents opportunities of a better life for our beneficiaries. Working in an underserved region where things seem not to get any better can be a bit discouraging but we work always to retain the hope whose flames have been made brighter by this award.
Bahir Dar University STEM Center, Ethiopia“There is Wisdom at the source of the Blue Nile” – Mr Berie Getie, Director at the Bahir Dar STEM Incubation Center
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”Ubongo Game Lab is pleased to announce that we have been selected
”We are thrilled to learn that we emerged as a finalist and winner of the inaugural 2015 Miss. Africa Digital Seed Fund. Thank you to DotConnectAfrica Trust for directly supporting eMobilis Mobigirlz initiative and awarding us with the grant to improve technology literacy and education among girls while strengthening their stance in the tech field.We are very excited to work with DotConnectAfrica in this partnership.”- Ms. Nancy Wanjira- Mobigirlz Program Manager, eMobilis.
Pyladies Antananarivo, Madagascar
(Winner of the 2015 Miss.Africa USD 1000 prize)