Access to Technologies for Women & Girls

The Digital for Girls and Women project supports efforts in Belgium, Burkina Faso and Uganda to enable women and girls to take full advantage of the opportunities offered by the digital society and economy.

At the Connected Africa Summit 2024, experts highlight the significant challenges that women and girls face in accessing digital technologies across many African countries, with particular difficulties encountered in rural areas. 

The video features interviews with:

• Vanessa Onek Tandekwiri, Consultant with Startup Uganda
• Prof. Ieva Jakobsone (Latvia), Founder of She Rebuilds The World 
• Ada Nduka Oyom (Nigeria), Executive Director of She Code Africa
• Noélie Kiswendsida Kouraogo (Burkina Faso), President of Mys'TIC Association
• Malick Tapsoba (Burkina Faso), Expert in entrepreneurship and digital attitudes for the Digital for Girls and Women project, Enabel (Belgium)
• Onica Nonhlanhla Makwakwa (South Africa), Digital inclusion and gender equality expert

See also: Reducing the Gender Digital Divide and The Path to Leadership for Women and Girls in ICT