22/06/2020
How Rwanda is spurring a generation of women in technology
In 2020, it was the only African country ranked in the top 10 of the World Economic Forumrsquo;s Global Gender Gap Report. It ranked in the top four in the Reportrsquo;s political empowerment category, in recognition of the high proportion of Rwandese women lawmakers and ministers. The country therefore seemed a natural fit for a 2018 pilot program of the African Development Bankrsquo;s Coding for Employment initiative, with Nigeria, Kenya, Cocirc;te drsquo;Ivoire and Senegal. The Coding for Employment flagship program is establishing 130 ICT centers for excellence in Africa, training 234,000 youths for employability and entrepreneurship to create over 9 million jobs. Hendrina C....
