WOMEN CAN DO IT: VIOLETTE UWAMUTARA
Quote: “Creating inclusive, safe and open digital spaces for women is paramount to remove barriers to entry.”
The Women in Tech (WiT) group at Carnegie Mellon University Africa is presenting a Tech women spotlight titled “Women can do it”. Under this program, we will be featuring stories from women working in the Tech field to inspire other women to venture into the technology career. This awareness is in celebrating the International Girls in ICT day, which takes place on April 25th. We believe these stories will motivate other ladies to venture into Tech careers and allow them to know they have what it takes to solve societal problems.
Violette Uwamutara is Digital Opportunity Trust’s (DOT)Regional Advisor, Africa and Country Director, DOT Rwanda. She is passionate about empowering young women and men to bridge the digital divide & build their leadership capacity. In partnership with the World Economic Forum’s I4A Initiative, Rwanda’s Ministry of ICT and Innovation and DOT, Violette has led the development and launch of the cross-sectoral Digital Ambassador Program (DAP), which positions youth as leaders in their communities for digital transformation for economic growth.
Violette is advancing the participation of Rwandan women in technology and introducing them to new opportunities and careers in technology, entrepreneurship and socially responsible enterprise. She has been awarded with the prestigious Anita Borg International Change Agent Award in recognition of her commitment to the role of women, in Rwanda’s future as an information technology and innovation hub in Africa.
If you would like to learn more about Violette Uwamutara and her work, here is her Violette Uwamutara
SWIS Africa is an initiative focused on celebrating and shaping women in STEM in Africa. You can learn more about us by clicking this link.
