Article - Transforming Lives Through Digital Empowerment - 2024-12-13
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- Title
- Article - Transforming Lives Through Digital Empowerment - 2024-12-13
- Author
- Mastercard Foundation
- Year
- 2024
- Publication/Event Date
- December 13 2024
- Abstract
- This article, published on December 13, 2024, profiles Hadija Hamisi, a rising web developer in Kenya, is transforming her life through digital empowerment. She overcame significant gender disparity in the Kenyan STEM sector, where only 21.4% of professionals are women. Hadija joined the AjiraForShe Program, a Mastercard Foundation partnership aiming to close this gap by equipping young people with skills for the gig economy. At the Madrasa-Tul-Falaah hub, she gained job-ready skills like web design. Successfully transitioning to freelancing, she built websites for businesses, including her mother’s, increasing its growth. Hadija now earns income, achieving independence, and actively mentors young women and advocates for gender equality in STEM.
- Resource Subject
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- Gender
- Technology
- Digital
- Keywords/Access Points
- Hadija Hamisi; web developer; digital empowerment; gender disparity; AjiraForShe Program; Employment; Education; Training
- Geographic Locations
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- Kenya
- Language
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- English
- Demographic Groups
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- Women
- Youth
- Special Collections
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- Foundation Corporate Announcements
- Archival Record ID
- MFA.2024.2409