Registrations for Girls in Data Have Opened Up!

Dhiraagu and Women in Tech Maldives have announced today, a data literacy initiative targeted specifically at girls. The program, named “Girls in Data”, is aimed to help girls understand the significance of data in today’s data-intensive world. This program will teach them about collecting, interpreting, and deriving conclusions from data.
‍
The first of its kind Girls in Data program is planned to begin on 28 May 2022. The first edition of the program is scheduled to be held in Male’. It is a 1.5-month-long program aimed at girls in grades 5 to 7 (aged 10 to 13) with the objective to inspire girls toward STEM careers from a young age. The program structure will allow the participants to learn data skills through real-life examples and include field trips to expose them to how some data-intensive organizations’ in the Maldives utilize their data.
‍
Today, the program is declared open for registration. Interested participants may visit the official Women in Tech Maldives' website to register for the program free of charge. The registration will be open till the end of 15 May 2022.
‍
Women in Tech Maldives is a civil society organization, working to inspire, empower and celebrate women working in the tech industry. Data Science is one of the most pertinent areas in the tech field, they believe that it is highly essential for everyone, especially girls to be data literate.
‍
Empowering girls in tech is one of the focused areas of Dhiraagu, their objective of conducting this program is to equip the next generation of girls to use data skills to understand the world better and ultimately bring positive changes to the community.
‍
In the same efforts Dhiraagu and Women in Tech Maldives, have been conducting an annual program called Girls to Code, aimed to teach coding to girls. 3 programs have been conducted under the Girls to Code program already. Similarly, Girls in Data is also planned to be recurrent annually in different areas of the country.