Overview by the Numbers:

7,000+ students

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• Partnership began in 2019
• 6 projects with 74 pro bono consultants
• 4068+ pro bono hours committed
• $854,280+ value of pro bono consulting
• $90,232 value of matching grant + equipment + Adobe licenses </aside>

Background:

<aside> 📌 WITU’s vision is to see a Zero Technological Gender Gap to improve women’s and girls' lives. Their mission is to support young women in local capacity-building development for innovation, technology, leadership, and entrepreneurship in Uganda, offering a collaborative environment for training, mentorship, and knowledge to drive social and economic development in the region.

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🤝 Partnership Objectives:

WITU’s mission is to empower young women and girls by training them in technology, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills to enable them to find gainful employment or start their own businesses. Together with Team4Tech, WITU is working to **inspire more young women to take on technology-related careers, become entrepreneurs, and become experts in their field—**training others and leading their country and, thus, reversing their historical role in Uganda.

WITU Partnership Overview

📊 Metrics:

Learner Engagement

• Number of women enrolled in all the programs
• Number of Elevate students introduced to maker space technologies
• Number of students hosted at maker space for computer lessons
• Number of beneficiaries engaged in the business clinic

Learner Growth

• Number of young women trained in entrepreneur-ship and business in tech
• Number of young people engaged in a hackathon
• Number of beneficiaries trained in 3D printing
• Number of beneficiaries trained in micro bits

Teacher and Staff Effectiveness

• Number of staff and volunteers trained in Adobe applications

Organizational Sustainability and Scale

n/a

Grant Budget Analysis:

<aside> <img src="/icons/library_gray.svg" alt="/icons/library_gray.svg" width="40px" /> WITU puts their grant budget toward:

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• improving tech capacity, internet infrastructure, and their system development, with purchases including training and makerspace laptops, 3D printing equipment, keyboards, and desktop sets.

Skilled Volunteering Projects:

• October 2019: On-site Project with Cadence (drop down for more)
• Fall 2020: Virtual Strategic Project with Adobe (drop down for more)
• November 2021: Virtual Strategic Project with Adobe (drop down for more)
• June 2022: Design for Impact Project with Zendesk (drop down for more)
• August 2022: Virtual Strategic Project with Zendesk (drop down for more)