Former US President Barack Obama is supporting Kenyan girls through a technology organisation known as AkiraChix.
AkiraChix is devoted to increasing the number of women in technology and empowering them to reach out to help others along the way.
Obama, through the Barack Obama Foundation, has supported the organisation since 2018 to ensure Kenyan girls are trained to adapt to technology.
Linda Kamau, the founding member of AkiraChix, called on Kenyan girls to apply for available opportunities.
Kenyan girls can apply for this programme via the AkiraChix website, akirachix.com.
AkiraChix outlined qualifications for any girl willing to take part in the programme.
Applicants must have;
Completed High School no later than December 2021
Possess a High School result slip/ transcript/ Photo of your results sent via SMS
Be a young woman aged 18-24 years on January 2023
Fluent in spoken and written English
Be a citizen of Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, or come from the refugee communities in Kenya
Have either a National ID, Alien ID or Refugee certificate of your respective country of origin
Interested in being a changemaker in your community
Available full-time to live and learn in the AkiraChix Campus from January 28th to December 1, 2023
Be involved in leadership activities in your community i.e at school, church/mosque/ temple etc
The Barack Obama Foundation is a Chicago-based nonprofit organization founded in 2014.
It oversees the creation of the Barack Obama Presidential Center, runs the My Brother's Keeper Alliance, and operates local and international scholarship programs through various organizations including the University of Chicago's Harris School of Public Policy.
