GIRLS IN TECH
Empowering Girls with Digital Skills for a Brighter Future
 We are equipping young women with essential ICT skills to help them thrive in today's digital world and become leaders in their communities.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Girls in Tech is a community-driven initiative aimed at empowering young women, especially vulnerable and marginalized girls, with digital and life skills that prepare them for meaningful careers and positive community impact.
Launched in early 2023, the program delivers free, inclusive training in ICT, life skills, and technical assessments like DIT certification.
Our focus areas include
Digital Literacy & ICT Basics
Scratch & Visual Programming
Life Skills & Conflict Management
Ethics, Safety,
and
ICT Legislation
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Why Girls In Tech?
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Empower girls and young women with practical ICT and vocational skills that prepare them for education, employment, and entrepreneurship in the digital economy.
Improve access to technology in underserved and marginalized communities, ensuring that no girl is left behind due to geographical, economic, or social barriers.
Bridge the digital divide by creating inclusive and equitable opportunities for girls to participate meaningfully in technology and innovation.
Promote entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation, enabling girls to develop tech-driven solutions to real-world challenges.
What we do
Join us in shaping a future where girls are not just users of technology, but leaders and creators of it.
By investing in girls’ digital skills and confidence, Smart Girls Foundation Uganda is building a generation of young women who are:
Technologically skilled
Economically empowered
Innovative and entrepreneurial
Committed to using technology for social good
- Hands-on digital skills training (basic computing, coding, digital literacy)
- Mentorship from women and professionals in technology
- Innovation and entrepreneurship workshops
- Safe learning spaces that encourage confidence and creativity
Girls in Tech
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The Girls in Tech program by Smart Girls Foundation Uganda is dedicated to empowering girls and young women with the digital skills, confidence, and opportunities they need to thrive in today’s technology-driven world.
We believe that when girls are equipped with the right tools and support, they become powerful agents of innovation, leadership, and social change.
OUR FOCUS
WHAT WE TEACH
Empowering the Girl Child in ICT
Equipping girls with ICT skills breaks barriers, fosters innovation, and opens doors to economic independence. By promoting inclusive tech education and mentorship, we inspire the next generation of female leaders in technology.
Scratch & Visual Programming for Girls in Tech
Scratch empowers girls to explore coding through creative, block-based programming, . By making coding fun and accessible, it , in technology.
Life Skills & Conflict Management for Girls’ Empowerment
Equipping girls with life skills and conflict management tools fosters resilience, self-confidence, and emotional intelligence. These skills enable girls to navigate challenges, advocate for themselves, and build healthy relationships, laying the foundation for leadership and empowerment in all areas of life.
Ethics, Safety & ICT Legislation
Understanding ethics, safety, and ICT legislation empowers girls to navigate the digital world responsibly and confidently. By promoting awareness of online risks, privacy, and legal frameworks, we enable girls to protect themselves, make informed decisions, and become responsible digital citizens.
Computer hardware and software empower the girl child by equipping her with essential digital skills enabling access to education, economic opportunities, and global connectivity so she can innovate, compete in the digital economy, and lead in technology-driven fields.
ICT ethics and cyber safety empower the girl child by teaching her , , and enabling her to .
Conflict management empowers the girl child by equipping her with communication, negotiation, and emotional intelligence skills enabling her to resolve disputes peacefully, build healthy relationships, and lead with confidence in both personal and professional settings.
Scratch programming empowers the girl child by introducing her to coding in a helping her develop , and while .
OUR FOCUS
Empowering the Girl Child in ICT
Equipping girls with ICT skills breaks barriers, fosters innovation, and opens doors to economic independence. By promoting inclusive tech education and mentorship, we inspire the next generation of female leaders in technology.
Scratch & Visual Programming for Girls in Tech
Scratch empowers girls to explore coding through creative, block-based programming, . By making coding fun and accessible, it , in technology.
Life Skills & Conflict Management for Girls’ Empowerment
Equipping girls with life skills and conflict management tools fosters resilience, self-confidence, and emotional intelligence. These skills enable girls to navigate challenges, advocate for themselves, and build healthy relationships, laying the foundation for leadership and empowerment in all areas of life.
Ethics, Safety & ICT Legislation
Understanding ethics, safety, and ICT legislation empowers girls to navigate the digital world responsibly and confidently. By promoting awareness of online risks, privacy, and legal frameworks, we enable girls to protect themselves, make informed decisions, and become responsible digital citizens.
WHAT WE TEACH
Computer hardware and software empower the girl child by equipping her with essential digital skills enabling access to education, economic opportunities, and global connectivity so she can innovate, compete in the digital economy, and lead in technology-driven fields.
ICT ethics and cyber safety empower the girl child by teaching her , , and enabling her to .
Conflict management empowers the girl child by equipping her with communication, negotiation, and emotional intelligence skills enabling her to resolve disputes peacefully, build healthy relationships, and lead with confidence in both personal and professional settings.
Scratch programming empowers the girl child by introducing her to coding in a helping her develop , and while .
WHAT WE TEACH
Introduction to ICT
Computer Hardware & Software
ICT Ethics & Cyber Safety
Social Responsibility & Life Skills
Conflict Management
Scratch Programming (Visual Programming)
SOME OF OUR PARTNERS
Our partners help us empower girls through tech, health, skills, and leadership—together, we’re creating lasting change.
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Get in touch
- +256-039-310-2124
- + 256 -756-626-881
- info@smartgirlsug.org
- Kiteetika, gayaza rd, Wakiso-Uganda
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