Difference between revisions of "TechChix Tanzania"

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Type:	Non-Profit
Industry:	Technology, Education
Founded:	Arusha, 2016
Headquarters:	P.O. BOX 6227, Arusha, Tanzania
Country:	Tanzania
Email:	techchix.tz [at] habari.co.tz
Website:	TechChixTz
Facebook:	TechChix
Twitter:	@TechChixT

TechChix Tanzania is a non-profit based in Arusha, Tanzania. The organization comprises professional women in various engineering and technology fields whose aim is to increase empowerment and engagement with young women and girls interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).

Mission & Goal

Mission: To provide the know-how on Technology usage for educational purposes so as to create a technology oriented young leaders and especially women to be on the forefront of the technology oriented Africa.

Goal: To have effective STEM skills embraced at lower educational levels and women as part and parcel of technological development, research, innovations and implementation.

Objectives

To increase STEM awareness knowledge
To promote girls in STEM-related fields and increase the number of women working in these fields by ensuring they attain high standards and deliver quality services.
To inspire more young girls to join STEM-related fields so as to remove the mentality that it is a male-dominated career path.
To form and train TechChix clubs in higher learning institutions, which help to motivate, encourage as well as hold events and exhibitions of projects.
To seek out internships for girls in STEM-related fields in first-class technology industries and companies so as to broaden their experience.