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2024 Girls in Robotics (GiR) Bootcamp
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Sep 16, 20241 min read
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Kicking Off a Girls in Robotics Sponsored by U.S. Embassy South Africa
🚀 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗚𝗛𝗘𝗧𝗧𝗜 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘! Setting the scene for creative thinking, collaboration, and a fun week ahead What's a boot...
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africanyouthignited
Sep 16, 20241 min read
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Meet our Sustainability & Youth Development Expert!
Nabila el Fazazi (Morocco) has joined our Advisory Board to guide our executive team in their strategic approach to empowering South...
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africanyouthignited
May 13, 20241 min read
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Empowering Visionaries, Igniting Change!
Big news alert! 🎉 📢 The African Youth Ignited 4ir executive team is thrilled to announce the fresh faces on our board🌟. Yep, you read...
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May 1, 20242 min read
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Girls in Robotics close Term 1 of 2024 at the American Corner Cape Town
'If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.' - Booker T. Washington Our three-day Girls in Robotics Digital Skills Holiday...
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africanyouthignited
Apr 12, 20241 min read
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Our Outreach Team supporting the Table View Library
We are delighted to continue our support for our community! It's been over three years working with Table View Library supporting their...
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Mar 7, 20241 min read
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International Day of Girls and Women in Science with Dr. Alondra
We are thankful to Dr. Alondra for taking time out of her busy schedule to inspire our girls, school leaders, science educators, and...
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africanyouthignited
Feb 9, 20241 min read
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AYI Executive Team at the Digital Coorporation Organisation
Our Chief of Development - Samantha Salimu, and Chief of Training Lindiwe Somana had an opportunity to engage with experts in the skills...
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africanyouthignited
Dec 1, 20231 min read
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Join our CEO at Amazon Cape Town headquaters this week
#amazon #aws #girlsinrobotics #anitab #amazonwebservices #womenintechnology #womeninstemafrica #emergingleaders
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africanyouthignited
Nov 20, 20231 min read
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CLOSING THE DIGITAL SKILLS GAP FOR YOUTH WITH The Digital Cooperation Organization
Join our CEO, Emma Mphahlele as she engages with a line up of global multi-stakeholder experts on digital inclusion on 15 November 2023...
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africanyouthignited
Nov 15, 20231 min read
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AYI CEO at the LeadersIn Africa Summit 0n 13 November 2023
We are honored to have our CEO engage with global leaders in a Round Table at the Africa Tech Festival to discuss; How Tech Innovation is...
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africanyouthignited
Nov 13, 20231 min read
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Our Girls in Robotics (GiR) Operations Director with WOMEN IN TECH GLOBAL MOVEMENT
We are thrilled to announce that one of our leaders has been nominated as the TOP 6 in South Africa for the BEST ALLY for the great...
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africanyouthignited
Sep 7, 20231 min read
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Collaborating with communities to meet youth NEET in cape Town
We are proud to have had the privilege of supporting Table View Library in implementing its Digital Skills development strategy. Every...
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africanyouthignited
Aug 31, 20231 min read
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NASA Administrator's Senior Advisor Mr. Younes visit Girls in Robotics
"NASA believes in the value of collaborations. This is why we are here in South Africa to work with our colleagues at SANSA". When Mr....
Emma
Jun 26, 20231 min read
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Girls in Robotics (GiR) are being encouraged to STAY AWAKE as they close Term 2, 2023
A big thank you to our Operations Director, Natasha for thoughtfully designing and implementing this initiative - #STAYAWAKE. The...
Emma
Jun 20, 20231 min read
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"After fleeing for their lives, Afghan girls robotics team mourns what they left behind"
Our South African Girls in Robotics (GiR) is inspired by Afghan girls who realize their potential and the value of STEM education. “We...
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africanyouthignited
May 13, 20231 min read
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"Girls in Robotics: Cracking the Code to Inspire More Women in STEM"
"The world of STEM is an incredible catalyst for learning and building strong relationships. Girls in Robotics is just one moment in the...
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africanyouthignited
May 13, 20231 min read
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"All-girl robotics team encouraging more girls to engage in STEM"
“I was often the only and often times one of a few women of any race, and often the only Black person certainly the only Black woman,”...
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May 13, 20231 min read
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Our GiR enjoy the company of global women leaders
Thanks to Dr. Alondra Nelson, the Deputy Assistant to U.S. President Biden and the current leader of the White House Office of Science...
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africanyouthignited
Jan 19, 20231 min read
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The White House visits our Girls in Robotics (GiR)
Imagine the excitement of our GiR when they heard that the US President Joe Biden's Deputy Assistant and the Deputy Director for Science...
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Dec 9, 20222 min read
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