Apps and Girls Information

Apps and Girls is a Tanzanian award-winning nonprofit organization which is dedicated to bridging the existing technology gender gap in Tanzania. At Apps & Girls, we give girls the skills and a platform to become effective tech-entrepreneurs, including high-quality software and hardware programming. We focus on girls and young women from underprivileged backgrounds, at secondary school, university, or out-of-school, on our mission to reduce the gender gap in ICT and empower more change-makers in Tanzania. At Apps and Girls, we believe that Tech is the reality of the future as we move deeper into the digital revolution, and entrepreneurship is a driving force. We work to break various barriers that hinder girls & young women in ICT such as a non-existent support system, lack of role models and prevailing gender stereotypes by providing the alternative, a supportive path into the field of ICT and a future in tech. OUR VISION Our vision is to see women and girls empowered by ICT to be able to create the world they want to live in. OUR MISSION To give Girls the skills, tools, self-esteem and competitive edge to become effective leaders and driving change in their communities using technology.