<div dir="ltr"><div>I think we need more collaboration. Dorcas Muthoni and her team in Linux Chix have been doing something in this area annually, might be good to enjoin all this initiatives. Just seen another similar press piece from CCK it makes me wonder what the goal of this separate initiatives is. United we stand divided we fall.<br>
<br></div>Best Regards<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 3, 2013 at 2:28 PM, Gideon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:gideonrop@gmail.com" target="_blank">gideonrop@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,0,153)">
<p>The telecommunications manufacturer Ericsson Kenya has upped
its ante in training and funding of more girls in information communication
technology ( ICT) courses. The firm hopes this will reduce the growing gender
imbalance in the technology sector. The firm has taken up annual Girls in ICT
day to expose high school girls to learning more on ICT careers.</p>
<p></p>
<a href="http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000085094&story_title=ericsson-targets-girls-to-power-growth-of-ict" target="_blank">http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000085094&story_title=ericsson-targets-girls-to-power-growth-of-ict</a><br>
<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,0,153)">Gideon Rop,<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,0,153)">
DotConnectAfrica<br></div></div>
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