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Sokowatch Partnerships
Sokowatch Supports
Rails Girls Kenya
On the 7th of March much more. In 2017, Ceciliah and her
2020, the Nairobi rails Friend Started the Rails Girls Nairobi
girls organized a fun- and has seen the movement to what it
filled major event for has blossomed into today.
the second time after Through a series of free events in a
completing their first steadily expanding network across the
Cohort of the Rails Girls Program. Our globe, Rails Girls intends to demystify
own Mboya Berry from the Sokowatch the world of software development
Development team was among the 16 and programming, making it more
invited reputable coaches who use Ruby approachable for women and girls.
on Rails every day of their lives to develop Research has revealed the immense
amazing software. potential and power unleashed
Ceciliah played a big role during the event, admitting more women into the world
as one of the organizers and key member of technology.
of the Rails Girls with facilitation and Let us celebrate Mboya Berry and
running of the event. Creating an amazing Cecilia Mbugua for participating in
experience to young talented developers this initiative.
to use Ruby on Rails, to explore their Sokowatch intends to remain at the
talents and mould their ideas into amazing forefront of not only excelling in its
inventions. An impressive 75 participants, core business of providing retailers
including 42 beginners - some who were with a platform for ordering and
equipped to write their first code in Ruby receiving consumer products?but
on Rails during the event and enjoyed truly also by inspiring a wide range of
an unforgettable ?learning ?experience. the community we live in to acquire
Founded by Linda Liukas and Karri critical skills that will help improve
Saarinen, the Rails Girls Program started in livelihoods, enhance life experiences
Finland, and after a while became a global and make our space a fun place to
non-profit volunteer community, giving live in.
tools and support to women as building Empowering women and girls and
blocks to understand the technology and increasing representation of their
build their ideas. The girls learn sketching, visions in the tech world will be key to
prototyping, basic programming and so achieving that noble initiative.
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