The Center for Women Empowerment in Technology (CWE-Tech) a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) operating in Murang'a has called upon women to embrace technology noting that technological knowledge is important to everyone.
Speaking to KNA, the CEO and Co-founder of CWE-Tech, Dr.
Judy Makira noted that women have for a long time been left behind in matters technology and technical-skills hence the need for concerted efforts towards closing the gender gap in the growing technological sphere. "CWE-Tech is an NGO that was registered in 2017 and runs different programs in Homabay, Migori, Murang'a and Nairobi counties," said Dr Makira. "In Murang'a, our need-analysis drove us into working on bridging the digital gender gap and our women in rural areas now have a different story," she added.
She noted that CWE-TECH has enabled women from rural areas realize their potential through computer literacy, adding that they are also trained on how to use their mobile devices to access various services on the internet. "The program has become so popular that the classes become full and other students have to be kept on a waiting list till the next intake," she said Dr Makira explained that the computer literacy program doesn't turn away men who want to learn and noted that the center at Kahuro market also provides free Wi-Fi which all residents can use to browse.
