tech age girl presentation
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Tech Age Girls
PhilippinesImplemented by
The Philippine Community eCenter Network, Inc.
In partnership withIREX & the US State Department
What is Tech Age Girls?
An innovative project that encourages and develops skills of young female leaders in high schools by providing them with ICT, leadership and professional skills training
Addresses the underrepresentation of women in the IT field
Implemented in 6 countries including Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova
Spearheaded by IREX; implemented in the Philippines by PhilCeCNet
Project Goals
Provide training, support, and encouragement to a competitively selected cadre of socially active young women, ultimately promoting an expanded role for women in their communities and in the ICT field
Facilitate the contribution of young women’s voices to public discussion on critical issues and increase the level of online local language content from girls’ perspectives
Project Phases
Selection
• 30 top female high school students from different regions
Training and exposure
• One week of soft skills and hardware and online training and projects
• Talks from women leaders
• Mini-internships in IT industries
Community work
• Students return to their communities to implement local projects
• OJT at respective CeCs; training their peers in key IT skills
TAG results from other countries
Over 1000 girls
developed IT and
leadership skills
350 community
service projects
implemented by TAGs and classmates
300 blogs and websites about local
women leaders
published
TAG Philippines
PhilCeCNet has been implementing this project since 2011
More than 300 high school girls have been identified and trained under the 1st phase, with help from our Community eCenters (CeCs) in Luzon, Visayas & Mindanao
30 of the best high school girls are selected to come to Manila for the First Tech Age Girls Bootcamp (Jan. 20-30, 2013)
The girls will develop community projects and work with their respective CeCs to implement them in their communities
Girls will serve as role models and will train other members in their communities in ICTs
Next Steps
PhilCeCNet to adopt TAG as one of its key programs for the next 4 years
TAG to be one of the programs under PhilCeCNet’s “iPinay Movement”, which will empower women and girls as driving forces of ICT-enabled development
This initiative will actively promote and support increased participation of women and girls in the ICT field.
We plan to hold annual TAG Bootcamps during the summer and semestral breaks
We plan to involve more CeCs and schools in identifying, training and assisting girls in their community projects
How you can help:
Sponsor our Tech Age Bootcamps! Help us by funding the training expenses and
logistics. Provide them space to learn and grow. Be a corporate sponsor in this unique ICT program for young women leaders!
Adopt a Tech Age Girl! You can sponsor their travel to and from the
Bootcamp. You can take them in as an intern.
Let them train with you! Let your company or organization be the venue for
their exposure to ICTs and community development.
Inspire the next generation of Women ICT leaders! Share your experiences. Be a trainer. Encourage
young girls to do their best and realize their full potential!
Contact us:
Philippine Community eCenter Network, Inc.
Dr. Angelo Juan O. Ramos, Chair
[email protected] Jeannine Teves, Network Coordinator