Non-profit organisation Girls in Tech Foundation launches ‘She Builds Tech’ initiative to educate women entrepreneurs
‘She Builds Tech’, an initiative by a non-profit organisation Girls in Tech Foundation (GIT), was inaugurated at KL University in Vaddeswaram on Saturday.
By Indian Express News Service
VIJAYAWADA: ‘She Builds Tech’, an initiative by a non-profit organisation Girls in Tech Foundation (GIT), was inaugurated at KL University in Vaddeswaram on Saturday.
The two-day programme aims to provide a platform to empower women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics or STEM along with entrepreneurship opportunities. “We are working towards bridging the gap between academia and industry by bringing industry-ready professionals, creating jobs and building entrepreneur eco-system. Our objective is to help women empower themselves, create value and emerge as successful professionals, leaders and entrepreneurs,” said GIT Chairperson Sree Divya V.
As many as 35 experts from various I-T companies will mentor as many as 200 aspiring women entrepreneurs under the mentorship programme. The participants will be given a robust hands-on curriculum, personalised expertise and orientation on several aspects of entrepreneurship. “We want to accelerate the growth of innovative women entering into the high-tech industry and build start-ups,” Divya added.
The mentorship programme will provide more than 50 internships to the participants, which have the potential to be converted into jobs, seed funding support from investors, consider of project proposals by the US government, and provide post-programme mentorship opportunities.