Douar Tech invites female entrepreneurs from all over the African continent to participate in the Marana Digital Expert Talks & Women’s Network.
The program was designed to bring together a collection of industry experts and female leaders in response to deepening a strong relationship for women in the tech space on the African continent.
Criteria for participation
- Female entrepreneur from any African country
- Participant must be between the ages of 18-35 years
Benefits of participation
- An exclusive session with industry leaders
- Collaboration with other Marana Women Network members via Slack
- Eligibility for $500 micro-grant boost funding
Note that once participants of the Marana Women Network have taken part in a session and shared local language content online, she is eligible to receive micro-grant funding through the Marana Women Network.
The aim of this micro-grant program is to provide initial funding for female leaders to create a greater impact in their local communities.
The Marana Digital Expert Talks will be held from 10 March-9 April 2021 for 10 exclusive sessions hosted in English with leaders in the digital fields across topics from financial inclusion to mental health.
Douar Tech will select 20 female beneficiaries from each session as this represents a diversity of regions across the Continent.
Each participant of the Marana Women Network must commit to creating at least one output of digital content (videos, social media posts, blogs) for an audience in her respective country through local language.
The aim of this initiative is to trickle down digital skills programming and knowledge to vulnerable groups that are typically unable to access content due to language barriers.
Interested African female entrepreneurs can go ahead to fill this form. The deadline for application is Wednesday, March 10, 2021.
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