by ACWICT | Jan 24, 2019 | Slider, Success Stories, Vusha Girls |
Meet Grace, Ann, and Praxidies, three young women in Kenya who were provided with vocational training and life skills through the African Centre for Women, Information and Communications Technology. Kenya is home to the fourth largest HIV epidemic in the world.[1] In...
by ACWICT | Dec 19, 2018 | Slider, Vusha Girls |
On December 11th, the Wilson Center’s Maternal Health Initiative, World Vision, Inc., and JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. hosted an event titled Emerging Lessons from the DREAMS Innovation Challenge. A panel of experts presented on emerging lessons, best...
by ACWICT | Dec 11, 2018 | Slider, Vusha Girls |
On 4thDecember 2019 DREAMS Challenge organized an exhibition and award ceremony for 16 individuals from various counties in Kenya who are doing excellent work in their communities to eradicate Gender Based Violence (GBV). The ceremony which took place at University of...
by ACWICT | Nov 2, 2018 | Success Stories, Vusha Girls |
Mercy Obiro, a 24-year-old living near the shores of Lake Victoria in Kisumu City knows how tough life can be living in a city with no job, no prospects and no hope. “You never really understand the value of opportunity until you feel like you have none,” cautions...
by ACWICT | Oct 22, 2018 | Slider, Vusha Girls
Despite considerable progress in the overall global response to the epidemic, HIV among young women ages 15 to 24 in a subset of sub-Saharan African countries remains an urgent problem with AIDS being the leading cause of death for adolescent girls in Eastern and...
by ACWICT | Mar 10, 2018 | Vusha Girls |
In anticipation of the visit by the Secretary of State Mr. Rex Tillerson, ACWICT was nominated among other partners under the DREAMS partnership initiative to be part of the DREAMS implementing partners would demonstrate the success of the program. ACWICT implements...
ACWICT is a Kenya-based ICT for Development (ICT4D) Organization whose mission is to promote women’s and youths’ access to and knowledge of ICTs as tools for sustainable development. ACWICT is managed by an independent competent board of trustees and a secretariat with qualified staff in areas of expertise. Our head office is based in Nairobi, with field offices in 9 counties across the country. The day to day activities at ACWICT are managed by an executive director who reports to the board of trustees.