Applications are invited for the CyberGirls Fellowship 2022. CyberGirls is a 1-year fellowship that equips girls with globally sought-after cybersecurity skills, helping them to seize work opportunities within Africa and across the world. This initiative aims at combating poverty, cybercrime, cybersecurity skills shortage, unemployment and gender disparity in the tech industry (particularly cybersecurity niche). During the one-year fellowship, the CyberGirls beneficiaries will be exposed to computing and cybersecurity fundamentals, career paths in cybersecurity and upon choosing a desired career path, will be taken through an appropriate learning path to get hands-on skills, mentorship, become certification ready, get paid internship/job shadowing opportunities and if old enough secure entry level job placement.
WORTH
- CyberGirls beneficiaries will be exposed exposed to computing and cybersecurity fundamentals, career paths in cybersecurity.
- For participants in Nigeria and Ghana, both virtual and physical learning options are available.
ELIGIBILITY
- Open to girls and women aged 18 – 28 years old;
- Interested in starting a career in cybersecurity;
- Willing to commit 7 months to the fellowship;
- Undergraduates and graduates;
- This training is only available to participants in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Rwanda, Zambia and Egypt.
DEADLINE: March 31 2022
To apply and for more information visit here
