We
started as a small group called HackathonGirls and whiles I was
searching for on-line IT activities to teach girls, I found Mozilla
teaching activities on the web where I came across this website called Tech Girls. From the site I came across leadership opportunities which was
how I applied to be a club captain. The whole process seemed to be what I was
actually looking for at the right time, though I only knew Mozilla to be
Mozilla Firefox i.e just a browser, but then in all it was really
inspiring and great reading all the wonderful things Mozilla offers and
not just the browser. After being accepted as a club captain for
the first Mozilla club in the Gambia, It was something very exciting to
have preceded that and then I began all the hard-work of leadership,
getting the right space, the right people and learners etc. But with
hard-work and perseverance it all went well and today we have over 15
learners for the Mozilla Club of HackathonGirls, where we teach learners
how to read, write and participate on the web. Basically we hope to
have more Mozilla Clubs in the Gambia in order to get people across the
Gambia to be web literate. Also I have met a lot of Awesome Mozillian
People in the last three months and it feels as if I have been there for
a longer time, sad thing was that even though I was provided a travel
stipend and invitation to Mozilla Festival in London, I couldn't make it
and so i missed out on all the fun, but then I believe everything happens
for a reason and this makes me to grow stronger and work harder in everything I do.
On the 14 th of July, 2017, I was selected as a 25 under 25 awardee by the Internet Society to celebrate 25 young people who are under 25 ...
Juma Baldeh leads by example, encouraging women throughout The Gambia to pursue careers in the technology industry Juma studied hard t...