Do you know how to create a website or do you want to learn?

Are you a female already in technology?

A website is a collection of related web pages, including multimedia content, typically identified with a common domain, and published on at least one web server. A web site may be accessible via a public network, such as the internet, by referencing a Uniform resource locator (URL) that identifies the site.

The basic difference between a blog and a website is theoretically the difference in how data is being presented – the format. Apart from that, in practicality there is a fine line between a blog and a website, not much to ponder about however.

Join us this Thursday at the American Corner @ 5pm if the answer to the questions above is a YES

HackathonGirls, Banjul

Blog

Wondering what a blog is? It is a regular record of your thoughts, opinions, or experiences that you put on the Internet for other people to read

Do you want to create one instead of a website?

Difference between a website and a blog is that with a blog you can get it up online free.

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HackathonGirls, Banjul

Biography

 

Juma challenged the gender technology gap in her home country, the Gambia and she leads by example, encouraging women throughout the Gambia to pursue careers in the technology industry. Juma studied hard to become a successful product engineer, committing herself to her academic career and valuing the significance of an education. She founded HackathonGirls, Banjul, where she mentors and supports young women in her community to overcome stereotypes and eventually achieve desired employment. The club teaches web literacy, basic IT skills, and programming languages to girls ages eight to eighteen. Beyond web education, the club unites girls in a safe space where they can freely collaborate, learn and share experiences.

Too often Juma witnesses young girls, who are skilled in math and science, lose hope as they prepare for interviews and professional positions. The Gambia has women in technology fields, but on average there are far fewer females than males, she notes. Right now, many girls in this field leave it because they think computer jobs are too difficult and they lose confidence at some point. So HackathonGirls is a platform to bring these girls together and encourage them to continue forward.

With more than 40 girls currently enrolled in the club, Juma is shifting the social stigma about gender and IT, one girl at a time.

Juma is also the regional coordinator for Mozilla clubs in the Gambia where she sees that she recruits more club captains in her community by mentoring and supporting them. As the Mozilla Representative in the Gambia too where she represents Mozilla in her country/region, builds on and supports existing/future local community efforts and programs, support and mentor future Mozilla Reps.

A product engineer at a software development company in The Gambia, she hopes to see more women fearlessly obtain careers in software engineering, but her ultimate ambition is to build a community that works together to empower and encourage more females into the field of technology and as a 25 under 25 awardee from the Internet Society, 2017. Juma envisions a future where her tech club members become future mentors to other girls, ensuring a strong, equitable role on the web for the next generation of women.

My Mozillian Life

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.

Mozilla Club of HackathonGirls

4th session of the Mozilla club of HG was awesome as we had more than 15 girls attend.. They learnt how to create a web page with mozilla thimble and also how to create a meme.
Creations by Girls : http://thimbleprojects.org/HTTP/aliciafyneah1/112965/ and https://thimbleprojects.org/aliciafyneah1/112501/ by Alicia Fyneah
https://thimbleprojects.org/fatoumatabetts/112532/ by Fatoumatta Betts

Are you missing out! Visit the American Corner Banjul every Thursday by 5pm to know more

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HTML Puzzle Box Challenge

Thrilled to see that this was helpful to teach HTML as girls race to structure the tags in the right combination. HTML is a coding language for building web pages. Join us every Thursday at the American corner at 5pm to see more or Want to know more about Mozilla club of HackathonGirls, visit https://thimbleprojects.org/angelj123/99128 Mozilla Club of HackathonGirls