• Although some strides have been made to advance women in tech, more needs to be done. Women currently hold only 19% of tech-related jobs at the top 10 global tech companies, relative to men who hold 81%. In leadership positions at these global tech giants, women make up 28%, with men representing 72%.
  • A recent report commissioned by industry, energy and healthcare outfit Siemens found that a potential R4 trillion could be added to the African economy by 2026 through the adoption of digitalisation in industrial sectors ranging from transport to manufacturing.
  • And South Africa emerged as the country with the highest potential to drive this innovation. What lacked however, is the skilled workforce in digitisation needed to tap into this market.
  • Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu, chair of the Datatec Foundation notes, “The vast lack of technical/digital skills in the country is partly because of poverty among South African youth which leave millions unable to pursue secondary and tertiary education or training.” South Africa’s unemployment rate is 27.5%, accounting for 6.21 million people; the unemployment rate among young people (aged 15-34 years) is a very worrying 38.2%. Not surprisingly, many youth are despondent and discouraged by the lack of opportunities available to them to acquire skills through education and training.
  • The Faith Mangope Technical and Leadership Institution for Women Foundation intends to help upskill young PDI women in ICT/Digital skills and enable them to gain the necessary skills to become economically active through employment, entrepreneurship and leadership.
  • Our motto is: if we can change the life of one women, she can change the life of 3 other women, who in turn can change 3 others……..etc. This is how you incrementally change a nation, a continent and its people therein.

MISSION AND VISION

  • The Faith Mangope Technology and Leadership Institute is established to align Africa’s youth, particularly women, with a working environment governed by the 4th Industrial Revolution
  • Its exists to Educate, Empower, and Equip African women and youths about Jobs 4.0, thereby assuming the role of catalyst for the success of their future career endeavors.
  • To  provide a support structure for women who are interested in working and becoming entrepreneurs in the ICT Sector.
  • To expose African women to global opportunities especially with BRICS partners in the ICT Sector and to facilitate their participation in the sector.