Tech firm gives scholarships to over 300 women
TECHDIGEST – A data and strategy firm, 10Alytics, has granted scholarships to over 300 tech women across the globe in commemoration of the 2023 International Women’s Day.
The firm, in its call for applications in March, revealed that successful candidates would receive partial funding (up to 50%) to study any of its courses, which include Data Analytics, Business Analysis, Data Engineering, Full Stack Data Science, Financial Analytics, Power Platform Engineering, and HR Analytics.
The EdTech firm in a statement released said the initiative was to encourage more women into the tech and data space.
The statement read in part, “Our programs are beginner-friendly, dedicated to taking individuals from zero to professional, and include no-code, low code, and code-related programs.
“The discounted fee would also provide access to our value-added services, which are tailored towards producing well-rounded data and tech professionals.
These services include CV review, LinkedIn optimization, Freelancer (Upwork) optimization, weekly Mentorship, navigating the job market (United Kingdom, United States of America, Canada and Africa), recommendation letters, as well as interview preparation sessions.”
The statement added that recipients of the scholarships came from all over the world with the top ten countries consisting of the United Kingdom, Canada, USA, Nigeria, Ghana, Germany, Namibia, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, and Poland.
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Speaking on the initiative, a Co-founder of 10Alytics, Adeiza Suleman, said a masterclass was held in commemoration of International Women’s Day.
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According to him, over 850 applications were received, out of which about 320 were selected as beneficiaries of the scholarship program.
He said, “The call for applications was launched on March 8, and closed on March 31.
With less than 25% of tech roles occupied by women and considering the impact diverse perspectives can have on innovation, it is pertinent to have more women in tech. For us at 10Alytics, we believe this scholarship will contribute to increasing that number.”
One of the beneficiaries, Adejumoke Akinnuwesi, expressed her excitement on making the final selection. She thanked the organisers for the opportunity, saying, “Thank you, 10Alytics, for giving me this platform.”
Similarly, some other beneficiaries, Robertah Adwowa, Oyeshomo Yetunde, Ejiro Orivri and Oyebade Vivian, took to the company’s official Instagram page to express their gratitude.
Netizens lauded the EdTech firm for the great initiative, while urging them to host a similar initiative for men.
Co-founder, 10Alytics, Efemena Ikpro, reiterated the company’s dedication to increasing the number of women and Africans, generally, in the global data and tech space.
He revealed that the company would be hosting the fourth edition of its Data Hackathon in the second quarter of the year, adding that further details would be shared in due course.
“We organise regular hackathons to not only build the data and tech community but also foster a healthy competition amongst our community,” Efemena added.
