Training 13 Million African Women with DataCamp How a Nigerian social venture for women integrated world-class education into their curriculum. Gitgirl is a data science academy for women headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, founded in 2018. Their mission is to train 13 million African women to become data- fluent. As of November 2019, they’ve trained over 150 women, and they’re just getting started. Seventy-five percent of Gitgirl’s trainees have master’s degrees or PhDs ranging in fields as diverse as statistics, computer science, and law. At a minimum, all Gitgirl trainees have at least a bachelor’s degree and a strong desire to work in tech. Gitgirl took a practical approach to build out their learning program. Their first consideration was location: Lagos is one of Africa’s largest

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