Women In Tech

Miscellaneous | August 20, 2021

August is Women’s Month in South Africa and we’re showcasing how our Tech Leaders scholarships and bursaries make tech education more inclusive for women and how you as an individual or company can get involved. 

Scholarships

We offer scholarships for young women to train as software developers as well as support in finding employment. 

University bursaries

We offer university bursaries for young women who have completed our courses in high school and shown exceptional potential to excel in IT-related study fields. 

Meet some of the young women in tech that CodeSpace has trained

Kholiswa

Kholiswa received a scholarship to study Software Development at CodeSpace in 2017 and now has 3 years work experience as a Software Developer and is excelling in her career.  

 

Brittany

Brittany is a conservation researcher and aspiring software developer.  She received a scholarship to study Software Development part time at CodeSpace while working at the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Her end goal is to use tech to optimise conservation efforts and agriculture on the African continent.

           

 

Jody

Jody received a scholarship to study Software Development at CodeSpace and is now working in a fintech startup. 

 

Siyanda

Siyanda received a bursary to study Business Information Technology at the University of Johannesburg. 

 

How can I help? 

  • Sponsor a scholarship. As a company, individual or group you can sponsor the cost of a young woman’s training. 
  • Hire a CodeSpace graduate. As a company, you can find talented young developers through our graduate database. You can list an employment opportunity here. 
  • Commit to a monthly donation. You can commit to a monthly tax-deductible donation to support our work in fostering greater diversity in the tech industry. 

 

Thank you to our sponsors whose generous ongoing supports makes this possible: 

Amazon Web Services
Codeo
CSG
DigiOutSource
Korbico
Lameco
OpenBox Software
Saratoga
TYPO3
Connecto Labs
Xneelo

 

Get in touch.

Chat to our admissions team! We’re here to answer all your questions and set you on the right track to success!