Poornima Meegammana: May 2020

Girls in Technology and NextGen IoT Responding to Covid 19 Lockdown

Responding to Covid 19 Lockdown Girls in Technology and NextGen IoT initiated a free online training program for Sri Lankan students and teachers in computer programming and web development

Yesterday we completed our first season Reaching 268 Teachers and 122 Students through 50 online sessions.

The 2nd season starts mid-May

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Article on Isoc Foundation on the work we do in Sri Lanka through Girls in Technology
https://www.isocfoundation.org/story/sri-lanka-increasing-girls-enrollment-in-tech/?fbclid=IwAR2kuo_KSswNnqR1hjCt9RSeygL42R5N7JqIyCitq4iNM_-cYkfjxwUKBcg

Launching Nextgen Creative Leaders

Nextgen Creative Leaders program is Supported By Adobe and TakingITGlobal. The program focuses on developing skills in Youth to strengthen their future creative careers.

Our project Nextgen selected as WSIS Prize 2020 - ITU Champion!

Our project Nextgen IoT selected as WSIS Prize 2020 - ITU Champion!

The Award Recognises activities that leverage the power of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to advance sustainable development. It is given by International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)

Thank you Nextgen leaders, Volunteers, Our Partners and everyone who took part in our workshops we couldn't have done this without your support.