Girls Coding Academy
Lesotho
Reduce the gender gap in STEM
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Organisation Name Girls Coding Academy |
Registration body / Regulator website http://www.obfc.org.ls/licensing/default.php |
Is the organization profit-making? Yes |
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Organisation Types Youth-led organisation |
Country of operation Lesotho |
Does the organization maintain financials? Yes |
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Short mission statement Reduce the gender gap in STEM |
Focus areas Employment and Entrepreneurship, Education and Skills Development |
Please advise on source of funding / donor(s) Clients pay but we are in early stage to sustain the business. We are applying for business grants and hope for positive response. |
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Organisation address in text format for site search purposes P. O Box 4084 Khubetsoana Maseru Lesotho |
Mission of the organization Our mission is to reduce the gender gap by engaging and encouraging young women and girls to participate in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics or STEM fields. We strive to provide our students with valuable digital skills and strong network to tech leaders, students and alumni to help create opportunities for all. To not only be a top robotic institution in the country but the world. Without significant sponsorship, our robots are still robust and competitive |
Organisation website – full URL |
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Full name of organisation’s contact person Maneo Mapharisa |
Social impact Statement Since 2017 we have trained 'Introduction to coding' to more than 3,000 girls. For clients that do pay for our services we have 4 girls who are in tertiary programmes pursuing STEM education. |
Full link to Twitter account |
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Email address of the organisation girlscodingacademy@gmail.com |
Full name of Founder / President Maneo Mapharisa |
Full link to Facebook page |
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Telephone Number 0026653041501 |
Full name of co-founders Nkentso Ledimo |
Full link to LinkedIn |
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Telephone Number - alternate 0026659068230 |
Full name of current President/CEO Nkentso Ledimo |
WhatsApp Number 0026653041501 |
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Is the organisation registered/certified Yes |
Total number of staff members? 3 |
Number of beneficiaries? 501-1,000 |
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Please select your registration date 01 June 2018 2:00 am |
Number of staff 18-40? 3 |
Countries covered, or geographic footprint Only Lesotho |
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Registration body / Regulator Ministry of Trade and Industry |
Offering women's-only programmes Women's-only |
Youth organisation location
Main North 1 Rd, Maseru, Lesotho
