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'''TechChix Tanzania''' is a non-profit based in Arusha, Tanzania. The organization comprises professional women in various engineering and technology fields whose aim is to increase empowerment and engagement with young women and girls interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).
'''TechChix Tanzania''' is a non-profit based in Arusha, Tanzania. The organization comprises professional women in various engineering and technology fields whose aim is to increase empowerment and engagement with young women and girls interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics).<ref>[http://www.techchix-tz.weebly TechChix Tanzania Website]. Retrieved 06 Feb 2017.</ref>
These women felt it was wise to prove statistics wrong by empowering young women to beat the odds by not only taking careers in technology fields as well as engineering, but also to take up work related to their fields. Though statistics show that the number of women enrolling in technology related courses in colleges and universities is slowly increasing, there is still much work to be done. Despite this increase, there are still very few women who graduate with degrees in ICTs that take up careers due to either prejudice or lack of confidence in their ability to deliver, since most of these careers are dominated by men in Africa.
This organization is included in ICANNWiki's feature on [[Gender Issues in Tech & Internet Governance]].
==Mission & Goal==
==Mission & Goal==
==ICANNWiki & TechChix Event==
==ICANNWiki & TechChix Event==
In mid-November, 2016, TechChix partnered with ICANNWiki to hold the first ever Edit-a-thon in Arusha, Tanzania at the JR Institute. The purpose of the event was to create deeper awareness of general [[Internet Governance]] topics and to teach hands-on wiki-editing skills. 72 participants, 60% male and 40% female turned out from different stakeholder groups, including students, members of the technical community and others from academia. 120 articles in total were created by the end of the event.
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== References ==