Rwanda and Germany fund program to increase women in tech
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The governments of Rwanda and Germany agreed to a €16 million (approximately 26 billion Rwandan francs) project to encourage more girls to pursue technical and vocational education and training (TVET) in Rwanda.
KfW, a German investment bank, signed the agreement with the Rwanda TVET Board (RTB) on September 23, building on an existing initiative and expanding support to TVET schools.
The “Skills for Girls TVET Project” will focus on increasing scholarships for female students, particularly in fields like automotive technology, information and communication technology (ICT), and other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) areas where women are currently underrepresented. RTB plans to raise the number of girls receiving scholarships by 2,000, aiming for female students to make up 70 percent of all scholarship recipients.
Students like Joyce Mukundwa, who studies Electronics and Telecommunication, have noted significant gender imbalances in TVET programs, with fewer girls in fields such as construction and automobile mechanics. The project will also support scholarship recipients through university education, addressing financial barriers that prevent some students from accessing TVET programs.
