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About CyberGirls Fellowship
CyberGirls Fellowship is a free 7-month program that equips girls and young women aged 18 – 28 years old with globally sought-after cybersecurity skills, positioning them to start a career in cybersecurity and helping them to seize decent work opportunities within Africa and across the world. This program is an initiative CyberSafe Foundation and is funded through sponsorships, partnerships, and financial and in-kind support from well-meaning individuals and organizations.
During this fellowship, you will be given hands-on cybersecurity training, and mentorship, become certification-ready and possibly get paid internship/job shadowing opportunities.
Our Objective
To improve the socio-economic well-being of girls and women living in underserved communities in Africa and contribute to fighting poverty & cybercrime, cybersecurity skills shortage, and gender disparity in the tech industry (particularly cybersecurity niche); as well as fighting unemployment/underemployment.
OUR IMPACT
Africa's biggest female-focused free cybersecurity training and mentorship program
TESTIMONIALS
What our fellows are saying
Looking back, I realize that everything that was put in place; every person, every activity and every resource was well thought through. A perfect program for anyone that is ready for tremendous growth and change as an individual.
Maureen Wanjiku Wanjiru
Class: ‘22
In less than a year I transitioned from customer service management to Cybersecurity. The CyberGirls fellowship laid a strong foundation and gave me clarity on the direction to take to advance my career.
Ikponke Godwin
Class: ‘22
In less than a year I transitioned from customer service management to Cybersecurity. The CyberGirls fellowship laid a strong foundation and gave me clarity on the direction to take to advance my career.
Fatma Omar Salim
Class: ‘22
Nothing is ever easy, but you will never be left alone in your problems when you are in the fellowship. I feel really cared for and valued in the fellowship, and I look forward to utilizing the training and support I have received from the fellowship.
Grace Ghansah
Class: ‘22
One life principle that has resonated with me from CyberGirls is, “With the right mindset, I can do whatever I set my heart to do”. This has helped me to stand out at work and as well as in my personal life, now I am that girl who doesn’t hesitate to spread her wings and soar to new heights.
Chinenye Udechukwu
Class: ‘21
The CyberGirls Fellowship is one of the best experiences I have ever had. It pushed me to be a better version of myself by encouraging me to explore my creative side, improve my soft skills, and think outside the box.
Olufela Osideko
Class: ‘21
I started the year as a professional hairdresser and ended it working as a Cybersecurity Analyst. In the Fellowship, there was a great deal of bonding and learning, I had a wonderful journey and gained a new family.
Victoria Robinson
Class: ‘21
LEARNING PATHS
Explore Our Diverse Learning Paths
Cloud Security
Critical Infrastructure Security
DevSecOps
Digital Forensics and Threat Intelligence
Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Incident Response (SOC Analyst 1)
Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing
PARTNERS
Partners In Impact
About CyberSafe Foundation
CyberSafe Foundation is Africa’s leading non-governmental organization in the digital development domain, on a mission to facilitate pockets of change that ensure inclusive and safe digital access in Africa, especially for the most vulnerable in our society.
