The Mpumalanga ICT Club is five years old
According to Ms Nomusa Keninda, founder of the Mpumalanga ICT Club says she cannot believe that time has flown so fast
The Mpumalanga ICT Club is five years old after being formed in 2014.
According to Ms Nomusa Keninda, founder of the Mpumalanga ICT Club says she cannot believe that time has flown so fast.
She said: “The club celebrated its five years anniversary and its first year Digigirlz initiative at Sofunda Secondary School on Saturday, May 18 with girls from Makhathini Primary School, LD Moetanalo Secondary School, Zikhuphule Primary School and Sofunda Secondary School.”
“The club was first launched in 2014 at Edward Matyeka Primary School with only about 66 teachers at that time. Teachers attended their first online training using Google Apps for Education and was then called Google Education Group Emalahleni “GEGeMalahleni”.
She says they then started spreading and touched even Siyabuswa as GEGSiyabuswa.
Afterwards the club added various initiatives such as Intel She Will Connect, Africa Code Week-Coding, Digigirlz and CreativITy workshops with learners and teachers.
The club have hosted many training workshops to empower teachers and learners in schools with ICT skills including Coding.
She says they pride themselves with such a contribution in their communities.
“We love to say bravo to all our participants and supporters! We owe SchoolNet South Africa and the Southern African Association of Science & Technology Centre (SAASTEC) organisations for the wisdom and inspiration that made us grow to this level. Our partnerships and collaboration with you and others were awesome and encouraging indeed. The club presented its work in a number of international and national platforms including Paris France recently, Africa Play Summit in Pretoria and in the 365EduEvents Dubai based organisation led by the late Mr Mark Duncan in Durban and Cape Town last year. We continue to launch our prominent Digigirlz event initiative in various platforms including the International Girls in ICT hosted by Nkangala TVET College in collaboration with the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services,” added Ms Keninda.
Ms Keninda and Ntombizodwa Gininda were thanked for keeping the fire burning in the club by ensuring that the club is on the international arena and locally as well.
