The African Union CIEFFA and ImpactHER are co-hosting the
public phase of the Online Capacity Building Training starting from September
2025 under the theme “#AfricaEducatesHer - Digital Skills for All: Bridging the
Gender Gap in STEAM, Financial Literacy, and Entrepreneurship”. The training is
targeted at women and men from 55 African Union Member States and the Diaspora
who are interested in developing their skills and knowledge in Gender equality
in and through Education, STEAM, digital literacy, financial literacy and
entrepreneurship, as well as women teachers who want to enhance their capacity
to teach digital literacy and STEAM subjects.
The African Union CIEFFA and ImpactHER have come together to
organize an online capacity building training on skills’ development and access
to STEAM through gender responsive-education upscaling. This training seeks to
address the challenges facing young women and men in Africa, particularly in
the areas of STEAM, digital literacy, financial literacy and entrepreneurship.
It also seeks to enhance the capacity of women teachers to teach digital
literacy and STEAM subjects effectively.
The African Union's International Center for Girls and
Women's Education in Africa (African Union CIEFFA) is a specialized institution
of the African Union working under the African Union Commission Department of
Education, Science, Technology and Innovation (ESTI) and established for the
promotion and advocacy of gender equality in education on the continent.
ImpactHER is an award-winning not-for-profit organization
working to empower African female entrepreneurs by bridging the gender business
financing gap so as to help them realize their full economic potential.
Application Deadline: 16th August 2025
Benefits
- Gain
knowledge in Gender equality in and through Education, Digital
Skills, Entrepreneurial Skills and Financial Literacy.
- Get a
Certificate in each program: Digital Skills, Entrepreneurial Skills and
Financial Literacy (participants need to attend at least 80% of the
training courses per program to be eligible for certificates).
- Be
part of African Union CIEFFA network and ImpactHER network.
- Increase
chances to be invited for fully-funded in-person activities by the African
Union CIEFFA.
- Access
to other fully-funded online training sponsored by ImpactHER
Eligibility Criteria
- Be an
African woman or man ;
- Be
able to demonstrate the motivation to learn about: digital skills,
entrepreneurial skills and financial literacy.
- Be
able to demonstrate leadership abilities, aspirations and a commitment to
the promotion of girls and women’s education;
- Have
access to good internet connection and a device (laptop, computer,
smartphone or tablet).
- Have a
clear understanding of one of the training’s languages; English, French or
Portuguese;
- Hold
an African citizenship residing on the continent or anywhere in the world.
P.S. Please note that the participants will be divided
into batches. Each batch will be run for a period of 1 month starting from
September 2025.
Take advantage of this opportunity to develop your skills
and achieve your professional goals.
👉🏾
APPLY NOW: https://bit.ly/cieffaocbt
If you have any questions or requirements, please reach out
to : youth.cieffa@gmail.com or hello@impacther.org