Empowering Women
through Digital Skills

Our Web Fundamentals Program is a 12 weeks, in person intensive designed to give you the essential skills you need to grow in software development. During the program, you’ll learn and master Figma, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript/Node.js, giving you the confidence to build modern, responsive, and high performing applications. By the end of the program, success looks like being comfortable with core development tools, completing real projects, and building a strong foundation that prepares you for more advanced software development programs.

SheCanCODE, Igire Rwanda’s flagship advanced web development pathway within the Digital Skills for Employability (DSE) programme, is a 16-week in person, intensive course designed to equip young women with practical, employer-ready full-stack skills. This program, which is part of a larger DSE initiative targeting 10,000 youth across Rwanda, focuses on vulnerable youth, prioritizing women, refugees, and people with disabilities. Through a hands on, project based curriculum covering frontend and backend development, databases, and developer tooling, SheCanCODE prepares participants to build modern web applications, while also providing industry mentorship, career readiness support, and linkages to internships, apprenticeships, and job placement opportunities through the DSE consortium. <p class="mt-4"> For more information about the Digital Skills for Employability initiative, please visit the <a href="https://rwanda.dotrust.org/digital-skills-for-employability-to-equip-10000-young-people-in-rwanda-with-digital-and-entrepreneurial-skills-to-secure-dignified-and-fulfilling-livelihoods-in-the-digital-economy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:#F97316; text-decoration:underline;"> DSE program </a>. </p>

The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) Rwanda program empowers women with the knowledge, networks, and access they need to start and grow successful businesses. The flexible educational program combines the online DreamBuilder platform with locally provided content, mentoring, and facilitation. Participants learn core business skills including strategic planning, marketing, and finance, while engaging with local facilitators and business partners. The program promotes social and economic empowerment, peer-to-peer learning, networking, and long-term entrepreneurial success.