Over 1000 girls across the Caribbean celebrated International Girls in ICT Day on April 23, 2020 with SheLEADSIT and other tech partners. Global Yaadie was LIVE inside the #YouthTech4ClimateNow segment with digital dynamos, Destiny Powell from Deighton Griffith Secondary in Barbados and Sabrina Atkinson from Northern Caribbean University, Jamaica. Joined by a live audience over 70 girls we spoke about the growing community of young female tech talents and the digital future of the Caribbean focusing in climate change. Destiny and Sabrina shared experiences and perspectives on:
- SheLeadsIT flagship hackathon - Caribbean Girls Hack in reducing the digital skills gender gap
- Innovative Caribbean applications to raise awareness of climate change and manage disasters
- The importance of creating inclusivity for vulnerable and special needs eg. chatbot solutions
- How ICT careers can eliminate gender bias especially in a pandemic
