Barbara Birungi

Background

Barbara Birungi (born 7 August 1986) is a female technologist and the founding manager of HiveColab in Kampala, Uganda.[1] She is the founder of Women in Technology Uganda, an initiative aimed at helping women and girls pursue technology careers.[2] Prior to Hive, Birungi was a staff member at the African technology firm Appfrica.[3]

Achievements

She won the Anita Borg Change Agent award in 2014 an award that recognizes outstanding international women (non-US residents with an emphasis on developing countries) who have created opportunities for girls and women in technology. She has spoken at several international events including at UNESCO, the United Nations, Motorola, the United Nations Development Programme, and ITU on the importance of closing the gender technology gap in sub-Saharan Africa over a period of 5 years. On 26 February 2013, she was one of several speakers invited by UNESCO to describe how e-science was being used in their country to strengthen the interface between science, policy, and society.[4]

Women In Technology

In 2015, Women In Technology Uganda was awarded the project inspire grand prize, which is awarded to outstanding organizations supporting that enable and empower women economically.[5]

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References
  1. "FEATURE: The week in startups". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14.
  2. "Rise of the African Female Entrepreneur". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16. Retrieved 2013-10-14.
  3. "African Women Using Tech to Change Business". Archived from the original on 2013-10-14.
  4. "UNESCO Interview of Barbara Birungi".
  5. "Winner 2015 grand prize".
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