UNESCO: UNESCO joins Technovation to launch free, online, 5-week tech education programme for girls in 6 countries
date：2020-07-20 20:27author：小编source：UNESCOviews：
The COVID-19 pandemic has made accessible, virtual learning for girls more important than ever before. UNESCO is partnering with global tech education nonprofit Technovation, a member of UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition to support countries to develop inclusive learning solutions. Together, they are running the Technovation Idea Lab: a free, online, 5-week tech education programme for girls.
During the programme, girls will learn what artificial intelligence (AI) is, how it works, learn how to build their own AI model, and make a plan for an AI invention that solves a problem they identify in their community. Girls will be able to interact and learn with volunteer mentors from around the world and other students from their country.
The programme will take place from 27 July to 28 August 2020 in Brazil, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, and Pakistan for girls aged 10-18. With the help of volunteer mentors, around 6,000 girls are expected to learn and apply the skills needed to solve real-world problems through technology.
“Through our collaboration with the UNESCO Global Education Coalition, as well as community and corporate partners all over the world, we’re committed to doing all we can to support vulnerable groups and ensure the progress humanity has made over the past 50 years in education and equality are not wiped out,” said Tara Chklovski, CEO & Founder, Technovation. “We believe providing girls with interesting, project-based curriculum that empowers them to contribute to and lead change in their communities using technology like artificial intelligence - which is already integrating into and reshaping our lives - is one way to combat the negative impact this pandemic is having on education.”
Source: https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-joins-technovation-launch-free-online-5-week-tech-education-programme-girls-6-countries
During the programme, girls will learn what artificial intelligence (AI) is, how it works, learn how to build their own AI model, and make a plan for an AI invention that solves a problem they identify in their community. Girls will be able to interact and learn with volunteer mentors from around the world and other students from their country.
The programme will take place from 27 July to 28 August 2020 in Brazil, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, and Pakistan for girls aged 10-18. With the help of volunteer mentors, around 6,000 girls are expected to learn and apply the skills needed to solve real-world problems through technology.
“Through our collaboration with the UNESCO Global Education Coalition, as well as community and corporate partners all over the world, we’re committed to doing all we can to support vulnerable groups and ensure the progress humanity has made over the past 50 years in education and equality are not wiped out,” said Tara Chklovski, CEO & Founder, Technovation. “We believe providing girls with interesting, project-based curriculum that empowers them to contribute to and lead change in their communities using technology like artificial intelligence - which is already integrating into and reshaping our lives - is one way to combat the negative impact this pandemic is having on education.”
Source: https://en.unesco.org/news/unesco-joins-technovation-launch-free-online-5-week-tech-education-programme-girls-6-countries
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