Huawei, charity partners to empower women with digital skills in Kenya

Director of Public Affairs and Chairlady of Women in Technology, and Official Company Spokesperson Huawei Technologies Maureen Mwaniki. [Courtesy]

Chinese telecom company Huawei said on Thursday that more than 500 women in Meru County, about 250 km northeast of Kenya's capital of Nairobi, have been equipped with digital skills through a training program it launched with Kenyan partners.

Huawei said the week-long program, in partnership with Mama Doing Good, a non-profit organization in Kenya founded by the country's First Lady Rachael Ruto, as well as Computers for Schools Kenya, aims to empower women in rural areas with essential skills, enabling them to actively participate in Kenya's rapidly growing digital economy.