Episode 234 | ZimboPy - Empowering Girls in Zimbabwe

Guest: ZimboPy @zimbopy Marlene Mhangami, Ron Maravanyika, and Mike Place talk with Dave Rael about this mission, history, and outlook of ZimboPy and their efforts to advance the cause of women in Tech in Zimbabwe ZimboPy is an organic, on-the-ground effort by local Python developers in the Harare. Their aim is to advance the cause of women in tech in Zimbabwe. They work in community centers, universities, high schools and tech hubs to make programming accessible to girls regardless of their socio-economic status or past experience with computers. Chapters: 2:25 - Dave introduces the show and Mike Place, Ron Maravanyika, and Marlene Mhangami from ZimboPy7:16 - Ron's motivations and the importance of ZiboPy's efforts transcending software9:39 - Marlene's motivations and involvement11:09 - How ZimboPy works12:56 - The ambitious mission of ZimboPy and the long road14:40 - Mike's involvement and role and the mentors20:57 - Pivoting and making due23:18 - The wonderful Python community24:37 - The quality of the program and the work to do26:21 - ZimboPy's early history and results Resources: ZimboPy Marlene Mhangami Ronald Maravanyika Mike Place PyCon Zimbabwe Django Girls Prosper Otemuyiwa on Developer On Fire Ashley McNamara Lorena Mesa Meggie Woodfield Become a ZimboPy Mentor ZimboPy Community Clubs Curriculum on GitHub Donate to ZimboPy ZimboPy's book recommendation: ZimboPy's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Solve real problems