WordCamp Entebbe, a two-day event that took place on the 10th and 11th of March, 2023, was a resounding success and was attended by over 200 people. The event, which was focused on the WordPress content management system, drew attendees from across Uganda and beyond. However, what made this event stand out was its commitment to gender diversity in the tech industry.
The organizers of WordCamp Entebbe made a concerted effort to ensure that women were well-represented at the event. The gender diversity program featured female speakers and student attendees. This program was designed to inspire more women to pursue careers in technology, and it proved to be a huge success.
Over the course of the two-day event, attendees had the opportunity to attend a wide range of sessions, workshops, and presentations. Many of these were led by female speakers who shared their experiences and expertise with the audience.
The topics covered ranged from beginner-level introductions to WordPress to more advanced topics such as website optimization, content creation, and web security.
One of the most inspiring sessions of the event was a panel discussion on women in tech. This session featured female leaders in the Ugandan tech industry who shared their experiences and insights with the audience. The panelists talked about the challenges they had faced as women in a male-dominated industry and offered advice on how to overcome those challenges.
Another highlight of WordCamp Entebbe was the student program. This program provided an opportunity for students to attend the event and learn more about WordPress and the tech industry in general. The students were able to attend workshops and presentations, network with professionals in the industry, and gain valuable insights into the world of tech as well as introduced to the new study curriculum of the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT) a Ugandan quality assurance directorate offering nationally, regionally and internationally recognized quality assurance services for the Business, Technical, Vocational Education and Training (BTVET) were students can use WordPress in their final year projects and graded on a national level.
This year’s WordCamp was led by Kasirye Arthur the leader of the WordPress Community in Entebbe who is also a community lead for Woocommerce and Elementor
Overall, WordCamp Entebbe was a hugely successful event that demonstrated the power of gender diversity in the tech industry.
By creating a program that was focused on empowering women in Tech, the organizers of this event helped to inspire a new generation of female technologists. It is our hope that more events like WordCamp Entebbe will be organized even in schools so that we can continue to build a more diverse and inclusive tech industry.
It is great to see the success of WordCamp Entebbe 2023 and the commitment of its organizers towards promoting gender diversity in the tech industry. It is inspiring to hear about the female speakers, student program, and panel discussion on women in tech, which provided valuable insights and motivation to the attendees. The event’s focus on WordPress and the Directorate of Industrial Training’s new study curriculum highlights the relevance and importance of technology education in Uganda. This event sets a great example for future tech events to prioritize diversity and inclusion, and I hope to see more events like this in the future.
This was a really great event! Johnious Tumusiime (Managing Director) of 24 Tech Time (U) Ltd represented us (the company). The event was really wonderful. As a web development company that has since foundation used the WordPress software to develop websites for our clients and for our own, we highly appreciate this organisation of WordCamps and WordPress Meetups because they help us network with the right colleagues plus retool ourselves with the best practices in the use of the WordPress software.
We therefore, as 24 Tech Time (U) Ltd extend our gratitude to the organisers of the Entebbe WordCamp 2023, especially Mr. Kasirye Arthur (the Lead Organiser of Entebbe WordPress Meetup), Mr. Dumba Stephen (the National Coordinator of ICT Teachers’ Association of Uganda – ITAU), Mr. Mukalele Rogers (Lead Organiser of Jinja WordPress Meetup and board member of ITAU), Mr. David Wampamba (one of the keynote speakers), Mrs. Celina N. Kasirye (a keynote speaker who discussed challenges of working online in Uganda), Ms. Maria Natukunda (a keynote speaker who presented on story telling), Sharon (presenter on Freelancing)……
All were good but these people’s contributions, on our side, were so touching!
We also recognise the great contribution made by the sponsors of the event because they made it affordable to all categories of people that attended. Great that to some of these we were already clients or we have installed their services in our clients’ website, especially Jetpack and Woo Commerce, thank you!
We appreciate the contribution of WordPress to the globe and call upon societies, companies and individuals to utilise the WordPress opportunity!