Our programs equip girls and women with technical, social, and life skills — creating pathways to economic independence and transforming communities across Africa.
Pearls Africa develops initiatives that expand access to coding education, artificial intelligence learning, and mentorship opportunities.
Coding and digital skills for girls — teaching HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python through Summer Code Camps and AfterSchool programs. Building the next generation of female software developers.
Introduction to artificial intelligence learning — exploring AI concepts, how emerging technologies are shaping industries, and how girls can participate in the AI economy.
Supporting women pursuing careers and leadership in AI — through mentorship, community building, and opportunities to explore and advance in artificial intelligence fields.
Training educators to introduce AI awareness in classrooms — equipping teachers with tools and resources to bring digital innovation and AI literacy to the girls they teach.
Sharon Okpoe grew up in Makoko, Lagos's largest waterfront slum, where her father is a fisherman and her mother sells smoked fish. Through GirlsCoding she built Makoko Fresh, an app connecting fishermen directly to buyers — cutting out middlemen and increasing family income. Her story was featured on CNN in 2018, and she aspires to study Computer Science at Harvard.
Built by GirlsCoding participants, Hope Baskets is a website that bridges economically advantaged and disadvantaged communities — making it easier to direct support to people in need.
Conceived by GirlsCoding participants, Break the Blade is an FGM awareness campaign — including a wristband concept designed to alert authorities when a girl is at risk.
The journey doesn't end at graduation. Alumnae now run their own GirlsCoding clubs in their communities, four serve as paid facilitators at Pearls Africa, and graduates have gone on to roles like Senior Analyst at Goldman Sachs and full-time mobile developer.
I am so grateful for the opportunity to have learned React Native through Ladies@Work. It gave me an option to work full time as a mobile developer.
The Ladies at Work training was the start of my tech career. After the training, I went on to DevPlacement Internship, Dufuna Frontend Development Training, Enyata Academy, and working on real-life projects.
My experience at Pearls Africa was good. The courses were deeply engaging. The Saturday lessons where people of industry were brought in was a wonderful learning period. All in all, the program was of high quality.
I joined to learn web development in 2020 through Ladies@Work. I thought programming was not for me — now I know I can do all things. The foundation laid for me at Pearls Africa has been of great help.
