Partnership and Participation Request: Girls in ICT Day
The International Girls’ in ICT Day is an initiative backed by ITU member states to create a global environment that empowers and encourages girls and young women to consider careers in the growing field of information and communication technologies (ICTs). International Girls in ICT Day is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in April every year. The theme for this year is: “Women and Girls and Innovation”.
On the 23rd of April, CANTO in collaboration with Soropotimist International of Port of Spain (SIPoS) will facilitate a one day Girls in ICT Forum which will include a mobile application competition and exhibition. CANTO and SIPOS will host 175 students from the Bishop’s Centenary College based in Woodbrook, Trinidad & Tobago. The program will feature interactive speeches from successful women in ICT and women in the community who are using ICT to develop and promote their businesses. In the mobile application competition, students will get the opportunity to design an innovative mobile application which would benefit women and girls in ICTs. The exhibition will showcase ICT stakeholders and the latest products and technologies.
We are inviting you to Sponsor, Speak, and Exhibit, at this wonderful event which will benefit the girls of Bishop’s Centenary College. Maximum visibility will be given to your company both locally and regionally.
Opportunities
• Sponsorship of lunch and/or snacks for the event (TT10,000 or TT5,000 each)
• Sponsorship of a 2 day mobile application training (TT5,000)
• Decor (TT5,000)
• Sponsorship of prizes for mini mobile application competition:
o Tablets (2)
o Smart phone (1)
o Cash prize – (TT$2,000)
• Volunteer female executive(s) from your organization to address the girls on opportunities in the ICT sector
• Company branded tokens
• Small exhibition (table) with ICT products on display
Draft Program
Remember the girls of today will be the women of tomorrow; hence the more ICT exposure they receive, the better equip they will be to serve the industry. Any assistance given with this project will be greatly appreciated.
To Sponsor, Exhibit or Speak contact:
Tricia Balthazar or Carmen Ramlal – Tel: (868) 622 – 5582/3770/0929
Regards,
Regenie Fräser
Secretary General