36 girls from 15 territorial district in Moldova will participate in first 2-week long computing summer camp for girls between the ages of 16 and 20, to learn how to build web app development, as a result, build a web based project for their communities. The camp is due from 17th to 30th of August.

The 2-week long program has an agenda to teach girls 21st century programming languages such as Python and Flask, HTML + CSS and Bootstrap. As part of the process before girls arriving at the camp, each participants will prepare a project idea to develop while learning coding and programming. As a result, they will build a web application to promote their project in their community.

After the summer camp, the next-step is to equip the 36 girls as ambassadors, with tools to setup GirlGoIT Local Chapters in their territories, engaging more girls from their communities into computing skills. In November 2015, we plan to organise a 3 days’ workshop conference in design-thinking for the girls to plan 8 months activities for their local chapters, each chapters will be assigned with a coach with IT and entrepreneurial skills to guide support girls and the creation of local chapters for the duration of 8 months. In the long run, this local chapters will become centres for tech hub initiatives in rural communities and inspire upcoming talents for Moldova digital economy. 

We are also involving parents, informatics teachers and librarians in the decision process of setting up the local chapters. On the 7th of August, 2015, Novateca will be hosting a focus group meeting for GirlsGoIT, inviting parents, librarians, informatics teachers, civil society organisations, IT companies and mobile telecommunication companies to discuss the opportunities and impact the creation of the local chapters will bring into communities. We believe that parents, informatics teachers, librarians and school directors are critical for the successful creation of GirlsGoIT local chapters.

GirlsGoIT is a 2 years framework jointly developed with eGovernment Center and other partenrs.

The advance track "Mobile App Development" will target existing programmers with basic skills to learn and enhance their knowledge on how to build mobile apps. While the basic track "Web App Development" will bring in 36 girls from new territorial districts with no previous experience in coding or programming to learn how to build web app and for their community.