Empower: AI for Girls
CFTE Supported 21C Girls by providing courses in Artificial Intelligence technologies to over 3000 girls
The Challenges
of women were employed ASEAN FinTech companies in 2018
of listed Singapore companies had boards with female representation in 2018
of Fintech Founders were female as of 2018
What We Did
- Supported Empower: AI for Girls a 3-month series of workshops teaching basic algorithms in Artificial Intelligence needed to solve business problems, and how to apply this in practice.
- CFTE assisted the programme by offering an in-depth introductory module on AI, taught by Dr. Ayesha Khanna for CFTE's AI in Finance course.
- The initiative stood as an important step in challenging gender inequality in finance and technology through education by demystifying technology and empowering learners to achieve new possibilities in business.
The Impact
3000+ Girls Educated
Girls from diverse backgrounds collaboratively learned the applications of AI
AI Technologies Mastered
Learners upskilled with courses to understand data analysis, AI algorithms and machine learning
Applied Learing
The course concluded with a capstone project that helped the girls practically apply their knowledge
Our Partners
Dr. Ayesha Khanna is Founder and Chairman of 21C Girls (21st Century Girls), a registered charity that teaches coding and artificial intelligence to girls and women in Singapore. Dr. Khanna is a passionate advocate of gender parity and diversity in tech and artificial intelligence.
Ngee Ann Polytechnic is a post-secondary education institution in Singapore. They have an ever growing alumni community of over 145,000. Their mission is to develop students who are confident, self-directed, innovative and adaptable – equipped for success in the future economy.
