The Our Girls Our Future
Talent Accelerator
We Don't Just Identify Potential,
We Develop It.
EMPOWERING WOMEN
WITH WORLD CLASS PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
We're working to provide our African college women with a gender-specific toolkit that will ensure their professional and personal success in an ever changing world.
West Africa's First Finance and Technology Talent Accelerator
INTENSIVE ONLINE TRAINING
FIRST LOOK PROGRAM
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12 Weeks
2 Days
Enhance your understandings of finance or technology. Learn online from any location. Provided by our corporate sponsors. Top performing participants will interview for our in-person training.
The Yaa W. First Look program is an immersive virtual program designed to help participants to improve their skills and learn more about life at top finance and tech firms, preparing them for internship and full time roles.
REAL WORLD
EXPERIENCE
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3+ Months
Each participant is guaranteed a first round interview our corporate sponsors. We prepare and mentor them through internship/job experiences.
PROFESSIONAL
TOOLKIT
We touch upon every skill needed to be elite contender for the high skilled labor market and a future leader. From learning how to conduct yourself at a networking event, to how to structure a resume, to formulating an impactful LinkedIn profile, to public speaking, students are introduced to the fundamentals of formulating a gender-specific professional toolkit.
TECHNICAL
TRAINING
We offer two tracks, Finance or Tech, allowing students to develop a skill set that will help them get a running start as soon as they begin their careers. For the finance track this includes: financial modeling & valuation, case study method, excel shortcuts & financial statement analysis. For the tech track we focus on: HTML, C++, Python, Django & JavaScript. The classroom sessions are packed with both individual and team exercises to help facilitate understanding of the concepts
being taught.
RISE UP: EMPOWERMENT
SPEAKERS SERIES
Our program is unique because it takes a gender specific approach to professional development. Not only will we give these women the skills they need to succeed, but we will prepare them to tackle the challenges of being a woman in the workplace. Also our guest speakers provide students with tangible examples of success, in the many different forms it takes. Topics touched upon mental health, the importance of self-care, why women are needed in finance and the power of young people
among others.
INNOVATION
CHALLENGES
After completing our 6 week program, the students will be tasked with exploring the challenges facing their home communities and using the skills they've learned to develop a solution. They will present their solutions at our Annual Gala to an audience of friends, family, sponsors, and media.