Continuing Professional Development
for African Female Educators
by African Female Educators
Artwork by Savina Art This Life
From chalkboards to chatbots,
Africa’s female educator
Is connecting all the dots.
Every day, her inclusive classroom
Opens a thousand doors
For young talents to bloom,
And spark their courage to explore.
With AI and smart tools aglow,
She’s a teacher, a mentor, a young girl’s hero.
Tearing down walls, widening the view,
She pushes the horizon to let new dreams through.
Through the WEP, she grows, she shares, she dares,
Leader in motion, answering the call with care.
In this sisterhood where best practices shine,
She’s reshaping education, bold by design.
Empowering Africa’s Female Educators to Lead the AI Revolution in Education
The WEP equips female teachers across Africa with the digital, leadership, and AI integration skills to transform learning for every child, especially girls.
Research shows that when women teach, girls learn, stay in school longer, and dream bigger. Through WEP, educators gain the tools, confidence, and community to make that impact exponential.
Beyond strengthening their leadership and mentoring capacities, participants explore how artificial intelligence can bridge learning gaps, boost creativity, and personalize education. They co-create innovative solutions – from storytelling and design thinking to robotics and digital learning – shaping classrooms where equity, inclusion, and imagination thrive.
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“With AI, we’re getting closer to what every teacher dreams of: a school where every learner belongs.”
At King George VI School in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, special needs educators Ennet Mutasa and Leaflet Moyo are using AI as a bridge to inclusion – proving that tech can do more than teach: it can listen…
Artwork by Savina Art This Life
Propelled by Peers,
Grounded in Research
The WEP grows closer to educators’ needs each year through surveys, design challenges, and peer-reviewed publications.
From 2020–2025, the WEP surveys and testimonies have reveal remarkable impact with 90% of participants self-identifying as a leader at the end of each series. In 2023, 100% of participants reported feeling empowered to lead change.
626
Alumnae
40
Countries
95%
Gained confidence using AI for and in their classroom (2025 survey)
93%
reported a positive impact on their role as educators (2025 survey)
WEP Side Story
2019
Africa Code Week partners (SAP, Irish Aid, UNESCO, camden.education and the Moroccan Ministry of National Education) launch the first WEP in Rabat as a response to gender inequity in digital education. Taking the best of Africa Code Week’s CPD culture and reimagining it through a female educator’s lens, the WEP was on a mission to “equip African female teachers with the skills and knowledge they need to successfully teach, inspire, mentor and prepare girls for tomorrow’s tech workplace.”
2020
Partners built on this success by go 100% virtual, enabling French and English-speaking women from all corners of Africa to learn new skills and form a community of practice.
2021
Scaling impact with two series per year and a local chapter in Zimbabwe.
2022
Launching research campaign to explore the barriers to education that exist for girls in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic.
2023
Introducing in-depth CPD sessions on Financial Management, Ethics in AI and Leadership.
2025
The WEP returns with a special focus on the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence in the teaching profession – empowering educators to explore how AI can support innovative learning, personalize education, and unlock new opportunities for their students. Teachers leave not just with knowledge, but with strategies and confidence to integrate AI into their teaching – and the energy of a community that grows stronger each semester.
New local chapter rolled out in Senegal.
Being part of the WEP has been a journey of growth, collaboration, and purpose. Stepping into the role of Moderator and Lead has allowed me to connect with extraordinary educators across Africa, share ideas that spark innovation, and inspire new ways of creating safe, inclusive, and forward-thinking classrooms. It is a privilege to be part of a community that believes in the power of education to transform lives.”
Victoria Nxumalo
WEP Host since 2021
Founder & Executive Director, Girls in STEM Trust
U.S. Department of State International Visitors Leadership Program Alumna
World Robot Olympiad Lead for Zimbabwe
Open Letter to the Female Teachers of Africa
Be a source of inspiration and encouragement for each other. Keep learning from each other so that together, you support the rise of a new generation of women leaders lifting the continent to rightful heights.
The WEP is of paramount importance when it comes to helping you, women teachers across the continent, become true leaders and change makers.
From your selflessness will rise your ability to turn ground-breaking ideas into action and bridge the gap that still keeps too many women from embracing the digital promise.
In this collective journey, let’s not forget to engage and train all the moms, sisters, cousins and aunties at home. They are the inexhaustible sources of inspiration and rock-solid support that our efforts need to bear fruit in the short and long run.
Finally, let us see failure and frustration as powerful incentives along the way. For people who lack confidence and use doubt to reach inwards and upwards have a name: we call them leaders.
Fatoumata Niang Niox
Executive Director and founder of ACCEENT Founder | WEP & World Robot Olympiad Lead for Senegal
