Women in IT (WIIT), a forum for women within the technology industry, announce the two winners of the 2007 WIIT bursary, Kgaugelo Maila and Nokukhanya Sigasa. Each bursary is worth R20 000.
Maila is a third year student at the Tshwane University of Technology and is striving to become a systems analyst and a project manager. Sigasa is currently a B.Com IT Management student at the University of Johannesburg and is working towards a career in web page design.
The aim of this bursary is for young women to achieve a firm footing within the technology industry. Past winners have seen the benefits of being part of this programme and now employed within IT companies, many with aims to start their own businesses.
WIIT is a bursary and mentorship programme that aims to create insight, opportunity, growth and development for women within the information technology sector. Members will have access to an annual bursary and mentoring scheme, a quarterly newsletter, website and special events. For more information, visit www.womeninit.co.za.
The publicity needs of WIIT are being handled by HMC Seswa which was established in 1982, and boasts a 24 year track record of consistency and excellence in the PR industry, providing PR services to companies within the IT and transport sectors.
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