BabesGotBytes

Our Values

 

 

 

Activism

We’re not just preparing women & girls to enter the workforce – we’re preparing them to lead it, to improve it, to completely and totally transform it.

 

Collaboration

 

We believe Working collaboratively, building teams from individuality, this helps improve productivity. It also becomes easier to brainstorm ideas to solve an existing problem or deliver the required work on time.

Our Team

Amanda Gxagxa
Co-founder Chairwoman

Amanda has vast experience in administration, customer related services and web analytics. A former web development facilitator volunteer at a local charity organisation. She holds an IT certification in Software Development. She is the organisation critical thinker and problem solver.

Phindiwe Nqanqaru
Co-founder + Director Of Operations

Originally from Elliot, Phindiwe spent more than 2 years in the retail industry. Studied full stack development and she has trained hundreds of high school teachers, E-learning advisers, students and Unemployed youth in digital literacy & coding. She is happiest when helping others pursue a career utilising their unique skills, expertise, and passion. This is why she loves working with BabesGotBytes and growing the dream team.

Tebogo Kgopa
Technical Advisor

A village boy from Jericho Village (North West Province). Tebogo Spent his days as Sailor with a classified security clearance before embarking on a 4 + year career as back-end Software Developer. He enjoys teaching and coding and also likes academia but does not like writing and publishing. He thinks he is the fun one in this team.

Mmahadinana Rosy Mohohlo-Marumo Technology Advisor

Rosy is a graduate Web Developer and Software Engineer by profession. During her career, she worked with a vast variety of Technology companies, varsities(education), municipalities, and governments including overseas technology companies. She is passionate about learning and exploring what is new in the field of Technology and always challenges herself to become the best at what she does. Rosy is currently a mentor to grade 12 learner(s), participates in the provincial marathons, and takes pleasure volunteering where she can.

Olivier Dobberkau
Advisor

Oliver is founder and CEO of dkd Internet Service GmbH in Frankfurt, Germany. He is President of the TYPO3 Association. He studied political sciences, law and computer sciences at university of science. He has over 25 years of experience in new media and internet. His expertise lies in the areas of project management, infrastructure and large organizations.

“Coding is today’s language of creativity. All our children deserve a chance to become creators instead consumers of computer science.”

~ Maria Klawe