Giving girls the power to be whoever they want in life
Biba provides the skills, space and inspiration for girls and women to become awesome developers and future leaders.
Biba provides the skills, space and inspiration for girls and women to become awesome developers and future leaders.
BIBA is a social enterprise run by girls, for girls. We know that there is a shortage of people in the tech industry, especially girls, and we want to make a change to address this issue. Technology is advancing at a rate that the demand for software engineers, data scientists, game developers and more roles, are increasingly getting higher and higher.
BIBA has been founded by a team led by Siddhi Trivedi who are passionate champions of tech with a vision of bringing the best tech companies, educators and thought leaders together to enable skills transfer between tech experts and young girls.
“It will be 30 years before there is gender parity in computer science degrees”
The Chartered Institute for IT 2020
The main focus for BIBA is to begin the process of bridging the gender gap of women in tech. We want to nurture and inspire girls from their early stage of schooling to foster a passion for a career in tech in order to meet the needs of the future growth of our economy.
We aim to bridge the gap between the number of women studying computer science at university, to the number of women in tech roles. With BIBA we want to achieve 50:50 (male to female ratio) by 2050.
The main focus for BIBA is to begin the process of bridging the gender gap of women in tech. We want to nurture and inspire girls from their early stage of schooling to foster a passion for a career in tech in order to meet the needs of the future growth of our economy.
We work with young girls aged 16 to 25 who want to go into a STEM career in the future, and those who want to work with existing tech companies to develop and refine their skills.
We aim to bridge the gap between the number of women studying computer science at university, to the number of women in tech roles. With BIBA we want to achieve 50:50 (male to female ratio) by 2050.
You sign up onto the platform and take part in a questionnaire, to find out your interests in technology.
You will also be able to complete a profile on the system, which contains your academic and extracurricular experiences
BIBA matches you with the best internships and projects, based on your interests.
You will be able to apply for these opportunities on the system. The application process will consist of a few questions (along the line of “Why would you like to be a part of this internship/project?)
Companies will be able to work with those that they have chosen for the specified internship or project. The company will provide you with resources to help you complete the tasks assigned to you.
Through the work you undertake with these projects, you will build a long term relationship with companies who will continue to help you develop your skills and experiences.
If a student wants to go to university, then BIBA will help you choose the right path for you.
