femCoders trains young women across West Africa in robotics, AI, coding, and entrepreneurship — bridging the gender gap in STEM, one innovator at a time.
Founded in 2015, femCoders Initiative is a non-profit organisation operating across Bénin and Nigeria with a singular purpose: make STEM accessible, relevant, and empowering for young women.
We believe that when you train a girl in technology, you provide communities with sustainable, high-impact venture development models.
Hands-on intensive workshops in coding, embedded architecture circuits, and practical machine engineering fields.
We scale classroom concepts into production-grade local tech products solving real economic issues.
Three pillars that transform curious young women into Africa's next generation of tech leaders.
Our flagship program trains girls and young women in robotics engineering, electronics, programming, and AI. Participants build real robots, write code, and compete in regional STEM competitions. The academy runs in Cotonou and Lagos, with sessions designed to spark lasting passion for technology.
Learn More →We visit schools, communities and universities across Benin and Nigeria to inspire girls to pursue STEM. Through talks, demonstrations, and mentorship panels led by female role models in tech, we change perceptions and break cultural barriers that keep girls out of science.
Learn More →Technology is the great equaliser — so we support digital startups built by women to solve Africa's own challenges, from agriculture to healthcare. Our R&D unit also runs AI and robotics research projects, incubating ideas from our community into real-world solutions.
Learn More →Since our founding in 2015, femCoders has grown from a small coding club in Cotonou into a recognised movement for gender inclusion in African tech.
Direct participants entering local tech workspaces.
Schools & communities reached across West Africa
femCoders is built by young African women who refused to wait for the future — and decided to code it themselves.
Visionary behind femCoders and the Rachael Orumor Foundation. Rachael has dedicated over a decade to closing the gender gap in STEM across West Africa.
Our robotics instructors are engineers and educators who design curriculum that bridges theory and hands-on practice for girls aged 12–30.
Dedicated volunteers and staff who travel to schools, rural areas, and universities to inspire the next generation of female tech leaders.
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