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WeCoded 2026: Echoes of Experience 💜

Jaydaplug · Nairobi

Echoes of experience · gender equity in tech

Jaydaplug — 22, from Umoja, Nairobi. First hackathon (2022): 50 devs, only 6 women. When a female colleague’s idea was ignored until a man repeated it, #PichaHack was born — now 300+ women & non‑binary coders in Kenya, building tools like Sauti (Swahili voice API).

“Equity isn’t a favour – it’s the reason our apps don’t fail half the population.” – Jaydaplug @ iHub 2023

🌟 Big up to my best tech friend Seline from Gomycode Kenya – we debug life together, share chapati, and build dreams. Love you, sis! 💚


Ally toolkit (actionable steps)

  • 🔊 Amplify, don't mansplain – “As Amina said…” rewires the room.
  • 👥 Sponsor, not just mentor – introduce, recommend, promote.
  • 💰 Fund equally – seek women‑led startups.
  • 📢 Call out bias – challenge “she's too aggressive”.

Gen Z Kenya: the future is us

“tuliskaa tu? we code.”

For the young hustler

  • Join PichaHack – safe space for women & non‑binary coders.
  • Cyber Systems Academy Labs – free cybersecurity & cloud courses for Kenyans.
  • Apply for Afro Fem Coders scholarship.
  • Build with Swahili NLP community – creating local language AI.

Resource stack

  • Moringa School
  • iHub
  • AkiraChix
  • SheCode
  • Cyber Systems Academy Labs

Jaydaplug Services (built by us, for us)

  • myResume – online resume maker for Kenyan job seekers (ATS‑friendly, Swahili/English).
  • CSA Labs – Cyber Systems Academy hands‑on courses (cybersecurity, cloud, ethical hacking).
  • Swahili NLP – open community building language models for Swahili.
  • PichaHack – women & non‑binary coders in Kenya (mentorship, hackathons).

Connect

  • 🐦 Twitter: @Jaydaplug
  • 💻 GitHub: /jaydaplug
  • 🔗 LinkedIn: /in/jaydaplug
  • 📞 WhatsApp: 0702250123
  • 📧 jaydaplug@proton.me

Communities: #PichaHack · #CSA_Kenya · #SwahiliNLP · #myResumeKE


© Jaydaplug 2026 — “tuliskaa tu? we code.”

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