After she finished secondary school and received her grades, Caroline Murimi did not have trouble making a career choice.

She would study Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

“Making the decision to study Engineering was very easy because I had seen other ladies before me do it,” she told the Safaricom Newsroom last December.

The women she had seen were from the Women in Tech network, which brings together women working in the technology-related departments at Safaricom.

Now a fifth-year student at Moi University, Caroline continues in her progress towards a career in technology.

Last December, she was among the 78 participants who graduated from a training program on Artificial Intelligence initiated by Safaricom Women in Tech and Huawei Kenya.

Caroline and the rest of the participants – 49 women and 29 men – were recruited for the program through Women in Tech’s Campus Outreach.

The outreach to tech students in university is meant to introduce them to the needs and trends of the industry even as they seek to establish the foundations necessary to enter the world of work.

“We noticed that the curriculum alone cannot enable them to survive in the current work environment,” said Donna Rege, the head of the Women in Tech initiative.

Maureen Mwaniki, Director of Public Affairs and Policy at Huawei Kenya, said grounding the students in the reality of Artificial Intelligence today is a basic skill for a career in tech now.

“It’s about fostering an ecosystem where people are not just consumers of AI but also creators, innovators, and leaders,” said Maureen.

A trip to China was part of the training.

Watch the video to learn more.