Women in STEM: How HER Is Opening Doors in Tech and Energy
Women remain significantly underrepresented in technical fields across East Africa, from energy engineering to telecom infrastructure. HER Working Women has increasingly focused mentorship efforts on closing that specific gap, not just the broader leadership one.
Technical Mentors, Not Just Career Coaches
Because HER draws its mentor pool from across Simba Group's own sectors, energy, telecom, hospitality, it can connect women directly with technical practitioners, not just general business coaches. That distinction matters for women trying to break into engineering or infrastructure roles specifically.
Confidence as a Skill
HER's leadership workshops on strategic thinking and public speaking are often described by participants as equally important to technical training, the confidence to advocate for a seat at a technical table, not just the qualifications to deserve one.
A Longer Pipeline
By connecting mentorship directly to Simba Group's own technical sectors, HER is building not just a leadership pipeline, but a technical one, women equipped to move into engineering, energy, and infrastructure roles across the Group and the wider region.