Inspiring Open #5: Technology Embolders Women and Change: Angela Lungati
Channel: Wiki In Africa
Date: 2022-05-16

In the 5th episode of Inspiring Open, leading African woman in technology Angela Lungati chats with host Betty Kankam-Boadu about her epic journey working up the ranks to CEO of Ushahidi. 

Angela Lungati’s interest in technology started when as a little girl she would play with her father’s computer. Now, that interest has evolved into a passion for building and using appropriate technology tools to impact the lives of marginalised people. As one of the leading women in tech, she has over 10 years of experience in software development, global community engagement, and non-profit organisational management. She is the executive director at Ushahidi, a global non-profit tech company that helps communities quickly collect and share information that enables them to raise voices, inform decisions and influence change. Angela sits on the Creative Commons Board of Directors and is also a co-founder of AkiraChix, a non-profit organisation that nurtures generations of women in technology developing innovations and solutions for Africa.

Listen to these chapters:
02:18     Early Life
08:21     Finding an internship through networking
12:16     On being a software developer
14:14     On being promoted to community developer liaison
16:36     Climbing the ladder to executive director of Ushaidid
20:32    On being a woman in a global tech space
22:18     Ushahidi
30:32     Finding funding for Ushahidi
35:16     AkiraChix
39:54     How being Open impacted Angela's career
41:53     Life in a tech family
44:03     Advice for girls interested in a tech career

Inspiring Open is a new podcast from Wiki Loves Women that gives voice to the incredible women who are changing Africa; telling their stories and sharing the lessons they’ve learned along the way. We talk to the CEOs, entrepreneurs, musicians, writers, educators, and political movers and shakers.  Inspiring Open amplifies their stories, letting them take you on their personal journey in conversation with host Betty Kankam-Boadu. 

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