Institution Name: SistersLab Association for Women in Science and Technology
Project Title: Ada Lovelace Academy: Empowering Women Developers Through Mentorship and Training
Objective: To enhance the skills and workforce participation of NEET women aged 22–29, graduates of engineering programs, through technical and supportive training in DevOps, Cybersecurity, Game Development, and UI/UX Design via software academies.
Implementation Locations: Adana, Adıyaman, Ankara, Bursa, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Erzurum, Gaziantep, Hatay, İstanbul, İzmir, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Konya, Malatya, Mardin, Osmaniye, Şanlıurfa, Trabzon, Van
Grant Amount: 924.623 TL
Project Partner: Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Data Lab
Project Duration: 15 months (October 1, 2023 – December 31, 2024)

Project Outputs

• 108 NEET women participated in four different academy programs—DevOps, Cybersecurity, Game Development, and UI/UX Design—each consisting of 96 hours of technical training.
• Participants received supportive training on topics such as CV preparation, interview techniques, and gender equality.
• Eight one-on-one mentorship sessions and career talks were organized.
• Graduates of the academies were directed to partner technology companies of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Data Lab and SistersLab, with at least 20 participants supported for employment. 15 NEET women were successfully employed.
• All training content was published on SistersLab’s Learning Management System (LMS), enabling 200 additional NEET women to complete the training asynchronously.
• In October, a meeting was held at Tech Istanbul as part of “Ada Lovelace Day”, bringing together project beneficiaries and women developers from the tech industry.
• The CVs of those who successfully completed the online training were shared with partner companies, supporting the employment of at least 10 participants.