Valeria R. McFarren

The upcoming Africa Leaders Summit is an opportunity for the United States to address the war in Ethiopia, insecurity in Somalia, and support the region's economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, writes @CSISAfrica's @wmbellamy. Read here: csis.org/analysis/us-pr…

Join @mccgov DCLI @BlaserML talk about data ecosystems & the @dlabTZ story at Global Digital Development Forum on May 4-5. Register here #GDDF2022 @USAID, @Chemonics, @Deloitte, @TechChange, @DAI, @Palladium, @CARE, @DIAL @TechChange digitaldevforum.course.tc

How do you #breakthebias?

4 years strong. #DataTamasha2021 Congrats @dLabTz! @choose2usedata

Register today for the #DataTamasha in #tanzania! One of the best #datainaction #data4localimpact events of the year. #africaled @MCCgov @PEPFAR @IREXintl

Insightful highlights #UNWorldDataForum from @StephenChacha ED of @dLabTz: Data partnerships, citizen generated data and importance of data governance frameworks to harness opportunities of the Fourth Industrial (Digital) Revolution! #Choose2UseData #DigitalTransformation

This #InternationalDayOfGirlChild learn about RiseUp a digital safe space and community in #Tanzania for any young girl with a dream. @dLabTz @MCCgov @PEPFAR #choose2usedata dcli.co/impact-story/r…

Registration is FREE.Don’t miss a great conversation between inspiring women ⁦⁦@UNDataForum⁩ ://whova.com/portal/webapp/unwdf_202110/Agenda/1863952/ #undataforum #womenindata ⁦@TungaMahadia⁩ ⁦@dLabTz⁩ ⁦@WiDS_Worldwide⁩ ⁦@LinkedIn⁩ ⁦@MCCgov⁩

Excited to hear from @MCCgov @LinkedIn @WiDS_Worldwide @dLabTz at the @UNDataForum. Registration for virtual participation opened today unstats.un.org/unsd/undatafor… #womenempowerment #dataskillsmatter

On #IYD2021, proud of @MCCgov 's Data Collaboratives for Local Impact that is preparing youth with the #LocalData & digital skills needed to succeed in the #FourthIndustrialRevolution! More than 80% of our @dLabTz @DGateway @sejenci participants have been youth!

In Tanzania, switching to an electronic health management information system helped a hospital to streamline & digitize data collection+ address how to analyse the data without data literacy skills? Read this #DataForChange story: bit.ly/hospital-data @dLabTz @PEPFAR @MCCgov

Org Ivoiriennes! @MCCgov recherche partenaire veuillent s’approprier d’un programme d’appui & formation des #PME féminines dans #DataScience & #OutilsNumeriques. Voir #FundingOpportunity 95332419N0001, Partnerships w/ MCC, #10 Women's Data Lab & Network  grants.gov/web/grants/sea…

Join us to hear 6 Tanzanian teams pitch their #LocalInnovations after completing @dLabTz @GrindstoneXL Accelerator supported by the DCLI. Opening by @MCCgov @katerinantep & @PEPFAR Neeta Bandari #InclusiveGrowth #DataRevolutionTz #ChooseToChallenge2021 quicket.co.za/events/133937-…

Another #IWD2021 success story feauturing the @dLabTz work equipping women with business and data skills ippmedia.com/en/news/dar-en… @TungaMahadia @PEPFAR @MCCgov

The world needs more women #datascientist—find a few examples from #DCLI @dLabTz @DCDJCI @WiDS_Worldwide in this article from @CGDev cgdev.org/blog/why-world… #IWD2021 #ChooseToChallenge @DGateway @VodacomTanzania @MCCgov @PEPFAR

How can girls in tech change the world? In celebration of women this month, #dlabTz hosted 34 girls in a four-day #CodeLikeAGirl workshop that ended on March 5, to help them explore their superpowers. #GirlsInSTEM #DataRevolutionTZ #IWD2021 @VodacomTanzania

This #IWD2021 read why investing in #localdata pays off as women #Choose2challenge in #Tanzania @dLabTz @IREXintl @PEPFAR @MCCgov @tanzania_bora @KIHUMBE1 @USAID_Digital

CSOs in Côte d'Ivoire are often unaware of existing data, default to not sharing, duplicate collection efforts, or operate without needed data. The @DCDJCI Data Inventory is a centralized list of local-level data sets built to support #DataUse. cc: @MCCgov developmentgateway.org/blog/developin…

Côte d’Ivoire’s traditional medicine centers are required to report monthly on services provided, but only about 2% actually report. @DCDJCI Fellow, Dongo, built a tool to improve reporting and then trained 42 practitioners from 15 countries to use it. developmentgateway.org/blog/using-dat…