Half a million black female developers to be trained by 2030 to tackle diversity in blockchain
*ConsenSys and Black Women in Blockchain Council team up toward the ambitious objective to exponentially grow the presence of black women developers in blockchain
*As of 2018, less than a thousand black women in the world are software developers focused on blockchain coding
*The online bootcamp that will be launched early 2022 by both organizations, aims at training more than 500,000 black women developers by 2030
ConsenSys has teamed with Black Women in Blockchain Council (BWBC) to launch a global joint initiative next year, with the ambitious objective to drastically increase the number of black women blockchain developers, empowering half a million of them around the world by 2030.
In 2021, global crypto users passed 100 million and the number of users based in Africa or part of the African diaspora is rapidly growing. However, out of the millions of diaspora users, only few participate in core protocol engineering. Furthermore, in 2018, only 105,000 of 18 million software developers focused on blockchain development. Less than 1% of those 105,000 developers were from the African diaspora, and even fewer were women — a huge gap that this new project has the ambition to bridge.
BWBC and ConsenSys will launch specialized programming for black women in blockchain by 2022, according to a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed recently. The full collaboration will foster opportunities for the African diaspora to create global blockchain opportunities and solutions.
“The demand for blockchain developers is rising with the normalization of cryptocurrency,” said Olayinka Odeniran, founder of Black Women in Blockchain Council (BWBC). “We are dedicated to positioning black women to helm this new tech wave, causing a ripple effect of new wealth generation among their families and communities.”
“We at ConsenSys are excited to join forces with BWBC to drive talent with the goal to achieve global blockchain adoption. Diversity is part of our DNA” said Scott Olson, former director of Truffle Blockchain now ConsenSys Brand Specialist.
This initiative directly contributes to five of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): gender equality (SDG 5), education (SDG 4), entrepreneurship (SDG 8), innovation (SDG 9) and social inclusion (SDG 10).
“Such innovative technology has historically not been maximized within black communities,” Odeniran said. “We’re changing that pattern for this wave of tech.”
The entry fee for future black women blockchain developers across the globe to participate is only $25*. They just have to sign up directly at: blockchain_program.
In the first phase of the project, the training material will only be available in English.
* Price is subject to change after December 2023.
About BWBC
Founded in 2018 by Odeniran, a former Chief Compliance Officer turned Cybersecurity professional, BWBC is a leading global benefit organization that aims to increase representation and visibility in the technology ecosystem by promoting black wealth creation in blockchain and STEM.
About ConsenSys
ConsenSys is the leading Ethereum software company. We enable developers, enterprises, and people worldwide to build next-generation applications, launch modern financial infrastructure, and access the decentralized web. Our product suite, composed of Infura, Quorum, Codefi, MetaMask, Truffle and Diligence, serves millions of users, supports billions of blockchain-based queries for our clients, and has handled billions of dollars in digital assets. Ethereum is the largest programmable blockchain in the world, leading in business adoption, developer community, and DeFi activity. On this trusted, open source foundation, we are building the digital economy of tomorrow. To explore our products and solutions, visit http://consensys.net/.
