+Women in Tech
Free 18-week intensive bootcamps in front-end, back-end and data analysis — for women with no prior tech experience.
105 graduates in 2024 · 1,229 all-time
Brazil · Since 2016
Educate a woman,
educate a nation.
{reprograma} is a Brazilian nonprofit closing the gender and race gap in technology — through free, intensive programming education for Black, Indigenous, trans and low-income women.
About
About {reprograma}
Mission
Reduce gender and racial inequality in technology — bringing more diversity to the sector through education.
Vision
Include, train and empower diverse girls and women to write the code that transforms their lives, the market, and technology itself.
A Brazilian nonprofit offering free programming education to cisgender, trans and travesti women and girls in socioeconomic vulnerability — prioritizing Black, trans and travesti women in every selection process.
2016
Founded
1,400+
Women trained
5,000+
Connected to tech
70%
Employability rate
Depth of impact
Three layers of impact, one pipeline.
Every program we run lives on one of three rungs — together they form a continuous ladder from first exposure to a paid tech career.
01
Connect
Introduce technology to girls and women — building foundational knowledge and confidence in everyday digital tools.
Workshops, talks, meetups, panels, roundtables
02
Strengthen
Deliver intermediate and specialized training, fostering peer-to-peer exchange across our wider community of women in tech.
Short courses, hackathons, hiring events, technical sessions
03
Transform
Drive employability and meaningful career change — directly reducing the gender gap in tech, one woman at a time.
Long-form bootcamps and intensive programs
Impact in numbers
What the pipeline produces.
Connect
5,647
Women & girls impacted
100+
Workshops delivered
Strengthen
1,083
Women & girls impacted
24
Cohorts completed
10+
Hiring fairs hosted
Transform
1,453
Women fully trained
48
Bootcamp cohorts
80%
Completion rate
70%
Employed within 6 months
R$ 2,274
Avg. monthly income increase
The women we serve
Our selection process actively prioritizes Black, trans and travesti women — the demographics most underrepresented in Brazilian tech.
68%
Black & brown women
42%
LGBTQIAPN+
85%
Low income
35%
Northern & Northeastern Brazil
19%
Mothers
8%
Trans & travesti women
Programs
Four programs. One mission.
+Women Tech Leaders
Technical deep-dives and educator training for women who already have a foundation in technology.
124 graduates in 2024 · 264 all-time
+Employability
Career mentorship, vetted job openings, an employability platform, and recruitment fairs that connect our talent to hiring partners.
472 candidate profiles · 36 partner companies · 483 open roles
+Diversity & Inclusion
Diversity literacy, retention scholarships, and inclusive-hiring guidance — closing the gap between selection and graduation.
Scholarship holders: +16pp completion rate
In their words
Empowering girls. Transforming women.
Empowering girls
“Being part of the {reprograma} Teens cohort was incredible — it opened up new horizons in technology I didn't know existed. I'm deeply grateful.
Rafaela Silvério, 18
Alumna · Teens cohort
“We were apart physically but I felt completely at home. I learned CSS, HTML and JavaScript in the lightest, most natural way.
Ana Carolina Cardozo, 17
Alumna · Teens cohort
“The incredible women I met, the unforgettable experience, and everything I learned in such a short time — it was a gift.
Laura Macedo, 18
Alumna · Teens cohort
Transforming women
“I was unemployed with no professional outlook. I thought switching careers was impossible. {reprograma} proved me wrong.
Bárbara Aguilar, 30
Front-end Developer · MaxMilhas
“{reprograma} was my way into tech. As a trans woman, I'd worked in survival jobs for years before this finally became an option.
Luiza Araújo, 25
Assistant Programmer · idwall
“{reprograma} was the turning point of my life. Unemployed and mother of two, I left Rio and my family to join the program.
Renata de Almeida, 31
Front-end Developer · Grito Comunicação
Recognition
Trusted by the institutions that fund the future.
CAF America Certified
UNESCO Prize for Girls' and Women's Education
Google.org Impact Challenge for Women & Girls
IBM Volunteer Excellence Award
MIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge — Finalist
HolonIQ's 100 Most Promising EdTech in Latin America
Arymax Foundation Young Leadership Award
BTG SOMA 2023 Trust Seal
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Partner with us
Fund the next generation of Brazilian women in tech.
We work with foundations, corporates and individual donors to scale free, high-quality tech education for women who would otherwise never get the chance. Let's talk about what's possible together.
