Regina Mtonga is one of three founding members of Asikana Network. Asikana is an organization that engages females in STEM, with a particular interest in Technology. The main focus is training capable women in the tech space and creating a safe environment where women are free to explore this world of STEM without judgement and fear.

Currently Regina's official title is PR & Fundraising Director. She has a background in Computer Science and continues to do programming and practices software engineering aside her responsibilities with Asikana.

You can find the Asikana Network on social media: Facebook | Twitter

Asikanna is also partnered with Taungana.

The Burnt Out Experience

Regina was focused on school. She was loving computers and all things programming. She was also dealing with some hardship in school though. As a female in the STEM field, Regina was named called at school and told she wouldn't become what she had dreamed of.

Still, her parents were extremely supportive and she kept her mind to the technology, but in 2010 her father passed away. Three years later her mom passed as well. She became the guardian of her younger sister. She fell into a depression and at the same time, she had all her money stolen through the web.

...my goodness that's a lot.

So how did she deal? Teaching

The girls at Asikana kept Regina going.

These girls needed Regina and the network in order to fulfill their life dreams of being in STEM.

She's Smart

She was broke, beaten down, and knew that something had to give.

Then she remembered, "I'm pretty smart."

So, she used her brain and started fixing computers for companies. She started making an income with something she knew and that she was good at. The greatest gift that Regina said her parents gave her was her education.

"You forget these things when you are going through tough times."

Leadership

Listen more than you speak

Notable Quotes

"The most valuable inheritance my parents gave me was my education."

"Apply for something you want, even if you don't qualify. You have no idea how many opportunities I've had because I applied even when I didn't think I qualified."