Applications for participation in the Free Online Her CyberTracks initiative 2026 are now open
Closing Date: 19 April 2026
Applications for participation in the Free Online Her CyberTracks initiative 2026 are now open
Are you a female cybersecurity professional ready to accelerate your career, sharpen your expertise, and build a global network?
The Her CyberTracks initiative is looking for driven women working in the public sector or critical infrastructure. This initiative is a five-month hybrid programme designed to strengthen women to become more confident in shapingpolicy and strengthening cyber resilience across the continent and beyond. Participants can choose from four specialised tracks: Policy & Diplomacy, Incident Response, Criminal Justice and Cyber & AI. All tracks are tailored to different professional profiles and interests.
This is a unique chance to:
- Master advanced skills through live sessions, self-paced courses, and in-person training
- Receive personalised mentorship and close guidance from senior global experts
- Connect with a powerful cross-regional community of women in tech
Funded by the Auswärtiges Amt (Federal Foreign Office) Germany and the European Commission, with contributions from the Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale. This initiative is co-implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the International Telecommunication Union, in partnership with the Global Programme on Cybercrime of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Latin America and Caribbean Cyber Competence Centre (LAC4), to champion women in cybersecurity
Eligibility Criteria
Her CyberTracks is being offered specifically to women residing in targeted countries in Africa, the Americas, Arab States, Asia and the Pacific, CIS and Europe. With an approach concentrating on regional participation, the programme aims to provide women with support in their local cybersecurity communities. A limited number of sponsorships are available per region to support participants in their travels to regional onsite training activities.
| Target countries: |
| Africa: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
| Americas: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay. |
| Arab States: Algeria, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia. |
| Asia and the Pacific: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Fiji, Indonesia, Kiribati, Lao PDR, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Viet Nam. |
| Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): Armenia. |
| Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine. |
To be eligible to participate in the Her CyberTracks initiative, interested women must meet the following criteria and requirements:
- Policy & Diplomacy CyberTrack: Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in the fields of policymaking/diplomacy, preferably in the fields of technology, cybersecurity and/or peace and security, or in technical cybersecurity fields.&
- Incident Response CyberTrack: Participants must have a minimum of 2-3 years’ experience in IT/network systems administration or at least 1 year experience working in a public sector or (private) critical infrastructure sectors’ computer emergency response team or security operations centre. Participants should have basic system admin network skills and knowledge of Linux or Windows.
- Criminal Justice CyberTrack: Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in the criminal justice sector (e.g. prosecutors, law enforcement, lawyer, etc.)
- Cyber & AI CyberTrack: Minimum 2-3 years’ experience in the fields of policymaking or diplomacy, preferably in the fields of technology, cybersecurity and/or peace and security. Women in technical roles interested in the intersection of cyber and AI policy/governance
- The programme will be held in English. Participants must have a good working knowledge of English.
- Willingness and ability to allocate circa 10–15 hours per month for the duration of the programme.
- There are no age restrictions.
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