The vision of the wITches group, which currently consists of 18 members, is to show children what they can do and what they can do in the future. At school they learn the theoretical foundations, but they may not be able to imagine how it is used in practice and that it is not as complicated as it may seem. Children see that after a few hours of workshop they are able to create beautiful things. Since 2016, when wITches were founded at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, 941 children have participated in our workshops, 18 of which were from orphanages. Almost a third of the participants were girls.
In the upcoming academic year, students plan regular weekend workshops, a total of 12 will be held from October to December - almost every weekend. The exact dates will be announced on the website from the beginning of September. At the same time, the girls will also visit the children's home in Dlažkovice on 5 September, where children will be introduced to similar technologies. Activities for children's homes began with wITches at the beginning of 2019 and plan to continue them in the coming year. The closest chance to meet wITches is at Scientists' Night on 27 September, where they prepare a rich program every year.
