For three months, I had the chance to be part of Taa Club, a community program for girls ranging from middle-school students to university level.
I joined the team as the media lead, responsible for documenting each gathering and producing the visual coverage and videos that captured the program along the way.
What made the experience particularly interesting to me, though, was that my contribution did not stay within media alone.
As the program progressed, I noticed an opportunity to use my technical background to simplify part of the team’s work. Tracking participants, attendance, and points across the different gatherings involved a lot of information that needed to stay organized, so I designed and built a small web application to bring that process into one place.
The system made it easier to follow participants, record attendance, track participation requirements, and calculate points throughout the program.
It was a small internal tool, but working on it reminded me how useful technology can be when it starts with a real need rather than with the technology itself.
More than one role
Being part of Taa Club gave me space to work in areas that do not always come together in my day-to-day role: media production, technology, community work, and direct interaction with different age groups.
It also gave me another opportunity to use some of the skills I rely on in Business Analysis outside a traditional software project: understanding needs, identifying problems, organizing information, and turning an operational challenge into a practical solution.
More importantly, the experience helped me become more comfortable communicating with different audiences and reminded me that some of the most valuable opportunities to learn come from stepping outside the boundaries of a job title.
Three months passed quickly, but they left me with new skills, good memories, and a genuine appreciation for the team behind the program.