Julia McFarlane
speaker
503 appearances
3 recordings
1 series
first heard Nov 2025
last heard 16 Jan
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But a woman who took part in the programme last year told the BBC she was deceived into building drones.
She suffered chemical burns and was paid less than she was promised.
The programme denies the allegations.
Our Africa correspondent Mayeni Jones sent this report.
Professional skills and international experience.
That's what Russia's Alabuga Start program promises young African women.
But we've spoken to Adal, a South Sudanese woman who says she was lured to Alabuga with the promise of a full-time job.
She asked us not to use her surname as she didn't want to be associated with the programme.
She first heard about it in early 2023.
I wanted to work in tech and I also wanted to touch in fields that is not normally done by female workers.
You say you were interested in industries that men traditionally do.
Why was that?
Because this field, it's very hard for a female to come across, especially within my country.
Adao went through a year-long application process and eventually travelled to the Alabuga Special Economic Zone in March of last year.
It was very cold.
I hated it.
That was for sure.
We went during the end of winter.
After three months of language classes, she started work.
It felt horrible.
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