[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] W.TEC Academy in Kwara State had a big one on Thursday February 12, holding their regular after school computer classes in 13 schools across the State and organizing W.TEC’s 2020 Safer Internet Day event. Our Safer Internet Day...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Lagos – Nigeria February, 2020: The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) is set to hold an event at the upcoming 2020 Social Media Week Lagos program. This will be W.TEC’s 7th straight year at SMW Lagos. SMW Event...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I learnt a song when I was younger and the chorus rang "It's a small world after all..." I can't remember any of the other words. These lyrics came back to me when I visited Port Elizabeth in South Africa, as part of a study visit...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Time Magazine asked Tim Berners-Lee, Madeleine Albright, Michelle Bachelet, and other prominent personalities to write to a young person or people of their own choosing. These prominent personalities were chosen because they have...
Yay! We are excited to announce the nomination of W.TEC for the World Summit on the Information Society Prizes 2020 also known as the WSIS Prizes. W.TEC is nominated in the 3rd category of the awards (C3: Access to information and knowledge) alongside 19 other...
The year 2019 has indeed been a marvelous one for W.TEC with so much awards, nominations and emergence as finalist in a couple of award programmes. We are excited about these honours and wish to share them with you: NEDIS Recognition Award: W.TEC won the innugural...
Dear friends, The 2019 camp season has come and gone and ended on an unbelievably high note. Again, it was another year of some memorable firsts!! (Click here to read full 2019 Q3 Report by our ED) Over the last 3 months, W.TEC: Completed the 2019 She Creates Camp...
Participants of Lagos-Mainland Camp Pose for a Group Photograph Before their Camp Excursion to UNILAG Radio & Television. One of the major achievements of the Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre – W.TEC in 2019 was the expansion of her She Creates Camps to 4...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Lagos – Nigeria November 2019 In November 2019, W.TEC commenced her 2019 - 16 Days of Activism program for the Elimination of Violence against Women and girls. W.TEC supports the movement annually with a series of Safer Internet...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Press Release: November 29 2019, Lagos Nigeria The Women's Technology Empowerment Centre - W.TEC was among winners announced at the 2019 EQUALS in Tech Awards held on Wednesday November 27 at a gala awards ceremony at Berlin’s...
By Oreoluwa Lesi I think it's important to continually expand and deepen one's field of knowledge. And being a social entrepreneur for the last dozen odd years, means that I have sought out books, articles, podcasts, interviews and other opportunities to learn more...
Yesterday we presented awards to participants of our Girls Voices for Change Program at Lagos City College, Sabo – Yaba, Lagos. The gifts presented to our participants were an award from our workshop-partners, Girls' Voices for Change to support their education with...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Press Release: October 31st 2019 Lagos - Nigeria The STEAMHer Series, a monthly STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Maths) training program for secondary schools has taken-off in Lagos. This is an initiative of the...
The year 2019 has indeed been a marvelous one for W.TEC with so much awards, nominations and emergance as finalist in a couple of award programmes. We are excited about these honours and wish to share them with you: NEDIS Recognisiton Award: W.TEC won the innugural...
The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) is excited to announce the appointment of her Executive Director, Mrs. Oreoluwa Lesi to the Advisory Board of BudgIT,a civil organisation that uses technology to simplify the budget, and matters of public spending for...
Participants of She Creates Lagos-Mainland Camp, show-off the medals they won for their work camp #SheCreates2020 Wins Project of the Month Status on GlobalGivinghttps://www.globalgiving.org/project-of-the-month-club/ We are indeed honored to have our She Creates 2020...
MAIN FUNCTIONS The Women's Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) is seeking a Research and Documentation Officer, who will coordinate the organisation’s gender and technology-centered research, writing and publication work. This includes providing research input for...
Our after-school computer club for girls - W.TEC Academy, has commenced classes for the new phase of the program in Ogun State. The extension of the program to the State for the 2019-2020 school session, starts with 2- secondary schools in Yewa North Local Government...
Participants working on their robots during their robotics session Lagos, Nigeria – 10th September, 2019: The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre - W.TEC recently held its Early Innovators Camps for Kids (girls & boys) in Lagos Nigeria. The tech camp for kids...
Participants of She Creates Lagos - Mainland 2019 Camp Display Medals Awarded to them during the graduation ceremony of the camp. Press Release The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre - W.TEC recently held its 12th She Creates Camp, a STEAM Camp (Science,...
One of our girls at W.TEC is a finalist in the Girls Voices for Change Contest. Omolabake from Lagos City College - Sabo Yaba Lagos, is a a finalist in the Photography category of the contest. Please vote for her to win a scholarship to pay all her school related...
One of our girls at W.TEC is a finalist in the Girls Voices for Change Contest. Omolabake from Lagos City College - Sabo Yaba Lagos, is a a finalist in the Photography category of the contest. Please vote for her to win a scholarship to pay all her school related...
Early Innovators 2019 Camp (Lagos - Lekki)Date: July 29 - August 9 (2-week non-residential camp, 9AM - 2.30PM)Fee: N 10,000 per child Age: 5 - 10 yearsTo Register: Complete the online form or...
The Federal Ministry of Communications in its bid to help Nigerian Secondary school girls develop an early interest in computing and related careers, started the Digital Girls Club. The club is an online initiative designed to help Nigerian secondary school girls...
It is with joy and pride we present another amazing alumnae of W.TEC’s technology camp for girls now called SheCreates Camp. In 2012 Miss Dolapo Nurudeen attended our camp and since then Dolapo has never been the same. She came returned to the camp in 2014 and 2015 to...
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeidnwQT4o1LWCK1lm45fM51a7tUtrokX4vWB4LLWBJZeExyQ/viewform Press Release June 20th Applications Now Open! W.TEC is now accepting applications for the 2019 She Creates and the Early Innovators, Technology Camps, taking place in...
Dear Ladies,The Women's Technology Empowerment Centre is willing to offer TWO(2) young ladies an internship opportunity for FIVE (5) Months.Job Description• Collating and analyzing data for W.TEC programs• Administer and oversee every process for the successful...
Mrs Braimoh addressing the girls on the importance of Girls In ICT Day during the event. Part of our activities to mark the 2019 international "Girls in ICT Day" was talk session held for school pupils at Kiddies Kingdom Private School ( KKPS) in Mafoluku - Lagos....
Miss Oshinfisan teaching some girls photography which she learnt as a student from W.TEC at her school One of our wonderful alumnae shares with us her magical experience working at W.TEC for her S.I.W.E.S internship. Miss Monsurat Oshinfisan was a participant of our...
Participants working on their animation work The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) is excited to announce the expansion of its after school computer programme for girls (W.TEC Academy) in Kwara State. The programme currently which is held at select...