[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Our #WCW for this week is one of our extraordinary women who are changing the face of accountability and justice for the average Nigerian. She is no other person but Kiki Mordi whom we will all remember from her work on exposing our...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] W.TEC’s Academy makes a quick return to train our Ogun state participants at Ilaro and Joga-Orile the art of harnessing renewable energy using improvised electronics. The quick training is due to constraints from recent COVID19...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Women's Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) Girls Academy is gearing up to resume in Ogun state as staff of the organization are currently taking the facilitators through a programme called "Train the Trainer". The...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (WTEC) recently held the inauguration for her MentorHER 2020 – 2021 pogramme which is slated for 6 months is featuring and Mentees majorly from across Nigeria and Mentors from all over...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) condemns in strong terms the violence against the peaceful #EndSARS - protesters across Nigeria and especially at the Lagos - Lekki Toll Gate last night, Tuesday October 20th, 2020....
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] “The youth are the future” is a common saying. Over the last week, we have realised that the youth are NOW! Years of systemic police brutality has exploded into the #EndSARS protests. Since last week, thousands of young people...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Our #WCW this week is a woman who needs no introduction. Aisha Yesufu (born 1974) is a Nigerian socio-political activist, and co-convener of the Bring Back Our Girls Movement, an advocacy group that brings attention to...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Another afternoon of knowledge exchange awaits! Two organisations leading their countries towards a future of gender equality in tech Women Go Tech 🇱🇹 and W-tec Nigeria 🇳🇬 will get together to talk about how the global tech gender...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Nigeria’s latest TV reality star, Rebecca Ayibanengimote Hampson a.k.a Nengi is our #WCW for this week. This amazing lady has warmed the hearts of so many Nigerians from the recently concluded #BigBrotherNaija season 5 reality...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Postponed to 2021! In sensitivity with the #Endsars struggle this programme has been postponed to 2021. More details on new schedules will be made available in earnest. In the meantime we sincerely apologize for any inconveniences...
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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] W.TEC is pleased to have been selected as a 2020 WSIS Champion in Category 3 (Access to Information and Knowledge). The WSIS Prizes contest was developed in response to requests from the WSIS (World Summit on the Information...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The W.TEC Girls Advisory Council comprises of a group of select girls (alumnae of W.TEC programmes) nominated to work as an advisory group to partner with W.TEC staff members on activities ranging from programme development to...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Our first virtual camp for girls tagged She Creates Next has come and gone. This was the 13th edition of W.TEC’s She Creates programme – a summer tech camp programme for girls which has inspired a new generation of tech savvy women....
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Lagos, Nigeria – 1st September, 2020: W.TEC in making a case for more women in technology embarked on fact finding exercise to pool research findings facts to support the subject. Eventually a factsheet has been drawn up which...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This factsheet depicts why we need more girls in Technology and related fields. A UNESCO report titled “Cracking the Code: Girls and Women in STEM”, highlights the fact that there are not enough girls in school and amongst the girls...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Digital Generation Youth project consortium members from Nigeria, South Africa, Lithuania and The Netherlands gathered for an open online webinar. This time the concept of maker space was at the core of this webinar. Maker Spaces...
In 2019, W.TEC joined the Digital Generation Youth (DGY) project, which is aimed at developing new content, methods and activities to improve the quality of youth non-formal learning programmes. Through this project, organisations that work with young people in...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Press Release: Lagos, Nigeria – 10th August, 2020: The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre - W.TEC recently held her first virtual camp that teaches girls and boys technology in a fun way and utilizes a hands-on and project-based...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Press Release Lagos, Nigeria – 10th August, 2020: The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre - W.TEC recently held her first virtual camp tagged She Creates Next. The camp is the 13th edition of the She Creates Camp - a STEAM...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The W.TEC Academy makes a big comeback with a series of new online classes. W.TEC Academy is an afterschool computer club for girls currently held in select secondary schools across Kwara and Ogun States. The programme, sponsored by...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Our Executive Director - Mrs Oreoluwa Somolu Lesi shared her presentation on Leveraging STEM for Development in Lagos State at a recently held virtual event hosted by Lagos State Science Research and Innovation Council (LASRIC). She...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Press Release: Lagos - Nigeria The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) is now accepting application for the 2020 W.TEC Early Innovators Virtual Camp, a 4 weeks camp, opened to girls and boys aged 5 to 10 years old,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Press Release: Lagos, Nigeria The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) is excited to present the 2020 edition of her She Creates Camp for girls. The award-winning girls STEAM - camp (Science, Technology, Engineering,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] MentorHer Programme: W.TEC’s MentorHer Programme is aimed at supporting young women studying STEM courses at the tertiary level, sharing important technical tips and life skills, which will be instrumental in helping them succeed as...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre hosted her pioneer Make Her Space webinar to train young girls and women on Web design using Mobirise with no fee attached to it. The webinar which was held on Friday, 15th of May 2020,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] As a means to celebrate this year’s International Girls in ICT day, the Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) organized a webinar for young girls interested in digital tools and digital skills. The Women's Technology...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dear friend, I hope you are doing well during this tough period. It’s not an easy time but any stretch of the imagination. We ended 2019 at W.TEC on such a high and had even greater hopes for 2020 that none of us could have predicted...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Past trainees and participants of W.TEC programmes graduate into the W.TEC Alumna Network. This network provides ongoing learning and mentoring opportunities, activities such as annual reunions and access to dedicated member-only...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Women's Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) - Nigeria will be celebrating International Girls in ICT Day in collaboration with COMPSUDEV - Cameroon with a special webinar. As a result of the pandemic, many schools around the...