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W.TEC Selected as WSIS 2020 Champion
[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...
Meet Our New Girls Advisory Council
[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...
More About She Creates 2020
[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....
The Tech Woman & Work
[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...
Girls & Technology Factsheet
[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...
Covid transforming offline into online – W.TEC DGY Project
[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...
Digital Open Badges & W.TEC Programmes
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...
W.TEC Holds its first Virtual Camp for Kids – Early Innovators Camp
[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...
W.TEC Holds Her first Virtual Camp for Girls – She Creates Next Camp
[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...
The Return of W.TEC Academy
[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...
INTRODUCING THE 2020 W.TEC EARLY INNOVATORS – Virtual CAMP
[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,...
W.TEC PRESENTS: SHE CREATES NEXT
[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,...
MentorHER By W.TEC
[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...
Make Her Space By W.TEC Commences
[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,...
WTEC CELEBRATES GIRLS IN ICT DAY 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...
A Message to You from the ED on COVID-19
[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...
W.TEC Engages Alumna Network
[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...
W.TEC Marks 2020 International Girls in ICT Day
[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...
My Work Experience At W.TEC By Ayomide Omoniyi
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Miss Ayomide Omoniyi a former SIWES (student internship work experience scheme)makes a come-back at W.TEC, she shares with us her interesting work experience her second time around. Lets go through her wonderful work experience...
W.TEC Makes Champions List of WSIS Prizes for 2020
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The WSIS Prizes 2020 is an exceptional international recognition of WSIS Stakeholders as Winners and Champions for their excellence in supporting the implementation of WSIS outcomes, in particular WSIS Action Lines supporting...
Meet Our New Research and Documentation Officer
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Tarere Eyimina is our new Research and Documentation Officer, she shares with us her experience working at W.TEC for the very first time in January this year. This is her story; My name is Tarere Eyimina and I joined W.TEC in...
W.TEC Marks 2020 International Women's Day
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We marked the 2020 International Women's Day with a couple of events in Offa and Ilorin in Kwara State. These impactful events were led by our the handlers of our after-school computer programme for girls in Kwara State who hosted...
SMW Panel "Women Build Technology Too"
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] On February 28th, the Women's Technology Empowerment Centre hosted a panel at the annual social media week in Lagos. Our panel started with the moderator, our Executive Director - Oreoluwa Somolu Lesi presenting a survey that was...
Vacancy: Trainer-Volunteer
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] We are now accepting applications for a Trainer Volunteer with our new program tagged "Make Her Space". We urge you to share this information with anyone you believe will be interested in this information. Start Date: April, 2020...
''Women Build Tech Too'' W.TEC Makes a Big Statement at SMW Lagos 2020
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Press Release: W.TEC Hosts 2020 Social Media Week Event. Lagos – Nigeria March 1, 2020: The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC)hosted an event at the Social Media Week Lagos 2020.The event which was tagged: “Women Build...
Vacancy at W.TEC for Programme Assistant – She Creates Camp
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] W.TEC is hiring a new Programme Assistant for her She Creates Camp. The following is the main duties for the position. Job Description: The Programme Assistant is primarily responsible for providing adequate support in the planning,...
W.TEC's 2020 – Girls Fund Campaign
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The "Girl Fund Campaign" by GlobalGiving is here again. The annual campaign, solicit donations for organisations working to accelerate the equality of women around the world. Organisations with the highest donations during the ...
W.TEC Holds 2020 Safer Internet Day in Kwara State.
[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...