[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...
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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,...
[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 ...
[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...