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Nengi Hampson is our #WCW for this Week

[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 shows. Behind her beautiful smile is a tale of the average struggling Nigerian girl who rose from the ashes …

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W.TEC Presents Reboot (Postponed to 2021)

[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 brought by this postponement. Thank you. Signed W.TEC   Many businesses are making big efforts to have good …

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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 Society) stakeholders to create an effective mechanism to evaluate projects and activities that leverage the power …

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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 research and publicity. The GAC members will also have the opportunity to make recommendations to and share their …

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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 in school there is a discrepancy in the number of girls studying STEM subjects. …

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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 from Lithuania and Nigeria shared their tips and tricks on how to motivate children and young people to go hands-on and …

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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 Nigeria, South Africa, Lithuania and the Netherlands will develop competences in delivering non-formal digital literacy and …

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