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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 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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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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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 (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Maths) summer Camp for secondary school girls. The camp was …

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[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 was panelist on the virtual event alongside other highly esteemed intellectuals like Prof. Peter Okebukola, Peter Bamkole of Pan …

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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, which teaches technology in a fun way and utilizes a hands-on and project-based methodology. The …

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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, Arts & Maths) is taking the summer experience to the next level with a virtual camp which promises to be …

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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, started with an introduction to web design where the 20 girls were exposed to …

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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 Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) – Nigeria celebrated International Girls in ICT Day in collaboration with Community Participation In Sustainable Development (COMPSUDEV) …

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