Women's Technology Empowerment Centre – W.TEC
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. This report …
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 clearly states why this is so. To this effect we urge you to look take a good …
The Digital Generation Youth is a 2-year project 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 21st Century skills education programmes to young …
ABOUT THE MAKEHER SPACE: The MakeHer Spaces project will teach selected girls to create technology and engineering-based solutions that solve problems in their communities, provide information about career options and exposes them to women working successfully in STEAM. BENEFICIARIES: Young women mostly from lower-income households living in the communities where the MakeHer Spaces are, who …
Inclusive Technology for All Developmental disabilities affects many young people, impairing their experience in the classroom and hindering many aspects of their life. Increasingly; there is more focus on managing developmental disabilities through timely diagnosis and early and consistent interventions. The Inclusive Technology for All (IT4All) is one of such interventions, developed and implemented by W.TEC in conjunction with …
The MentorHER programme is a mentorship and leadership programme for female undergraduates studying Science Technology Engineering and Maths (STEM) courses at Nigerian tertiary institutions. 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 technology professionals. This …
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 mailing lists and social media channels, where career and other development information will be disseminated. The alumna will be engaged regularly by W.TEC to …
The Staying Safe Online programme introduces and covers the foundation of digital security, where girls and young women learn strategies to stay safe online. This programme runs throughout the year, particularly during the: 1.) 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based violence (November to December) and; 2.) Safer Internet Day (February) A.) 16 Days of Activism W.TEC supports the 16 Days of …
ABOUT THE ACADEMY: The W.TEC Academy is an afterschool technology club, which presents technology in an engaging way, with the aim of attracting more girls to pursue science and technology careers. The clubs target girls, aged 10 to 17 years, who attend public schools in Nigeria. The students go through a practical and engaging curriculum …
Early Innovators Camp (Tech Camp for Kids) 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 goal of the W.TEC …
