Among the NGOs working to provide a better future for young Nigerian girls is the Women’s Technology Empowerment Center (W-Tech). Aware of the discrimination they are victims of in access to education, the NGO offers them training in computer science and information and communication technologies with the stated objective of encouraging them to take up technological careers .
A boon and a quick fix in the fight for the emancipation and financial empowerment of Nigerian women. In fact, according to the Gereportsafrica.com site, less than 2/3 of young girls complete primary school, and even less secondary school. By orienting them towards the professions of the future, W-Tech hopes to fill the gap left by classical education by offering them better prospects. The NGO has organized, in this context, for three years, in collaboration with GE Nigeria, the Girls in Technology Day, during which students meet engineers in computer science and programming. An enriching experience. “It is with great pleasure that we meet young, up-and-coming girls every year on Girls in Technology Day. Seeing them build and program robots is fantastic, “said Patricia Obozuwa, co-chair of the Women’s Network in Africa.
Source: ecceafrica.com
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