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To commemorate this year’s International Girls in ICT (Information and Communications technology) Day, the Women Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) engaged 15 secondary school pupils in a hackerthon for the production of technology devices that can improve access to technology.
The programme, held at Laureates College, Mafoluku, Lagos, served as a platform for the girls, who had participated in workshops and camps organised by W.TEC in the past, to test the skills they gained from the programmes.
During the programme, the girls were divided into groups to produce technology products which included blogs, scratch video games, and mobile applications, the best of which were rewarded.
The International Girls’ on ICT Day requires ICT firms and other ogranisations to host girls for a work day to expose them to the use of ICT in the work environment and the opportunities they can explore in pursuing IT careers.
The initiative aligns with W.TEC’s focus to encourage Nigerian girls and women to use ICT to empower themselves socially and economically through technology literacy training, technology-based projects, mentoring, work placement and research.
In a statement, Mr Adeyemi Odutola, Media Officer, WTEC, noted that the participants, aged 11-16 and drawn from both private and public schools, performed well in the production of blogs.
“Some of the tech products produced by the girls were really standard and presentable. Our Hackerthon which we used to also test all what we have taught them indicated that our girls have a good Tech future potential,” he said.

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