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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