W.TEC is training a generation of girls, women fit for all jobs in STEM, says Oreoluwa Lesi
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| Girls at the W.TEC technology Summer Camp in Lekki |
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| CEO W.TEC, Oreoluwa Somolu Lesi |
The Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre(W.TEC)in its
10th year, has incorporate new global perspectives to its
technology training curriculum, to empower young girls and women with contemporary
knowledge and confidence to explore and
compete across platforms.
10th year, has incorporate new global perspectives to its
technology training curriculum, to empower young girls and women with contemporary
knowledge and confidence to explore and
compete across platforms.
For its first summer camp in 2018, CEO W.TEC , Mrs
Oreoluwa Somolu Lesi, said the theme of #shecreatescamp focused on teaching the
girls how to ‘create’ with a knowledge of robotics.
Oreoluwa Somolu Lesi, said the theme of #shecreatescamp focused on teaching the
girls how to ‘create’ with a knowledge of robotics.
“We have tried to review our curriculum and make it
wider, so we decided to focus on robotics and data analysis for this summer camp.
wider, so we decided to focus on robotics and data analysis for this summer camp.
“ For the two weeks spent in the summer camp here in
Lekki, the girls worked on projects putting their knowledge of robotics to
practical test,” she said.
Lekki, the girls worked on projects putting their knowledge of robotics to
practical test,” she said.
For their practical session, one of the groups
constructed a toll-gate facility and was able to demonstrate how the technology
works, with display of precision in its calculation.
constructed a toll-gate facility and was able to demonstrate how the technology
works, with display of precision in its calculation.
With the residential camp still ongoing on the
mainland in Lagos, Mrs. Lesi appreciates the fact that girls who had attended
the technology training camp earlier are able to give back by coming to train
younger girls.
mainland in Lagos, Mrs. Lesi appreciates the fact that girls who had attended
the technology training camp earlier are able to give back by coming to train
younger girls.
She said “ We have some of the alumni come to teach. Like
some of them who attended our programme in 2015, they are here to teach now. We
have actually had that in the last few years.”
some of them who attended our programme in 2015, they are here to teach now. We
have actually had that in the last few years.”
She said that the training programme has continued to
help girls in their choice of career as some of them have taken to studying medicine , computer science and other
technology-based courses in college, adding that it actually quips them for professions in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM).
help girls in their choice of career as some of them have taken to studying medicine , computer science and other
technology-based courses in college, adding that it actually quips them for professions in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics(STEM).
According to her : “A girl who attended our camp in
2013 is studying pre-med with a minor in computing. She actually said that the information
and knowledge she got from the camp helped her because she was able to keep up
with students from other parts of the world.
2013 is studying pre-med with a minor in computing. She actually said that the information
and knowledge she got from the camp helped her because she was able to keep up
with students from other parts of the world.
To keep relevant on global platforms, W.TEC finds global
competitions where alumni of its
programmes can participate and compete against girls from other schools across the nation and other countries
as well.
competitions where alumni of its
programmes can participate and compete against girls from other schools across the nation and other countries
as well.
Lesi also highlighted the fact that some of the girls
use the knowledge to begin professional photography, filming and doing volunteer jobs like helping petty
traders transition their manual sales records into electronic form.
use the knowledge to begin professional photography, filming and doing volunteer jobs like helping petty
traders transition their manual sales records into electronic form.
