Tag: STEM

• Entrepreneur Set To Launch Innovation Hub for African Girls In STEM

  

  Abisoye Ajayi-Akinfolarin, Founder of Pearls Africa Foundation will launch the ‘Lady Labs Innovation Hub,‘ created to function as a collaborative centre for young women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). The hub will serve as a co-working space for women in technology and offer an avenue to drive their businesses. In turn, it is expected that these…

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  July 17, 2017

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• The AWP Network Hosts Leading African Women in Technology in Lagos

  

  On Tuesday, April 25, 2017 – The African Women Power Network hosted leading African women in technology to an engaging conversation on what it means to be a woman in technology. The conversation explored the challenges and the progress made so far in the STEM fields with regards to women and girls in Nigeria. The…

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  May 10, 2017

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• Apply: Women in Science STEAM Camp in Malawi

  

  Internationally, there is a strong gender imbalance in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The WiSci Camp aims to bridge that gap through access to education, mentorship opportunities, and leadership training. STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Design, and Mathematics. The camp will include a STEAM curriculum led by experts…

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  January 9, 2017

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• Apply: 2017 TechWomen Program

  

  TechWomen empowers, connects and supports the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) from Africa and the Middle East by providing them with the access and opportunity needed to advance their careers, pursue their dreams, and inspire women and girls in their communities. Through mentorship and exchange, TechWomen strengthens participants’ professional…

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  January 8, 2017

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• Changing The Ratio of African Girls in STEM: The WAAW Foundation Recognized as a Finalist for the 2016 GEM-TECH Awards

  

  The AWP Network congratulates the WAAW Foundation on being named a finalist for the 2016 GEM-TECH Awards. The WAAW Foundation is a 501(c) non-profit organization whose mission is to empower girls throughout Africa by increasing the pipeline of girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields. Unoma Okorafor has made it her life’s mission to increase…

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  October 20, 2016

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• Apply: WAAW Foundation Scholarship for African Girls in STEM

  

  WAAW foundation’s annual scholarship is aimed at supporting need-based African female STEM-focused college education. WAAW Foundation awards annual scholarships to students who demonstrate the need and can prove their status as full-time students in a STEM related course in an African University. Award recipients will become WAAW Ambassadors in their respective communities. Candidates must also demonstrate…

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  August 16, 2016

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• Apply: 2016 W.TEC Girls Technology Camp

  W.TEC Girls Technology Camp is an initiative designed to inspire girls to become more confident in creating digital content as well as developing skills that uses information and communication technologies productively. The 2-week summer residential camp admits forty (40) Nigerian teenage girls in secondary schools across the nation between the ages of 13 and 17.…

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  July 11, 2016

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• Apply: STEM Immersion Program for Secondary School Girls

  

  The application period for the 2016 WAAW foundation summer camp, a week-long, fun, hands-on STEM immersion program for secondary school girls, is now open. Working to Advance STEM Education for African Women (WAAW) foundation is hosting forty (40) secondary school girls for a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) camp designed to inspire African girls to…

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  July 11, 2016

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• WAAW Foundation Launches Leadership and Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Women

  

  The AWELE academy is an immersive software engineering school for African women that focuses on technology leadership and entrepreneurship. AWELE Academy is part of Working to Advance STEM Education for African Women (WAAW) foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to increase the pipeline of African women entering into Science and Technology fields and ensure…

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  June 14, 2016

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• Opportunity: Woman-Owned Organization Is Hiring

  

  WAAW Foundation is looking to hire outstanding individuals who are passionate about Africa and issues pertaining to the science and technology, education and entrepreneurship for African woman, and can demonstrate a commitment to their educational and economic development. Available positions: Executive Director, STEM Trainer, Operations and Business Development Director, Summer Intern or Industrial Trainee Position, Marketing…

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  April 25, 2016

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