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TACKLING GENDER INEQUALITY WITH STEM EDUCATION

Tackling GENDER INEQUALITY With STEM Education Gender inequality is a global issue today. Girls are not encouraged to choose Science and Engineering courses in their university applications mainly due to societal norms that promote the idea that Science is meant exclusively for men. This is very rampant particularly in Africa, where there\’s high rate of […]

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Nigerian girls win Silicon Valley contest for app that spots fake drugs

By Stephanie Busari, CNN and Segun Akande, for CNN   Lagos, Nigeria (CNN)Five months ago Jessica Osita had never used a computer, sent an email or even browsed the internet, yet she is part of a team of five teenagers who have just won a major tech award in California. Despite their limited tech knowledge,

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Girls In Tech – How Uchenna Mentored Young Nigerian Girls To Win 2018 Global Tech Competition Silicon Valley USA

From Onitsha to Silicon Valley: Teen girls’ app may save Nigerians from fake drugs By: Chibuike Alagbaoso – Nigeria HealthWatch Save a Soul, a team of five students from the Regina Pacis Secondary School Onitsha in Anambra State, won a place in this year’s global finals of the Technovation Challenge in Silicon Valley, California, USA.

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Nigerian girls win Silicon Valley contest for app that spots fake drugs

Five months ago Jessica Osita had never used a computer, sent an email or even browsed the internet, yet she is part of a team of five teenagers who have just won a major tech award in California. Despite their limited tech knowledge, the Nigerian teens learned how to build a mobile app from scratch

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