Tech Girls Gets Nominated for World Summit On The Information Society Prizes 2019.

Tech Girls, a project designed to empower marginalized and vulnerable adolescent girls with ICT and digital skills, encourage girls to enroll in STEM subjects as well as provide them with mentorship support, has been nominated for the World Summit On The Information Society (WSIS) Prizes 2019.

The project initiated by Save Our Needy, has empowered more than 250 girls in Nigeria since 2017 to date.

WSIS Prizes is a unique international contest developed to create an effective mechanism to evaluate and recognize individuals, governments, civil society, local, regional and international agencies, research institutions and private-sector companies for outstanding success in implementing development oriented strategies that leverage the power of ICTs as an enabler of development.  

The WSIS Prizes contest serves as the platform for identifying and showcasing the success stories across the WSIS Action Lines defined in the Geneva Plan of Action and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It also provides us with models that can be replicated in the interests of empowering the community at the local level, providing everyone with an opportunity to participate in the contest and, most importantly, recognizing the efforts made by stakeholders to contribute to the development of society and their commitment to achievement of both the WSIS goals and SDGs.

Please we need your vote for Tech Girls to be selected among the winning projects.

Steps To Vote:

1. Go to the following link: https://www.itu.int/net4/wsis/stocktaking/Prizes/2019/Vote

2. Register as a new user

3. Log in to your account

 4. Go to Vote and then click on “Voting Form”

5. Vote in each of 18 categories (only then is your vote valid!) That means you start by voting in category AL C1. 

Tech Girls has been nominated in the category 3 - AL C3. 

Kindly note that there is another Tech-Girls, a project in Charlottesville, USA and another Tech Girls Advocacy Program in other categories. PLEASE kindly ensure that you vote for Tech Girls, a project in Nigeria CATEGORY 3- AL C3.

Together, we can empower more girls with technology and digital skills in Nigeria!

THANK YOU!

#WSIS  #ICT4SDG

Save Our Needy Empowers Girls With ICT and Digital Skills

Over the years, Save Our Needy has successfully implemented projects that have positively impacted the lives of marginalized girls and helped them unlock their potential through training, support and advocacy. We realize that girls need to be empowered in order for them to reach their full potential.

 

 

Computer training in session

 

This year, we are celebrating the International Day Of The Girl with the "Tech Girls" Project. The project which began a week ago, aims to empower 50 marginalized adolescent girls with ICT and digital skills as well as leadership development skills. 

 

 

The trainer excitedly explains coding to the girls

 

During the program, the girls are taught coding with Python and Scratch. They are also mentored by successful women in technology who help build their self-esteem and confidence to enroll in STEM classes and excel as technology leaders. 

 

 

Mentorship session during the program

 

The program is preparing girls for 21st century jobs and for becoming ICTpreneurs. The ultimate goal of the program is to bridge the gender technology gap in Nigeria.

Save Our Needy believes that an educated girl becomes an empowered woman.

Marvella Odili Wins Systers Pass-It-On Award

Marvella Odili, Founder/CEO of Save Our Needy recently became a recipient of the Systers Pass-It-On award for her project entitled Tech Girls. The award is an initiative of Anita Borg organization (AnitaB.org) which encourages and supports women in technology.

Tech Girls project is designed to empower disadvantaged and marginalized girls with ICT and digital skills. Participants of this program will also benefit from career counseling from leading Nigerian women in technology.

Read more about her project here: 

https://anitab.org/profiles/pio-award-recipients/marvella-o/