Our People
Oreoluwa Somolu, Executive Director
Oreoluwa Somolu is Executive Director of the
Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC). Prior to this, she was Project
Manager of Youth Empowerment & Restoration Initiative, an organisation working to
increase local content in the Nigerian Oil and Gas industry by raising awareness of Oil
and Gas careers among students.
Oreoluwa worked for several years in the United States
at an educational non-for-profit organisation on a number of projects,
which explored the interplay between gender and technology and which sought
to attract more girls and women to study and work in science and technology-related
fields.
She has a Bachelors degree in Economics from Essex
University, U.K. and a Masters degree in Analysis, Design and Management
of Information Systems from the London School of Economics & Political
Science. Her research interests are the applications of technology in
improving lifelong learning and also to raise the economic and social
conditions of people (especially women and children) in the developing
world.
Oreoluwa’s publications include ‘Telling
Our Own Stories: African Women Blogging for Social Change’ (Gender
& Development Journal) and ‘Making the Most of On-line Learning:
An Introduction to Learning on the Internet’ (Education Development
Center).
Toyin Ajao-Dawodu, Project Coordinator
Oluwatoyin Ajao-Dawodu is a dynamic, proactive
individual interested and working towards gender equality and equity through
girls/women development in all areas of their daily lives. A passionate
womanist, feminist and gender activist. Oluwatoyin has a life long connection
with development work which she has since focused on for more than 5 years.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Obafemi Awolowo Ile-Ife
and a diploma in desktop publishing from Iju Computer School. She opted
to be a development worker after school instead of going fully into accounting
profession. She is currently working towards a master’s degree in
gender development and human rights law.
Nkechi Nmachi, Office Assistant
Nkechi Nmachi just completed her secondary school education. She is aspiring to get into a tertiary institution soon. She enjoys
keeping herself busy and learning new things. She is currently studying Desktop Publishing.
Oghomwen Ehigie, Volunteer Facilitator (Networking for Success)
Oghomwen Ehigie
is a video and film producer and writer. She wrote for a multicultural magazine in Canada, where she attended film school. Prior to
this, she worked as a research project coordinator for a non-profit organisation, where she coordinated a research project on
victimization of African women in the Peel Region of Brampton, Ontario, Canada. She also volunteered for a scholarship program at
Kingdom Covenant Center in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. During this program, she gave presentations to college bound students on
how to write scholarship essays that get noticed.
Amaka Ifejianyi - Intern (Networking for Success)
Amaka Ifejianyi
graduated from University of Nigeria, Nsukka from the department of Computer Science. She is yet to go for her N.Y.S.C (National Youth
Service Corp) program. Amaka is very passionate about business computing, especially the management aspect of it and she is presently
volunteering and undergoing training on the Networking for Success with W.TEC. She believes this training will go a long way
in actualizing her dream.
She enjoys traveling, reading and watching soccer.
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