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Anita Borg Change Agent Awardees

Anita Borg Change Agent Awardees

L-R Telle Whitney, Halima Ibrahim, Anne Ikiara, Oreoluwa Somolu

Left to right: Telle Whitney, CEO Anita Borg Institute for Women & Technology;

Halima Ibrahim of Mu’assassatul Mar’aatus Saliha Women’s Skill Acquisition Centre – Nigeria (Change Agent Winner);

Anne Ikiara of Nairobits – Kenya (Change Agent Winner);

Oreoluwa Somolu of W.TEC – Nigeria (Change Agent Winner); and

Alan Eustace, Senior Vice President, Engineering & Research, of Google (and Board of Trustee Member of the Anita Borg Institute)

Taken at the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Tucson, Arizona, USA (Sept 30 – Oct 3, 2009)

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The Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) of Women in Computing Conference, an initiative of Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology in Tucson, Arizona which took place from September 30 to October 3, 2009 was a huge success. The conference which is a yearly programme is designed to bring research and career interests of women in computing to the forefront and also celebrate female folks who through technology have contributed to the social and economic development of their communities. This year’s winners were Oreoluwa Somolu, W.TEC, Lagos, Nigeria, Halima Ibrahim, Mu’assassatul Mar’aatus Saliha Women’s Skill Acquisition Centre, Bauchi, Nigeria and Anne Ikiara-Kabaara,Nairobits Trust, Nairobi, Kenya.

We celebrate with our Executive Director for this landmark achievement. Oreoluwa Somolu, a woman of inner beauty, quiet wits and great mind, we are very proud of you

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First Week With W.TEC

October 23, 2009 | 1 Comment

kemi's photograph

kemi's photograph

Hi! My name is Omolade Omokemi Akinbodunse, please call me, Kemi. I joined W.TEC  this week. I have been in the NGO world for 11years. Before now I have been involved in protecting and promoting the right of children, adolescents and women particularly widows through counseling, mediation, litigation and liaising with third party individuals and institutions.

I major in law and have written a couple of articles and have organized and attended a number of conferences and seminars within and outside Nigeria.

I’m in W.TEC to help with sustainability plan and development and also help with research work.

Exploits in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is quite a grey area for me. However, I’m willing to navigate and explore the ICT world. Please wish me good luck! Thank you.

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