Online Community

Published in July 17th, 2008

Posted by Funmilayo in Gender & Technology

Thanks Shanon for the good job you ‘re doing.With the use of social networking sites i believe a vibrant online community will be built. and a community of people who are interested in similar issues and activities or of others can be established. With these tools your knowledge is broadened and you’re more enlightened.
It’s [...]

Connecting Women Online

Published in July 13th, 2008

Posted by Meaghan in Gender, Gender & Technology

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First of all, I’d like to wish Ore a very Happy Birthday! And thank you so much for organizing this initiative; I am very excited to be participating!
My name is Meaghan Lamarre and I work as a strategist at an internet communications and strategy firm, EchoDitto, located in Washington, D.C. Together with my colleagues, I help [...]

story of my life

Published in July 8th, 2008

Posted by Peace in Gender & Technology

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I was formerly known as Miss Chidinma Uloma Peace Alozie.Though I was from Ikeduru in Imo State, I was born in Lagos on the 4th of Aug 1979 as a twins to a caring parents, Mr and Mrs Alozie and the last of six children in the family of three boys and three girls.
I went [...]

July Participant Blogs

Published in July 3rd, 2008

Posted by Oreoluwa in Gender & Technology

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We just started the new training for July and here are the participants’ blogs. Please visit each others’ blogs and comment. Also looking forward to your comments and posts on this week’s topics of Use of Mobile Phones for Social and Environmental Development.
1. Funmi: phunmy.blogspot.com
2. Aderonke: talentedgirls.blogspot.com
3. Partricia: radiantwomen.blogspot.com
4. Kunmi: childreninnigeria.blogspot.com
5. Taiwo: womenspeakup-taiwo.blogspot.com
6. Peace: peaceful-jimmy.blogspot.com
7. Celine: distinctgirl.blogspot.com
8. Omolola: omololaeric.blogspot.com
9. Omolara: lakemblog.blogspot.com
10. Marie: ifybabe.blogspot.com
11. Fadekemi: faddyshow.blogpot.com
12. Kofo: ade4real.blogspot.com

Impact of ICT on Women Empowerment in Nigeria

Published in June 25th, 2008

Posted by Oyindamola in Gender & Technology

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By Oyindamola Akinpelu
Information Technology (IT) has been promoted as an important tool in ensuring that marginalized groups, particularly women, are included in the development of the global information society. The importance of gender mainstreaming in national and organizational Information and Communication Technology (ICT) policies and strategies cannot be overstated. While IT alone cannot end gender [...]

USING VIDEOS & SLIDES

Published in June 20th, 2008

Posted by Vickie in Gender & Technology

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Ore and her team surely know their onions - the guest facilitator in the person of Oghowem did justice to the topic, and participants were in high spirits and expectant about videos and slides uses to enhance their organization’s image, their personal images and their goods and services.
Keep on empowering women through technology.

Developing content that e-mpowers women

Published in June 10th, 2008

Posted by Joeyta in Gender, Gender & Technology

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…and so, a fresh week unfolds! Hello!
This time around we are navigating the complexities of women, relevant content and the gendered world of ICTs. Over the last few weeks I have been lurking on our blog, reading (as you have) about the arsenal of new Information and Communication tools and technologies we have at our [...]

June Batch

Published in June 5th, 2008

Posted by Oreoluwa in Gender & Technology

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We just started with a fresh set of participants today, who have been learning all about web 2.0 technologies. We set-up blogs today and are *trying* to post to the NFS blog however the link is very slow……

experience with blog

Published in June 5th, 2008

Posted by Ayotunde in Gender & Technology

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This is really exciting for me because i have never heard about blog and i have never used it.
Networking for success is a wonderful program! it is really empowering me socially.