The Women's Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC)

Programmes

W.TEC runs a number of technology-facilitated and educational projects each year. Our main programmes are:

W.TEC Technology Camp
Alumni Network
Research

These programs target mostly women and girls from disadvantaged backgrounds, who are not typically able to afford technology trainings. Learn about our past programmes.

W.TEC Technology Camp
The W.TEC Technology Camps are aimed at helping young people develop an early interest in computers and other information technology.

In 2012, W.TEC will organise two camps.

a. Easter Technology Camp (April 2012).

Target Audience: Boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 15 years.

Format: Day Camp (The students will arrive to the camp venue each morning and leave in the late afternoon)

Length: 1 Week

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

b. Girls Technology Camp (August 2012)

The W.TEC Girls Technology Camp is an initiative aimed at helping secondary school students develop technology literacy skills and gain an awareness of career options related to technology, science and engineering. The long-term goal is to increase the numbers of women working with and using information technology productively for professional and leadership activities.

During the camp, the girls participate in technology workshops and leadership activities. Evaluations of previous camps show enhanced leadership skills; creativity; and problem-solving and communication abilities in the girls as a result of attending the camp.

Target Audience: This is a girls-only camp and the criteria are girls who are:
• Intelligent, ambitious and currently in JSS 2 - SSS 2 (no younger than 11 years)
• Interested in and enjoys using computers and exploring the Internet
• Planning or exploring a career using computers and/or other information and communication technology (ICTs) e.g. telecommunications

Format: Residential Camp (The girls will live at the camp venue for the duration of the programme)

Length: 2 Weeks

Location: Lagos, Nigeria

Send an email to info@w-teconline.org to find out more about the W.TEC Technology Camps.

Alumni Programme
Participants of W.TEC programmes will graduate into the W.TEC Alumni Programme, which will offer support and membership to the alumni network, where resources focused on ICT, career and personal development will be shared.

Research
The Research programme will explore women’s uses of technology with an eye to increasing and improving the scope of use for social and economic empowerment.