Teaching in a Pandemic

I recently completed an online course about teaching online. It was designed for teachers around the world who now find their schools shut down and their students forced to stay home. It was aimed at helping equip teachers with the skills to move their teaching online and provide some form of continuity for their students.

W.TEC in TIME Magazine

2020 started off with a bang for the organisation I run, the Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC). One thing I like to do is take time out to reflect on the journey so far, the work we have done and further opportunities to improve our capacity. And with the way this year has been, this

OkayAfrica’s 100 Women for 2020

Amidst the tough times we find ourselves in, I am happy for opportunities to celebrate. So it was a lovely surprise to receive an email from OkayAfrica that started off: We are proud to announce that you have been selected as one of the 2020 honorees for OkayAfrica’s 100 Women list for your commitment to

COVID-19 Leading the Way to Online Learning

The times we are in mean that we need to quickly adapt. Although we teach technology skills to girls and women at W.TEC, all our trainings have been in-person with an emphasis on hands-on projects. For a while, I have been thinking through ways to move our trainings online. With some of our target beneficiaries

W.TEC on TV: Gist Nigeria

The day W.TEC turned 12, we were featured on TV. The show Gist Nigeria, a production of Channels TV and BBC Africa, featured myself and some of W.TEC’s alumnae. I talked about why it is important to address the gender disparity in technology and our alumnae discussed the impact of the W.TEC She Creates Camp

Corona Virus & Women’s Rights

This is a good article about how the COVID-19 pandemic will wreak havoc on women’s rights globally. Helen Lewis writes about the dangers of treating the pandemic in a gender-neutral way, with no analysis of the difference ways it is affecting the sexes. Historically, disease outbreaks disproportionately affect women. Women are more likely to be

My 2020

I shared this at the start of this year. Although this year has been filled with turmoil on the global and national stage from the crashing oil prices, falling into an economic recession and the biggie: the COVID-19 pandemic, and therefore far from glorious, I remain steadfast that this year will be a game-changer for