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My name is Amarachukwu Anene, and this is my experience at the LBF program, which took place November, 2021. They kicked off with a meet and greet from the participants, sponsors and supervisors. We were then introduced to the particular topic we would be majoring on, which is “Embedded systems”. It was fun getting … Continue reading LBF-SHETECHs Cohort 3 experience By Amara Anene(A participant)
On 5th April, 2023, the STEAM club rounded-up a set of cohorts with Demo and pitching. Participant were girls for internship from the MakeHer Space Project. These girls participated with great interest, putting in all their best trying to see they make a change in their community through STEM The girls got introduce to a … Continue reading W-tech/Yishda intern graduates
Our STEAM Club has been on and exciting, we are covering a lot on smart electronics and its approaches. Club girls are currently exploring the use and connection of push button/switch to an Arduino micro-controller board. They were shown the different parts of the Arduino board and how to identify the pin-outs, including the digital … Continue reading Ongoing internship in STEAM Club
THEME: TRANSFORMING LITERACY LEARNING SPACES According to information from the Ministry of Education, about 76 million adults—or 38% of the total 200 million people—were illiterate as of September 2021. However, Goodluck Opiah, Minister of State for Education, said that the number has decreased despite the COVID-19 pandemic's effects during the cabinet briefing to commemorate International … Continue reading WORLD LITERACY DAY
THEME: INTERGENERATIONAL SOLIDARITY (Creating a World For All Ages) Every Youth is indeed valid as they prove to be the major initiator and implementor of changes bringing about the development of a Society and Country at large. No wonder, Kailash Satyarthi, in his words had said, “The power of youth is the common wealth for … Continue reading INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 2022
STEMTeers is a Science, Technology Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) project which isfocused on Driving STEM Solutions and innovation by connecting, inspiring, and engaging youngpeople in our local communities to create the change we need as a nation using STEM. We engage students in STEM participatory clubs and competitions, helping them in creatingsolutions for our communities … Continue reading STEMTeers
Mrs. Mercy Sosonya (PhD candidate, Department of Nutritional Sciences, university of Texas Austin) @LBF-SheTechs Program 10/18/2021 A core founder of the Learn by building Foundation Mrs. Mercy Sosonya. Talked about the following: -Empathize (Pain users) -Define: design thinkers should have in mind that there are needs, problems and insights. -Ideate : to ideate, suggest proffering … Continue reading Design Thinking: Cohort 3
Design thinking is not limited to just tech skills, it goes beyond that. In the Shetech’s project, we train girls to have soft skills; skills that can sell and make them independent; skills they can use to impact their communities, societies and globe at large. ACHIEVEMENTS ON THE SHETECH’s PROJECT Cohort 2Cohort 3 Cohort 2 … Continue reading Design Thinking
The Shetechs Second Cohort created solutions using Tech and soft skills they had learnt from the training they received, We started with coming 2hours,four days a week,to 2hours 5 days a week, to 5-7 hours five days a week, the last week was 6days. Solutions range from teams on track 1:web solution, like Skill acquisition … Continue reading LBF SHETECH SECOND COHORT PITCHING AND COMPETITION
The Shetechs project cohort2 began 20th July 2021 with girls between the ages of 13-22. We had girls from 4 secondary schools in Bauchi namely; Love Paradise Academy, Harmony High School, Gwallameji Junior Secondary School, Divine International Academy. Exif_JPEG_420 The girls were given an overview on the current status of woman& girls in technology. They … Continue reading SHETECH PROJECT COHORT 2 BEGINS
