REGISTER FOR THE W.TEC GIRLS TECHNOLOGY CAMP
Monday, July 08, 2013Omoba
The Womens
Technology Empowerment Centre - W.TEC is now accepting
applications for its 6th Girls Technology Camp, which is scheduled to take
place in August. The W.TEC Girls Technology Camp is a technology
education and mentoring programme designed to inspire girls to become more
confident in creating digital content and developing technology. For the camp
duration, the girls will participate in technology workshops to design
graphics, make film, build applications and games. They will also participate
in career talk sessions, team-building exercises and excursions.
The camp is open to
secondary school students (JSS 2 - SSS 2) who are no younger than 11 years old.
This residential, educational camp will take place from August 11th-24th, 2013
and is targeted at girls in secondary schools who are comfortable using the
computer and who would like to take their interest in computers &
technology to the next level. It is a two-week program with practical
technology workshops including: Introduction to Programming, Building
Applications, Introduction To Telecoms, Video Filming and Production, Building
Computer Games, Career Talks, Excursions to Technology Companies.
On successful
completion of the camp, the girls will be invited to join W.TECs Technology
Club for Girls, where they will be able to participate in year-long workshops
to build-up their technology skills from the camp. They will also have the
opportunity to win a laptop.
W.TEC is a Nigerian
non-governmental organization working to encourage Nigerian girls and women to
use information and communication technology (ICT) to empower themselves
socially and economically. This is done through technology literacy training,
technology-based projects, mentoring, work placement and research. W.TEC works
in partnership with local and international NGOs, educational and research
organizations.
The camp will take
place from the 11th to the 24th of August 2013.
To find out more about
the camp and to register on behalf of your daughter or ward, visit www.w-teconline.org/programmes/girls,
email info@w-teconline.org or call 08191150387, 08096987541,018509782,
and 08171027807.
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