Posted by admin on December 17, 2018
WAAW Foundation participated in Facebook for Education which aims at building learning communities in Nigeria. The aim is to create programs, tools and products to build diverse learning communities that brings the world closer together. To achieve the purpose why Facebook for Education was initiated, it was divided into 3 sections, which are; Activate: This [...]
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Posted by admin on December 17, 2018
Re-learn powered by Co-Creation Hub (CC HUB) in conjunction with Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) organized a one-day Education Multi-Stakeholder summit tagged; “Exploring Teaching Methods for STEM Education in Secondary Schools.” Re-learn is an initiative created by CC-Hub to make learning more interactive than been instructive and this is achieved by creating content [...]
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Posted by Funke on December 12, 2018
Mr Bright is one of the 2017 WAAW Foundation teacher's training alumni and a Level Up Village (LUV) teacher. This is what he has to say about how the training transformed his life. I had a life changing experience, when I encountered WAAW Foundation, it was a simple application for teachers in Nigeria to attend a [...]
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Posted by Funke on December 11, 2018
WAAW foundation is super proud of its accomplishment this year, woohoo! With a dedicated team, passionate board members, supportive partners, unstinted sponsors and donors, WAAW foundation provided various educational opportunities that empowered African girls and youth in 2018. Here is a highlight of our 2018 work: Implemented 6 She Hacks Africa cohorts, (February – November); sponsored by Aspire Coronation Trust foundation (ACT [...]
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Posted by Funke on December 11, 2018
I have always wanted to be more, to know more and to be able to do more than what is expected. The opportunity came when a friend of mine encouraged me to apply for a scholarship to learn coding at a 4-week intensive training bootcamp- SHA( She Hacks Africa) , a scholarship funded by Aspire [...]
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Posted by Lucy Ikpesu on November 28, 2018
The African Union – International Centre for Girls and Women’s Education in Africa (AU/CIEFFA) is a specialized institution of the African Union since 2004 dealing with women and girls’ education in Africa. The second edition workshop of the African Union – International Centre for Girls’ and Women’s Education in Africa (AU/CIEFFA) on “Youth Capacity Building [...]
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Posted by Tolulope Owajoba on November 26, 2018
Join the movement and donate to WAAW foundation cause #givingtuesday "Everyone has something to give. You can give time or expertise, monetary donations large or small, simple acts of kindness, food or clothing. We hear and see firsthand the challenges African girls face when it comes to learning Science and Technology, but we are equally [...]
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Posted by Funke on November 23, 2018
Group photo of officials and participating Lagos Secondary Schools at the recent Agabmi STEM Symposium/Exhibition 2018 at Lagos Business School. Photo: Business Hilights The 2018 AGBAMI STEM programme, initiated by Star Deep Water Petroleum Limited, a Chevron Company and other Agbami parties including Famfa Oil Limited, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Equinor Nigeria Limited [...]
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Posted by Funke on November 23, 2018
The WAAW Foundation She Hacks Africa coding, leadership and entrepreneurship November bootcamp which aims to build self-confidence in African youths as change agents and technology innovators in their communities while giving them relevant skills to build technology enterprises through an intensive hours of coding and mental development which is followed by class activities and take-home assignments. [...]
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Posted by Funke on November 23, 2018
The journey through the first week of She Hacks Africa Cohort 9 has been both an amazing and an eye-opening experience. Activities for the Cohort kicked off on Monday 5th of November, we got acquainted through an icebreaker, with each other and with our facilitators, Mrs Funke, Mrs Tolu and Mr Bolu. Lessons started in [...]
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