The New Era Generation: Why We’re Jealous, But Inspired
When I was a child, I was taught to think like a child.It was worse because I was a girl child.I played with dolls. I cared for fake babies. I…
She Didn’t Know She Was The Answer: When Girls Step Out, Innovation Steps Forward
In the quiet corners of Southwest Nigeria, innovation doesn’t always wear a lab coat or pitch in glass towers. Sometimes, it wears a secondhand uniform, sits barefoot behind a dusty…
AI for Social Impact: Enhancing Education Outcomes for Rural Nigerian Girls
Let me tell you something that keeps me up at night. While we marvel at the technological leaps happening in cities, millions of young girls in rural Nigeria are still…
Breaking Barriers: Empowering Rural Girls in Technology
As we commemorate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, I reflect on my journey as a physicist turned STEM educator, and the transformative power of technology education…
STEMPOSIUM SERIES REPORT III
Globally, access to digital literacy and the internet helps societies improve, especially economically. However, in Nigeria (especially Northern Nigeria), about 55% of husbands disapprove of their wives using the internet,…
STEMPOSIUM SERIES REPORT II
One very glaring piece of information that research has revealed is that women’s economic empowerment, education, and involvement in civic and political life are all being affected by the gender…
STEMPOSIUM SERIES REPORT I
Being able to successfully traverse the internet and the digital world is essential in today's environment. However, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, approximately one-fifth of all employees in…
IDG 2023 REPORT FEATURING SOLIDARITY VIEWING CENTERS
In comparison to boys their age, girls aged 5 to 14 worldwide devote 160 million more hours per day to unpaid care and household duties. Again, the involvement of women…
SustainHERbility (Digital Skills Workshop) Report
The SDG 5 committee (Equiverse) of The Sapphires Development Initiative held an online webinar on September 20, 2023. The webinar was a 3-hour, 30-minute workshop held to train females on the fundamental…
STEMXX NIGERIA REPORT
The STEM XX Nigeria project, which was aimed at empowering 100 female secondary school girls to be drivers of change, started on October 17, 2022. With the project completed, this report is…