The program is to implement by Gender Equality Club Nigeria, which have taught girls in vocational and STEM skills to prepare them for the workforce. The purpose of the program is to train 150 young girls (ages between 12 and 20 years old) from marginalized communities from Benue State, Nigeria, in STEM knowledge such as: coding, robotics, graphic design and digital marketing, aiming to encourage them to pursue STEM careers in post-secondary level.
Nigeria currently has over 40% unemployment, been women and youth the most affected population by this issue. Therefore, it is necessary to be overly skilled to access the few available jobs, and access to training is very low in rural areas like Benue State, in which the quality of education is low and there is no access to STEM knowledge, especially digital skills. Additionally, girls are highly excluded from accessing high quality education and good jobs because of their gender, since there..
The Micro Digital Skills Training program will be developed and implemented by GECN (an organization with over 3 years of experience in training digital skills), 15 schools from Benue State. The programs will last 3 months, with 3 weeks of effective training, in which 150 young girls will learn theoretical and practical knowledge around STEM skills, especially in the digital sector. The program will be conducted in GECNs computer labs in which the girls will practice digital skills.
By the end of the project, the expert will evaluate the short-term results of the program, by measuring: Number of girls' enrollment into STEM-groups in secondary and post-secondary schools, Number of girls who passed the practical skill-assessment/assignments, Number of girls who gained STEM related jobs and number of strategic partners obtained by the end of the program. In the long term, the expert will measure: Number of graduates & females excelling in Science & Engineering.
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