Glovo, Lagos Unveil Tech Bootcamp To Empower Women With Digital Skills

Glovo in partnership with Lagos State and She Code Africa has unveiled its Girls in Tech Bootcamp Programme, geared toward fostering tech inclusion, offering abilities coaching, and empowering ladies to construct profitable careers in expertise.

The occasion, held in Lagos, introduced collectively trade leaders, authorities officers, the European diplomatic group in Nigeria and tech advocates to strengthen Glovo’s dedication to bridging the gender hole within the tech trade and making an enduring impression in Nigeria’s tech ecosystem.

The overall supervisor of Glovo Nigeria, Lamide Akinola highlighted the corporate’s dedication to advancing gender variety and creating pathways for ladies to thrive in tech-driven roles.

“At Glovo, we consider in a future the place ladies are integral drivers of innovation, particularly in tech. We acknowledge that the challenges ladies face in tech transcend technical abilities; they embrace boundaries rooted in entry, alternative, and typically, the arrogance to take daring steps.

“At present’s occasion is our method of claiming; we see these boundaries, and we’re right here to assist break them down with you. Because the main multicategory app with a imaginative and prescient to construct the biggest on-line market to present everybody entry to something of their metropolis inside minutes; we consider that empowering ladies with digital abilities is crucial, not just for driving innovation and progress however for constructing communities the place everybody can thrive,” she shared.

The commissioner, Ministry of Commerce, Cooperatives, Commerce, and Funding, Lagos State, Folashade Ambrose-Medebem acknowledged that, “right now’s gathering signifies extra than simply advocacy; it’s a rallying cry to reimagine the way forward for innovation by making certain nobody is left behind, notably ladies, who characterize half of our inhabitants.”

Research revealed that bridging the gender hole in expertise may add as much as $12 trillion to international Gross Home Product (GDP) by 2025. This staggering determine underscored that empowering ladies in tech isn’t just an ethical crucial; it’s an financial necessity.

Ambrose-Medebem added that, “in Lagos State, a hub of innovation and financial exercise, we perceive that inclusion is a catalyst for sustainable progress. Nevertheless, reaching this requires intentional methods and strong partnerships. We’re excited to work with Glovo and She Code Africa to ship a program that opens doorways for ladies to excel, innovate, and lead.”

Founding father of She Code Africa, Ada Oyom mentioned, “because the technical companions of the Girls in Tech Bootcamp Program, we’re thrilled to collaborate with Glovo and the Lagos State authorities to run this 12-week intensive program and create impactful pathways for ladies in tech.

“Glovo’s dedication to gender variety is commendable, and we name on like-minded firms to put money into initiatives that empower the way forward for ladies in expertise.”

Regional head, Authorities & Public Relations, Sub-Saharan Africa at Glovo, Chidera Akwuba famous that, “once you empower a lady, you empower a group, a nation, and in the end, the world. This initiative is made doable by the invaluable partnership of the Lagos State authorities by way of the Ministry of Commerce, Cooperatives, Commerce, and Funding, the ministry of Innovation, Science, and Know-how, and our technical associate She Code Africa.

“Collectively, we’re constructing an inclusive tech ecosystem that values variety, fosters innovation, and conjures up the following technology of feminine leaders to drive significant change in expertise and past.”