- YABATECH-UNICEF partnership: Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) partners with UNICEF to empower one million Nigerian girls.
- Girls’ Education Skills and Partnership (GESP): The program aims to provide adolescent girls and young women with access to valuable skills and economic opportunities.
- ICT skills development: The program will focus on developing ICT skills, including mobile phone repairs, computer hardware maintenance, and web application development.
- Grant secured: YABATECH secures a 1.5 billion Naira grant for the GESP initiative.
- Training 5,250 girls: The project will train 5,250 girls in Lagos State over two years.
Yaba College of Technology (YABATECH) has partnered with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to empower one million Nigerian girls through education and skills development. This initiative is part of UNICEF’s Girls’ Education Skills and Partnership (GESP) program, which aims to provide adolescent girls and young women with access to valuable skills and economic opportunities.
The program will focus on developing ICT skills, including Mobile Phone Repairs, Computer Hardware Maintenance, Mobile Applications Development, and Web Application Development. This will not only address the gender gap in technology but also equip girls with tools for a sustainable future .
YABATECH has secured a significant grant of 1.5 billion Naira for the GESP initiative, which will support the training of 5,250 girls in Lagos State over two years. The project involves collaboration with the International Network for Advancing Science and Policy (INASP) UK and will utilize a pedagogical approach that combines online learning with practical workplace experience .
