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Women in Tech
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Personalised stories about women building amazing careers and creating remarkable solutions across the African tech space.
Onyinye Olisah speaks on transition from traditional banking to VP at Budpay
For Onyinye Olisah, with over a decade of experience in the financial sector under her belt, switching to…
African women in Tech: It’s time to close the gender gap by Oluwaseyi Kehinde-Peters
African women’s participation in STEM fields remains disproportionately low
Philisiah Mwaluma speaks on starting out early in tech, empowering other women with Codeln
Philisiah Mwaluma has always been a tech sis, not only because she studied to be one at the…
US Consulate’s Jennifer Foltz speaks on empowering Nigerian women using tech
Jennifer Foltz is the Deputy Public Affairs Officer of the Us Consulate General, Lagos...
With over 10,000 women trained, Doreen Irungu is committed to solving problems for Kenyan farmers
"It was impossible for the banks and other financial institutions to even consider them for a loan..."
“I felt strangled and knew I couldn’t continue” – How Zamokuhle Aja-Okorie left a high-paying job to tech
*After I had done it for three years, I realised the lifestyle isn't very suited to me, so I moved - Zamokuhle Aja-Okorie
Women in tech: Myriam Awad talks about solving retail challenges using tech
*The gap Myriam Awad spotted in the sector bordered structure, data, and digitisation, making it difficult for businesses and retailers in the informal sector to run their business...
“Bringing value to the table makes you indispensable”- Toluwani Ijogun on being a woman in tech
Toluwani Ijogun never really gave being in the tech space a thought, having worked in a number of…
Julie Ako speaks on building Albantsho to connect screenwriters and producers in Africa
Julie Ako started working on Albantsho in 2020... looking at launching fully in Q2 of 2022.
Nnenna Ajanwachukwu is trying to solve the problem of financial inclusion and she preaches collaboration
Nnenna Ajanwachukwu has real life problems she wants to solve and her pivot in tech is the beginning of this story.
