Who are we?
GCC is a program created by iTEE (Global center for IT empowerment & education)
iTEE is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria . iTEE is a leading voice in keeping Digital Divide at the forefront of public consciousness by creating and delivering effective science, engineering and education trainings, workshops, conferences, community outreach etc. to help the vulnerable groups, especially youths, children and women find their place in the rapidly growing global IT revolution
GGC is a network of girls and women with the objective of motivating them, boosting their confidence and actively engaging them in summer camps, hackathons, meet-ups, mentoring, creativity & and fun activities such that every barrier to female advancement in technology in Africa is completely removed
“The benefits of getting women connected often outweigh the benefits of getting men connected because they will put their investments back into the education and health care of their children.”
-Sheryl Sandberg, Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Board, Facebook, USA
Our visionTo create an environment that provides opportunities for girls and women to optimize their potentials
in an increasingly complex and rapidly changing technological society |
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Our MissionTo form an indefatigable network of female students and mentors by motivating them and increasing their involvement in technology through mentoring, summer camps, hackathons, meet-ups, creativity & and fun activities
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Meet the CoordinatorYetunde Folajimi founded the Geek Girls Collaborative out of the vision to give back to the community, what she herself has inadvertently received as a product of mentoring
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Meet out team
GGC consists of a team of professionals and volunteers who work relentlessly to make sure that our set goals and objectives are achieved
Board of Directors
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Advisory Board |
Mentors |
volunteers |