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Since 2014 the Hub has worked in partnership with the various stakeholders in Nigeria and beyond to equip children and adults from lower-income families. Our goal is to stimulate the adoption of STEM careers via STEM training, STEM Scholarships and STEM Mentorship. Over 2,000 persons have so far been impacted
STEMMA HANDS-ON EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE (SHE INITIATIVE)
By Christopher Kolade Foundation (2016 -2019)
This project aims to train girls in senior secondary schools in selected public secondary schools in Lagos state to increase the girl child’s participation and proficiency in STEM.
SHE INITIATIVE
The STEMMA hands-on Empowerment Initiative is owned by the Christopher Kolade Foundation. The project was awarded to us in 2016 and ran through 2019. The aim was to train girls in senior secondary schools in 10 selected public secondary schools in Lagos state to increase the girl child’s participation in and proficiency in STEM.
A total of 1,300 students were enrolled on our coding programmes as an after-school tech event where we went to different locations to teach students how to write computer code using various tools like Robotics, Mobile Games etc.
The training programme ran for one full academic session with new sets of students enrolled for the next session. The project culminated in an exhibition tagged “SHE Fair, where the girls showcased what they have learnt, designed, coded and prototyped during the one-year training event.
NYSC SKILLS ACQUISITION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME (SAED)
By NYSC (2016 - Date)
The programme aims to facilitate the training and mentoring of 100, 000 young graduates in skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development for self-reliance annually.
NYSC SKILLS ACQUISITION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME (SAED)
Center4Tech has been a partner to NYSC SAED (Skilled Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development) since 2016 to offer Technology Training to Corp Members in Lagos State.
The aims of the programme include:
1. Facilitating the training and mentoring of 100, 000 young graduates in skill acquisition and entrepreneurship development for self-reliance annually.
2. Promoting public-private partnership for entrepreneurship development and self-reliance
amongst Nigerian youths
We offer tech courses including Web Development,
Graphic Design, UI/UX Design, AutoCAD Design, Data
Analytics, Cyber Security, amongst others.
GOBAL GAME JAM (GGJ)
By GGJ Initiative (2016 - Date)
The goal of the Global Game Jam is to simulate innovation, experimentation, and collaboration across games design and production.
GLOBAL GAME JAM
Global Game Jam (GGJ) is the world’s largest game creation event that started in 2008 and takes place around the globe boasting tens of thousands of participants (jammers) at hundreds of physical and virtual sites in over one hundred countries around the world.
The goal of the Global Game Jam is to simulate innovation, experimentation, and collaboration across game design and production. It’s not a competition, and anyone in the world is welcome to sign up and take part. Jammers often also try their hand at roles and skills they might not have experienced before. The GGJ helps to foster new friendships, increase confidence in aspiring game developers and creates opportunities within local communities. The GGJ is dedicated to collaboration and camaraderie and is not a competition.
The event saw 40,000 people at over 800 locations in 108 countries create 7,600 games in 48 hours around every year.
Center4Tech Organizes yearly Global Game Jam tagged Lagos Global Game Jam. Over the years many games have been developed from our center including:
Escape from Okija, Nightmare Plus, Evil Well,
The Math Test (and B. Vs B.) etc
INNER CITY TECH SQUAD
By Various Sponsors (2017 - Date)
The project aims to develop Tech skills for residents of those communities to enable them to gain tech skills that will enable them to innovate.
INNER CITY TECH SQUAD
Inner City Tech Squad is a programme designed to train
Youth in low-income communities in Nigeria. The project aims to develop Tech skills for residents of those communities to enable them to gain tech skills that will enable them to innovate.
This program runs in partnership with sponsor organizations.
We also from time to time organize this program by ourselves. Your donations can go a long way in supporting this initiative. The pictures on this page show one of such free training initiatives undertaken by Center4Tech at Ajegunle, Lagos State in 2017.
Africa Code Week
By Africa Code Week Initiative (2017 - Date)
A massive investment in education and skills transfer is essential if South Africa is to compete in the global communication marketplace. This too requires long-term international co-operation.”
AFRICA CODE WEEK
Nelson Mandela’s words may have been spoken over twenty years ago but still echo through today’s complex digital world.
Spearheaded by SAP in 2015 as part of its social investments to drive sustainable growth in Africa, Africa Code Week is a digital skills development initiative that has benefited millions of young Africans so far.
It takes an empowered village to raise a child in the digital age: Strong partnerships with the public, private and nonprofit sectors are the driving force behind the initiative’s ability to build teaching capacity across the continent in support of UN Sustainable Development Goals.
To join in this global project, Center4Tech has organized Africa Code Week across many schools in Nigeria including Government Girls Secondary School Ogun State, Otega Schools Lagos, Unwar Deen School Agege, Lagos etc.
YOUNG INVENTORS CODING & STEM CAMPS
By Center4Tech (2014 - Date)
This is Nigeria’s #1 and the biggest 21st century
hands-on Technology, STEM & Coding skills
training programme for boys and girls (aged 5 –17) in primary and secondary schools during the holidays.
YOUNG INVENTORS CODING & STEM CAMPS
Our Young Inventors Coding & STEM
programmes comprise of the following:
- Young Inventors Summer Camp
- Young Inventors Easter Camp
- Young Inventors In-School/After-School Club
This is Nigeria’s #1 and the biggest 21st century
hands-on Technology, STEM & Coding skills
training programme for boys and girls (aged 5 –17) in primary and secondary schools during the holidays.
These programmes have been held at different times across 15 cities in Nigeria including Ogba, Ikeja, Ogudu, Surulere, Festac Town, Lekki, Phase 1, Ajah, Amuwo-Odofin (all in Lagos State), Ota-Ogun State, Owerri – Imo State, Uyo – Akwa Ibom State, Calabar – Cross River State, Abuja – FCT, Port Harcourt (Rivers State) etc
Over 20,000 children, teens and adults have been
trained in STEM and coding courses.
YOUNG INVENTORS TECH EXPO
By Center4Tech (2016 - Date)
The aim is to support African children to innovate by catching them young. Since its inception in 2017, over 50 children have won prizes from our supporters.
YOUNG INVENTORS TECH EXPO
Young Inventors Tech Expo is a one-day event designed to bring together participants of our Young Inventors Coding & STEM Training Programmes across the country and pupils / students of primary & secondary schools across the country to showcase and exhibit their tech projects, solutions and inventions while winning prizes in different categories.
The aim is to support African children to innovate by catching them young. Since its inception in 2017, over 50 children have won prizes from our supporters.
Over the years, we have had in attendance, representatives of the Minister of Science & Technology, Lagos State Government, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA),
Parents. Tech enthusiast, BBC London (covered one of the expos) and many others.
