Pink It Women Empowerment Programme

Creating opportunity for unemployed Female graduates in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in this period of Recession It is no longer news that unemployment rate is higher for female in male- dominated field of STEM and in this recession period getting employment for the female folks can even be likened to a camel passing through the eye of a needle, which has led some to take some desperate moves such as the case of a female computer science graduate that carried a placard on lekki expressway soliciting for job.

The US Consulate has sponsored an Initiative by Abiola Ilupeju, an alumna of USA Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs – “Pink IT women Empowerment Programme” to empower unemployed female graduates of  STEM with software development and entrepreneurial skills so as to take up entrepreneurial role in the Software Industry.

Participants will be availed the following benefits:

Free 16 weeks weekend-only training for the participants (covering programming, Leadership, Entrepreneurial - Sales, Marketing, Finance and Management Training)

- Participants will be provided a working space and also have online access to the facilitator during the week to ask for help or clarifications as they carry out their individual assignments for the week.

- Tea-break, Lunch during the weekend class

- Free Laptop, handouts and other learning materials for the participants

- 6 weeks internship at participating software companies in Lagos

-Free Business Name Registration, Account Opening and Business Stationeries

Application has opened since October 8, 2016 and ends on November 5, 2016 on the online portal at www. Pinkit.org

This post first appeared on Linda Ikeji's Blog. Read the original story here.