She Will Connect

By Unknown - August 17, 2015

The Intel She Will Connect Programme, has been in the forefront of educating young girls and women on maximum contributions toward economic and social development across the world. The Intel® She Will Connect program is working with Junior Achievement Nigeria, and a number of NGOs, government agencies, and other local business partners to close this gender gap and give girls and women the training and support they need to improve their lives through technology. The program aims to reach 5 million women in sub-Saharan Africa. The Intel She Will Connect program features three key program elements designed to help girls and women take advantage of the many opportunities provided through technology and Internet access: digital literacy; online peer network; and content and resources.

The partnership between JAN and Intel has proved to be very fruitful and impactful, as it supports JAN's E-Learning initiative by giving young people a firm foundation in fundamental technology skills. The program has also been highly beneficial for our facilitator's also as they have been given the opportunity to be Certified Intel Master Trainers. #SheWillConnect has brought JAN great visibility as our Executive Director, Mrs. Efua Edeh has been featured alongside Titilope Sonuga in numerous radio and television promotional campaigns.

Intel® She Will Connect spokeswoman,Titilope Sonuga is an award winning poet, writer, actor and civil engineer whose work has graced stages and pages across Nigeria and internationally. Her journey is a testament to pushing boundaries and the incredible possibilities that exist when we are empowered to chase our dreams. Titilope combines years of experience as a civil engineer with her artistic gifts. She currently plays the role of “Eki” in the NdaniTV hit television series Gidi Up. At the forefront of her endeavors is her inspiring work as a poet. She performed in the first spoken word showcase at the Chinua Achebe Colloquium on Africa at Brown University alongside world renowned poets and was selected from over 200 poets to meet the iconic. American poet and activist Dr. Maya Angelou. She is the author of two collections of poetry and her poems have been translated into Spanish and Italian. Titilope performed a stirring inauguration poem at the swearing-in of President Muhammadu Buhari in May 2015; a historic moment for the country and the first time a poet had ever been invited to perform at a Nigerian inauguration ceremony. Her undeniably visceral and compelling style of poetry and her work on the local and global stage makes her one of Nigeria's leading performance poets.