EVENTS FOR THE WEEK 11TH TO 18TH FEBRUARY, 2024.
EVENTS FOR THE WEEK 11TH TO 18TH FEBRUARY, 2024. 1 Event: CONTINUATION OF SCHOOLS SENSITIZATION ON INTERNET SAFETY AND SECURITY TO STUDENTS OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KANO STATE Venue: Some Selected Secondary Schools in Kano State Start Date: Mon 12-02-2024 End Date: Thu 15-02-2024 Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM For more info: asabo@citad.org 2
EVENTS FOR THE WEEK 4TH TO 11TH FEBRUARY, 2024.
EVENTS FOR THE WEEK 4TH TO 11TH FEBRUARY, 2024. 1. Event: SAVE THE CHILDREN INTERNATIONAL (SCI) INCEPTION Venue: Hotel 17, Kaduna Start Date: Sun 04-02-2024 End Date: Wed 07-02-2024 Time: 09:00 AM to 04:00 PM For more info: muhammadbello@citad.org 2. Event: WORKSHOP FOR THE MENTORS OF YOUTH SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE MENTEES Venue: Prof Bjorn Beckham Hall
Press Statement: An Examination of Gender-Based Violence on Corruption Allegation Involving Betta Edu, Sadiya Farouk and Halima Shehu
It could be recalled that on 8 th January 2024, Betta Edu and Sadiya Umar Farouk were invited by the EFCC over alleged fraud, while earlier in the month, Halima Shehu was also detained and interrogated. The three women involved are: 1. Sadiya Umar Farouk, former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development
CALL FOR APPLICATION: THE 6th BAUCHI FEMINIST INTERNET SCHOOL
Introduction The sixth Bauchi Feminist Internet School (BaFIS) organized by the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) will be held in April 2024. The objective of the BaFIS is to produce digital inclusion champions who will join other champions for bridging the gender digital divide in the country. The three-day school offers intensive training
EVENTS FOR THE WEEK 29TH JANUARY TO 4TH FEBRUARY, 2024.
EVENTS FOR THE WEEK 29TH JANUARY TO 4TH FEBRUARY, 2024. 1. Event: YOUTH SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISES MEETING Venue: Online, Zoom Platform Start Date: Mon 29-01-2024 End Date: Mon 29-01-2024 Time: 02:00 PM to 04:00 PM For more info: muhammadbello@citad.org 2. Event: BASIC ICT TRAINING WITH CAN YOUTHS OF KANO STATE CHAPTER Venue: 3rd Floor NSITF Building
MOVING FROM THE FRINGES: PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER DIGITAL MARGINALITY IN NIGERIA
The gender digital divide is insidious in that it works in a cycle in which gender-insensitive policy-making is processes and instruments design and deploy policies and initiatives purported to address women’s digital marginalization but which invariably tends to reinforce the problem rather than eliminate it. A strategic way to address the problem is to break
CITAD GBV Reporting App
CITAD GBV Reporting app was developed to compile a comprehensive database of sexual and gender violence in the state’s urban and rural areas, particularly among students attending public schools. The culture of shame has been identified as a barrier to reporting cases of gender violence to authorities in the state, particularly rapes of girls and
CITAD Business Clinic Empowers Kano Trainees Against Unemployment
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) organized a Business Clinic for the beneficiaries of its DICI_YOW and E-waste trainees in Kano state. According to CITAD’s senior program officer, Malam Isah Garba, experts were invited from the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Bank of Industry (BOI), and The Incubation Centre to discuss with the trainees
Promoting Women Participation in Digital Policy-Making in Nigeria
The gender digital divide in Nigeria has persisted despite efforts by both state and non-state actors to bridge it. There are two reasons for this. One is that efforts tend to target improving access to and providing more opportunities for skills acquisition by women and girls. While these are important, in themselves, they do not
CITAD Distributes Teaching and Learning Resources to Shara Primary School
Despite the fact that government in Kano State made basic education free and compulsory, many families in rural communities cannot afford necessities to keep their children in school. Thank to support from the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) facilitated the establishment of Shara Primary School in Sitti ward of Sumaila local government and