“I want to see more women in STEM careers, especially in the tech space” – Ifeoma Veronica Nwabufo.
Ifeoma is a Grassroots Development Champion passionate about technology. She is skilled at Data Visualisation, Data Analysis, Data Science, Machine Learning, Deep Learning.
She is a graduate of Mathematics from Kaduna State University, Kaduna. She is currently undergoing a Master’s degree program in Data Science at the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Senegal. She also likes writing and teaching.
Having attested to the career prospects in technology and observed the gap in women engagement in STEM careers, Ifeoma decided to do something about it.
To this end, Ifeoma organized the She STEM project to sensitize young girls that STEM careers are not for boys alone. She launched the Gender Equality And Women’s Empowerment/Women & Girls in STEM program, which conveys a STEM career’s lucrative prospects and fulfilling career prospects. Most importantly, she encourages more young girls to pursue a career in STEM.
Ifeoma wants to see more women in STEM careers, especially in the tech space, and she took action.
Ifeoma has taken action to get more girls into STEM.
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