A Nigerian woman, Saze Osayande, took part in five-week technology training organized by TechWomen in Washington DC in the US where she was recognized by the United State Vice President’s wife, Jill Biden.

Saze Osayande

TechWomen, launched by former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, in 2011, supports the United States’ global commitment towards advancing the rights and participation of women and girls around the world by enabling them to reach their full potential in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics.
78 women from across the world came to the US to take part in TechWomen, an initiative of the US Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
The United State Vice President’s wife, who was at the training session to mentor the women, posted her encounter with Saze on her blog shortly after the training session.
She wrote: “I spoke with one of the TechWomen, Saze, from Nigeria, who started a company in her home country of Nigeria with dreams of providing digital content for the over 170 million Africans, as well as the 120 million who will come online in the next five years. Saze wants Nigerian and American women in STEM to work collaboratively to solve problems.”