Funding in These COVID-19 Times

All organisations need money to survive. As a nonprofit, you need to think like a business and understand where your money is coming from. Many nonprofits receive about 70% of their income from individual grants. It is never a good idea to have most of your income...

Obinrin Akikanju

In Yoruba, Obinrin means “woman” and Akikanju means “Hero”, so I suppose the closest translation to English is Heroine. This was the name of a portrait series by photographer Foluke Sowunmi celebrating heroic women around the world who have...

Teaching in a Pandemic

I recently completed an online course about teaching online. It was designed for teachers around the world who now find their schools shut down and their students forced to stay home. It was aimed at helping equip teachers with the skills to move their teaching online...

W.TEC in TIME Magazine

2020 started off with a bang for the organisation I run, the Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC). One thing I like to do is take time out to reflect on the journey so far, the work we have done and further opportunities to improve our capacity. And...