TeamApt Moves to Address Dearth of Women in Tech with Internship Programme

Emma Okonji

Worried about the dearth of Nigerian female graduates in technology innovation, TeamApt, a provider of financial services for Africa’s underserved, has commenced its Women in Tech Internship Programme, designed to train women in the field of technology.

Launched this year, the training programme has started yielding results, by graduating female students in technology innovation.

TeamApt recently announced five beneficiaries of its Women in Tech Internship Programme.

They are Tefe Mebuiefene (Frontend Engineer), Marvelous Frank-Solomon (Backend Engineer), Binta Umar(Backend Engineer), Omenebele Ananenu (Backend Engineer) and Barakat Ajadi (Technical Support Engineer).

TeamApt’s Women in Tech Internship Programme is designed to foster opportunities for women in tech in Nigeria, providing a path for women to harness their skills and garner quality experience from experts in the industry that will help advance their careers.

The six- month paid internship programme launched on March 8 2021, a day marked as the International Women’s Day, is the company’s initiative to provide opportunities for Nigerian female graduates interested in a career in technology while promoting an inclusive tech industry where women have equal voices as men.

Commenting on the initiative, Head, People Operations at TeamApt, Chinaza Nduka-Dike, said: “The dearth of women in tech has nothing to do with a lack of competence but with the stereotype that has come to be associated with technology. Creating awareness of women in tech and providing them with all the tools required to excel is key to reversing this trend.”

These women will enjoy mentorship throughout the internship period. Based on their performance and available openings, they may be offered full employment within TeamApt, Nduka-Dike further said.