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The Liu Institute Network for Africa (LINA) and the Collective for Gender+ in R esearch are happy to announce the second episode of an ongoing webinar seri es titled African Women’s Leadership: Resilience\, Intelligence\, and t he Bedrock of Development. In line with the growing impetus for gender equity today\, this series highlights women’s historical and contemporary achievements across the world and examines some of the prevailing challenge s that require intensified investments in change to empower women.
The second ins tallment is titled ‘Women Shifting the Technology Landscape in Africa’ and provides a forum to discuss gender equity and the role of women in Africa’s technology development agenda. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbat ed the digital divide on the continent\, particularly in light of the swift and unequal transition to online modes of communication\, learning\, and i nformation access. The speakers will highlight the ethos of enhancing diver sity\, representation\, and inclusion within the technology space\, and how they are leveraging technology for social justice and human rights activis m. This session will serve as a platform to celebrate the achievements and contributions of African women in the technology sector and will also highl ight and celebrate the work of change-makers at the forefront of empowering young female leaders and global change agents in Science\, Technology\, En gineering\, and Math (STEM).
Amanda Obidike is a multi-award-winning social innovator\, technologist\, and data sci
entist. She is the Executive Director of STEMi Makers Africa
Amanda has won numerous accolades for her work. Forbes Science rece ntly marked her as the African changing the culture fabric for young talent to embrace opportunities in STEM. In 2021\, she became a Global 20 Goldman Sachs Fellowship Winner and claimed the UK’s foremost award\, the FDM Ever Woman in Technology award in honor of technology built for good.
She currently serves as a mentor in the New York Academy of Science and the Cherie Blair Foundation\, among other communities where she lends her voice\, knowledge\, and lived expertise to empower girls in Africa.
Angela Oduor Lungati
Angela Oduor Lu ngati is a technologist\, community builde r and open-source software advocate who is passionate about building and us ing appropriate technology tools to create an impact in the lives of margin alized groups. She has over 10 years of experience in software development\ , global community engagement\, and non-profit organizational management.
She currently serves as the Ex ecutive Director at Ushahidi\, a global non-profit technology company that helps communities quickly coll ect and share information to raise voices\, inform decisions and influence change. She previously served as the Director of Community Engagement\, cre ating and managing programs for Ushahidi’s diverse global community.
She is also a co-founder of AkiraChix \, a non-profit organization th at nurtures generations of women who use technology to develop innovations and solutions for Africa.
Ethel Cofie
Named one of the Top 5 Women impacting IT in Africa\, Ethel Cofie is the CEO and Founder of EDEL Technology Consulting\, an IT Consulting and Di gital Products Company in West Africa and Europe who was recently named IT Consulting Firm of the year by the Telecoms and IT Industry.
She is also Founder of Women in Tech Afric a \, Africa’s largest women in tech group with members in over 30 Africa co untries and physical chapter in Ghana\, Kenya and London and growing.
She is Mandela Fellow for Preside nt Obama’s Young African Leaders initiative (YALI) and a High caliber IT Pr ofessional with a wealth of technical and commercial skills acquired across a wide range of demanding roles and Over 12 years’ experience working in t he UK\, Ghana\, Nigeria and Sierra Leone on projects for organizations like Bill and Melinda Gates Mobile Technology for Health project\, the Ford Fou ndation’s Election Monitoring project for Nigeria and as Head of Commercial Solutions for Vodafone conceptualizing\, executing and working with teams to align Corporate strategy to IT strategy and to develop and manage creati ve technology solutions\,
Sh e has been featured in BBC and CNN for work in technology and women leaders hip
She also sits on nu merous boards of numerous companies in Ghana\, Nigeria and South Africa and has ambitions to grow EDEL Technology Consulting to the whole of Africa.
Esther Och eni
Esther Ochen i is an aspiring policymaker from Nigeria. She obtained her Bachelor’s degr ee in International Studies with a focus on Development and a minor in the French Language from American University\, Washington\, DC. Before relocati ng to Canada\, she worked at the Development Bank of Nigeria where her pass ion for poverty alleviation through access to affordable financing was igni ted. After recently acquiring a Masters in Public Policy and Global Affairs at UBC\, she currently works for the United Nations Development Programme.
Abena Green is a poet\, writer\, and dancer who seeks to create\, eng age\, and elevate through words and movement. She is the author of “The Way We Hold On” (Pottersfield Press 2018) and Ode to the Unpraised (Pottersfie ld Press\, 2020).
A first -generation Canadian\, Abena grew up in Nova Scotia and writes on culture\, family\, environment\, wellness\, and personal growth .
She has shared her poetry in Ghana\, Ethiop ia\, Rwanda and in several Canadian locales. Her submission\, “The Art of L iving” won the Writer’s Federation of Nova Scotia’s 2016 Atlantic Writing C ompetition.
Abena believes honest stories build b ridges and break walls. She enjoys coaching individuals and groups to produ ce writing that is clear and compelling. She is the founder of Tambourine S tudio\, a storytelling and movement studio.
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