In line with our mission to increase the earning power of African youth by empowering them with tech skills, resources and opportunities, we took on a new mantle to address the inequalities faced by women in the tech industry. This mantle led us to birth the 1000 Women In X program to expand the access...
“Participating and serving the community as a circle lead is an eye-opening and refreshing experience for me. I learned to stretch myself to reach and surpass my full potential as a leader and a communicator. During this opportunity, I and my co-lead worked together, and we built the team we needed to execute the herculean...
“My name is Galleh Solomon. I loved web development but so many things have stalled my progress due to the pandemic. I didn’t have the resources I needed and I wasn’t in an environment with many people to run to for help and online courses were very expensive.A friend introduced me to the community and...
“In a single word, Ingressive for Good (I4G) is amazing. The I4G ambassadors program has helped me develop my UI/UX skills as well as my leadership abilities. I4G not only provided me with the opportunity to serve student designers and developers at Federal University of Technology, Minna, but it also provided me with the opportunity...
“The ambassadors program has helped me shape my career starting from the Coursera scholarship which enabled me learn design and leadership skills to numerous resources being offered to us regularly, workshops, and programs organized has helped me immensely to even getting accepted into MLSA. There’s always something positive going on that is geared towards being...
“I4G ambassadors program has been a very dynamic experience for me. It shaped me in more ways than I expected. It all started with the leadership courses we did on Coursera during our onboarding process. My favorite was how to influence people effortlessly: it shaped the way I lead people in general, not only in...
“I applied for the ambassador program during the holidays in the thick of COVID19 lockdown. I’ve always been excited about opportunities like this, so I jumped at it. So far, it’s been a beautiful experience, especially working towards the mission of Ingressive For Good. The community has made available lots of opportunities, and I always...
“My name is Oluwatobi Taiwo. I’m a graduate of Law and a serving corps member. I’m a lover of books, movies, and music. Living in Africa is very challenging because getting access to the necessary resources can be daunting. I’m glad that despite the different challenges faced by techies in Africa, the tech sector is...
“As an I4G Co-Lead Ambassador, it’s been quite a memorable journey working with my team members as we get to share ideas and learn to accept other people’s ideas even when they aren’t exactly our choice. After signing up as an ambassador, I got access to numerous opportunities, including a job opening at Ingressive for...
” I’m David Mobolaji , a 21 year old cellist and writer. I am a medical student but school had been put on hold since March 2020 because of the pandemic. It had been quite exhausting getting through the pandemic and the idleness that came from being out of school for so long. So I...
