#IWD: Attaining equity with Technology-Nkemdilim Nwaje Begho

We had two speakers at our virtual International Women’s Day event, women who encountered many glass ceilings and shattered them- Nkemdilim Uwaje Begho and Mary Etokwudo( we will be talking about her in our subsequent issues).

In her address, Nkemdilim the CEO of FUTURESOFT, discussed how underprivileged girls might attain equity through technology (which was, after all, the theme), and she brought up the fact that, by default, a girl child has no wealth of her own.

When there is wealth in a family, it inevitably passes to the son, who carries on the line. The girl child gets nothing. She is raised to have no money of her own. The quality of her purse strings( if she has any) is tied to someone.

So how do we help the child that was raised to have no money? How can we help the underprivileged girl attain equity through technology?

1. Create Wealth for Her

By taking care of her as a ward or periodically contributing a set sum to her education, you are already carrying out that duty.

Yet in order to make her richer, we must investigate one of the wealth-generating options at our disposal: technology.

One strategy to assist her is to invest in her digital literacy, develop positions that will increase her income, and foster surroundings that value inclusion.

2. Build businesses that are tech compliant

Every firm that does not take technology into consideration is doomed from the start, to paraphrase Nkemdilim once more.

Therefore, we should always put technology at the forefront of our implementations as we generate riches for these defenseless kids out of compassion. This will not only assist in reaching our impact objectives but will also help our business succeed.

3. Educate Her Parents on Money Management

The wards are always the main concern regarding funding education, but in reality, we cannot have one without the other. The child and the parents kind of go together.

According to data from 68 nations, a woman’s level of education is a major determinant of a child’s survival.
We must consider her parents’ effect on her if we wish to assist the child.

It follows that they(the parents) could easily hinder the child’s development if they are ignorant of other financial concepts and wealth creation.

To that end, if we are ever in close contact with such parents, we are responsible for educating them on subjects like money management.

PS: Nkemdilim also discussed other topics, like how to implement technology in our various enterprises. Watch it right here.

Cheers to equality.

Cheers, to impact.