SHADE-IN

Every girl needs to be given a chance to develop digital skills. So, in this year's International Day of the Girl, themed, "Digital generation, Our generation,” Saving Hand Development Initiative (SHADE-IN) joins the world to advocate for the girl to be equipped with digital skills, following the global statistics of exclusion of the girl. In this part of the world, Nigeria, we often see the girl child learning more of skills like hair dressing and fashion. While these skills are good, introducing them to how they can scale these skills through digital technology would make their skills more sellable. "Charity begins at home," they say. In SHADE-IN, one of our strategic objectives is to incorporate parents into the transformation agenda of the young, which includes the girl. Hence, we call on parents to expose their girls to digital education and skills and not only the boys. Girls can learn content creation, coding, digital marketing, cyber security, social media ma

On this special day, we join the world to celebrate our esteemed teachers. Although it appears like you are not getting commensurate value and recognition for what you do, we must say your efforts are well appreciated. A day is not enough to celebrate you - thanks to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for figuring this out. As part of our strategies, Saving Hand Development Initiative (SHADE-IN) has a vision to improve the lives of teachers and impact positively in them to make their work more impactful and profitable. This is why SHADE-IN has embarked on several education-based projects including the "Changed Teachers Conference (CTC)." SHADE-IN believes in tailoring interventions based on needs and that is why we use the research approach in our programme design. Over the years, SHADE-IN has carried out some research in schools within Edo State and Rivers State and identified certain gaps that informed our programming. We have garnered