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Good morning from Lagos WAT3women joined ADA today
Awakened · Determined · AmbitiousIssue · Vol 07

She is not waiting.

Right now, a girl in Kano is learning to code.

Nigerian women are not lacking ability — they are lacking access. ADA Mandate opens the doors to technology, leadership, and economic freedom.

Halima Bello
She is speaking

"I was the first woman in my family to touch a computer. Two years later, I'm shipping software used by farmers across the north."

Halima Bello

Lead Engineer · TerraPay

Kaduna

Live · happening now

Aisha applied to Rise in Tech

Kaduna · just now

Tunde gave ₦25,000

Lagos · 4m ago

Ngozi graduated Cohort 4

Enugu · 8m ago

Live · evidence

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Women reached

Live · evidence

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States active

Nigerian woman in golden light

A 90-second film

Watch what happens when the door finally opens.

Watch the film

Q4 · 2024

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Microgrants disbursed

Cohort · 12

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Program graduates

Live activity feedA new application from Aisha, Kaduna₦25,000 donated by Tunde · LagosNgozi graduated Cohort 4 · EnuguStory published: "Halima Bello, lead engineer"Roots Climate Lab opens applications · 14 days left3 women joined ADA today
Live activity feedA new application from Aisha, Kaduna₦25,000 donated by Tunde · LagosNgozi graduated Cohort 4 · EnuguStory published: "Halima Bello, lead engineer"Roots Climate Lab opens applications · 14 days left3 women joined ADA today

01 · The Evidence

Numbers tell part. The women tell the rest.

Every figure is sourced, dated, and tied back to a name.

Updated · April 2026

Live · 2025

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Women reached across 18 Nigerian states

ADA Annual Report, 2024 · Verified via partner roll-call

Live · 2025

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States with active ADA programs

Internal program registry, Q4 2024

Live · 2025

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Microgrants disbursed to women-led businesses

ADA Treasury reconciliation, 2024

Live · 2025

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Graduates placed in jobs or founded ventures

Alumna survey, n=2,145 · 87% response rate

02 · The Field

Behind every statistic, a woman with a name.

We start with what's measurable, then we sit down with the women on the other side of those numbers.

A girl in Kano

Field 01 · Kano State

She wants to learn — and the classroom keeps closing.

UNESCO · 2023

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Nigerian girls out of secondary school

A field observation

Across Nigeria, an estimated 7.6 million girls are out of secondary school. Not for lack of curiosity — but because the systems around them stopped investing.

A trader in Onitsha

Field 02 · Onitsha

She runs a business — and the digital marketplace passes her by.

World Bank · 2023

₦41T

Annual GDP lost to gender gap in workforce

A field observation

She knows her craft. She knows her customers. What she lacks is the laptop, the language, and the link to a market that pays her what she's worth.

How we work

05 · The Programs

Programs designed in her image.

See all programs

First voices coming soon.

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In good company

Backed by people who already believe.

Funders, ministries, media houses and tech platforms — the wider circle around the women we serve.

Funder

Mastercard Foundation

Funder

Ford Foundation

Programme partner

UN Women

Implementation

Co-Creation Hub

Tech partner

Andela

Government

Federal Ministry of Women Affairs

Media

TechCabal

Government

Lagos State Govt.

Stand with her

Awakened. Determined.
Ambitious.

She does not need rescuing. She needs a runway. Every gift, every hour, every door becomes the airstrip she's been waiting for.

Donate

Fund a woman's tuition, microgrant or laptop.

Partner

Co-build programs with your team.

Volunteer

Mentor, teach, or build with us.

Apply

Join the next program cohort.

#AwakenedDeterminedAmbitiousA registered Nigerian nonprofitWorking in 18 states12,480 women trainedLagos · Abuja · Enugu
#AwakenedDeterminedAmbitiousA registered Nigerian nonprofitWorking in 18 states12,480 women trainedLagos · Abuja · Enugu