Women’s March: How Maryam Gwadabe bridges the digital divide

To Maryam Lawan Gwadabe, it is not unusual for parents persuaded to enroll their kids in computer lessons to exclude the girls, mostly for cultural or personal reasons.

And that’s just the bridge she is struggling to bridge. So far, she has succeeded in empowering more than 7,000 women in northern Nigeria with digital skills.

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And that’s no mean feat, if you catch the drift.

Here are a few things about Maryam Gwadabe:

• She is the founder and CEO of Blue Sapphire Hub, a start-up incubation outfit.
• She is an advocate of bridging the digital gender divide.
• She has empowered more than 7,000 women with technology and entrepreneurial skills.
• She was featured in the Forbes Magazine’s “Africa 30 under 30 Entrepreneurs” in 2020.
• She studied in the UK – Software Engineering and Computer Network Management at the Coventry University (where she obtained a BSc degree) and Middlesex University (where she bagged a Master’s) respectively.
• She is a certified management accelerator and leadership and innovation expert
• She is a digital marketer and ethical hacker.
• She is a certified trainer for the United Nation Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) HP Life Project.
• She was a distinguished speaker at the Nigeria Mobile Economy Summit.