21-Year-Old Undergraduate Reveals How she Became a Certified Engineer at 18

Cursory: A 21-year-old Computer Science student at the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji in Ondo State, Madu Christiana, has narrated how she became a certified Engineer after undergoing training in the BEMOR summer camp.

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Madu Christiana, a 21-year-old Computer Science student at the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji in Ondo State, has narrated how she became a certified Engineer after undergoing training in the BEMOR summer camp.

During the closing ceremony of the 2023 Bemore summer boot camp where 300 young girls were trained in solar energy, ICT, entrepreneurship, and other relevant skills, Madu spoke to Journalists;

“I am a student with three years’ experience in the industry. Bemore has changed my life. I wanted to be a doctor but I am now a certified Engineer. After three weeks in Bemore camp, my life has been transformed from being a 16-year-old girl to a 21-year-old business owner. I have been able to install several systems for businesses.

“I felt happy making my own money. It gave me financial freedom to help myself and my family. I am studying Computer Engineering. I just finished my National Diploma and going for my Higher National Diploma.

“I can see the amount of support Bemore has. Each girl gets a solar home system and it has helped to promote the use of solar energy.”

Madu said she recently secured a N4m contract to install solar home systems.

She stated that she learnt solar system installation at the Bemore camp in 2018 when she was 16 years and as well went for further training and became a certified solar system engineer at 18.

Ondo First Lady, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, stated that Bemore was birthed to close the widened gender gap in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Entrepreneurship (STEM+E) by empowering young Nigerian girls in critical areas of science and technology while creating opportunities to help them improve their lives and make a meaningful contribution to the socio-economic development of their respective communities.

She also added that over 3000 girls have been trained since the programme started in 2017.