The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) in partnership with the Presidential Implementation Committee on Technology Transfer (PICTT) has granted the sum of N229 million to 14 awardees of the Developing Engineering Leaders Through Her (DELT-Her 2.0) initiative.
Speaking at the awards ceremony held at the Agency’s headquartered, the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive of NASENI, Khalil Suleiman Halilu stated that DELT-Her represents an opportunity platform through which women can turn bold engineering ideas into solutions that change the world.
The NASENI boss stated that out of the 9,925 project proposals, 14 women engineers emerged as awardees, receiving N229 million in grant funding to advance their innovative projects across critical sectors such as agriculture, clean energy, health, mobility, digital security and environmental sustainability
Halilu said NASENI believes that gender inclusion is not charity but a strategy aimed at empowering every woman through DELT-Her, adding that DELT-Her represents new capacity for the nation’s technology and manufacturing ecosystem with a unique perspective that drives better designs, smarter products and more human-centred innovation.
In his remarks, Chairman of PICTT, Dr. Mohammed Dahiru commended the awardees, noting that their dedication, ingenuity and resilience exemplify the potential of women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)