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Lotusflower70

(3,077 posts) Sat Jun 22, 2019, 07:52 PM Jun 2019

Nigerian girls win Silicon Valley contest

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Nigerian girls win Silicon Valley contest (Original Post) Lotusflower70 Jun 2019 OP

Very good. Looks like last year, but still very good! gristy Jun 2019 #1

That's wonderful! And they only just learned how to use a computer. smirkymonkey Jun 2019 #2

gristy

(10,667 posts)

1. Very good. Looks like last year, but still very good!

Reply to Lotusflower70 (Original post)

Sat Jun 22, 2019, 09:11 PM

Jun 2019

https://qz.com/africa/1354711/nigerian-girls-will-silicon-valley-prize-for-fake-drugs-app/

A team of Nigerian schoolgirls won a top Silicon Valley prize for a fake-drug detector
By Kemi LijaduAugust 13, 2018
Five Nigerian teenagers won first place in the junior division of the Technovation World Pitch Summit held in San Jose, California last week with an app that has the potential to save thousands of lives.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

2. That's wonderful! And they only just learned how to use a computer.

Reply to Lotusflower70 (Original post)

Sun Jun 23, 2019, 05:08 PM

Jun 2019

Imagine how much further they could go with more experience and opportunity. I hope these girls go far in life!

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