This collaboration has already birthed several ongoing programs/projects, including the Delta-2 program(which currently funds researchers on various R&D projects across the Country), under which the DELT-Her initiative is being launched.

The gender imbalance in Nigeria's engineering sector has worsened over the decades, it is therefore critical to channel available resources at creating a shift in this paradigm. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), women make up an average of 22% of the total number of engineering and technology graduates. The largest disparity is found in postgraduate enrolment between male and female in engineering and technology and this was estimated at 12.06% for female while male enrolment was 87.4%.

Developing Engineering Leaders Through Her (DELT-Her) is an initiative that seeks to create opportunities for women in engineering, by attracting and supporting innovative engineering ideas which would ultimately be mentored and developed into startup companies. The success stories from the first phase of this initiative would be projected to enthuse school-age girls across the country, with the aim of creating a paradigm shift to favor their choice of engineering as a lifelong career. DELT-Her is inspired by global projects from the Anita Borg Institute, Girl Up! at the UN Foundation, Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia among others.

Lead applicants shall be female Nigerians who have attained a minimum of first degree, and have innovative engineering ideas. The initiative targets young females aged 23 to 45 years who have developed a proposal on innovative ideas in engineering and have set up a team for the implementation of the ideas. Each team shall however be constituted of at least 60% female participants, to qualify for funding under this initiative.

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