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TIDI Programs

TIDI First-Ever Program

TIDI’s inaugural program in Minna, Niger State, partnering with NISAD and NNAD Youth Section.

  • Accessible baseline survey
  • Mentorship session

Niger – Minna (2024)

20 indirect + 30 direct participants participants

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Tech Career & Mentorship Program

We trained Deaf students on programming, assistive tech, and career mentorship across multiple states.

  • Hands-on projects
  • Local mentors
  • Sign language support

Adamawa – Special Education Centre, Jada (July 3, 2025)

30 senior secondary + selected JSS3 students participants | 8 teachers | 5 volunteers

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Taraba – Ongoing Career Pathway, Jalingo (July 8, 2025)

Post-secondary + university students participants

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Gombe – Special Centre of Education (July 15, 2025)

Deaf secondary school students participants

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Bauchi – Special Education Centre, Yelwa (July 18, 2025)

30 Deaf students JSS3–SS3 participants

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The Girl I Am, The Change I Lead

Engaging Deaf girls on menstrual hygiene, DIY reusable pads, and app-based cycle tracking, fully in Nigerian Sign Language.

  • Hands-on projects
  • Local mentors
  • Sign language support

Kwara – Kwara State Special Needs School (October 11, 2025)

51 Deaf girls participants

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