FCDC Women’s Month Highlight – Elizabeth Enu-Akan
https://vimeo.com/935023559 Elizabeth Enu-Akan is a sex health educator, content creator, writer, and Public Health Practitioner based in Nigeria. She tells stories of Nigerian women by a Nigerian woman, raising awareness on gender equality, and sexual and reproductive health rights. Elizabeth is passionate about using her writing and advocacy to create positive social change and […]
FCDC Women’s Month Highlight – Areeej AbuAli
We had an insightful conversation with Areej AbuAli about all the wonderful things she is doing at the the Women in Tech SEO, a community of over 8000 members, gender diversity in the industry, and more. Areej is also the founder of Crawlina, an independent SEO consultancy. This interview has been condensed for clarity. Hi […]
FCDC Women’s Month Highlight – Charlotte Lin
Meet Charlotte Lin, a Chinese-American Global Technology Associate at Prudential Financial and one of MLH’s Top 50 hackers. She is a New York University (NYU) computer science graduate. Charlotte is also a hackathon aficionado and has attended and won events like HackUC 2017, Ludum Dare 48 Game Jam, Acts 2 Campus Hack in Place 2.0, PearlHacks 2021, HackNYU 2022, HackNYU 2023, […]
FCDC Abuja and Lagos Meetup: An event to remember
Our community had the pleasure of coming together for our very first meetups in Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria. These meetups were generously sponsored by Turn Global, WithFrontier, Top of the Funnel Community, and Digitaloft. We ensured that these events were not just about networking but also about learning and enjoying some yummy meals. […]
FCDC Mentee Highlight: Chidinma Nwanorue
https://vimeo.com/898073548/cad8cd5a99?share=copy In this interview, Chidinma shares her experience in the FCDC content marketing mentorship program. She talked to us about; Her motivation for joining Highlights from her sessions with mentor Melissa Popp Tasks and projects that improved her skills, and the soft skills she believes are essential for a successful mentorship. Chidinma also […]
FCDC Mentee Highlight: Tamilore Adeoye
https://vimeo.com/893323533?share=copy We love to hear mentorship success stories! A couple of weeks into Tamilore Adeoye’s mentorship, she was offered paid work by her brilliant mentor Lou Peck! Tamilore shared all the amazing details about her mentorship with us! She talked to us about; Why she signed up for the program Her responsibilities […]
November at The FCDC
As November comes to an end, the Freelance Coalition for Developing Countries (FCDC) wraps up a month of impactful initiatives and exciting collaborations. Here’s a brief overview of the events that happened throughout the month: The FCDC Talent Database. We’re excited to share that you can hire BIPOC talent through the FCDC! […]
FCDC Mentor Highlight: Chrissy Kidd
https://vimeo.com/888899891?share=copy SEO manager, Chrissy Kidd is an SEO content writing mentor to Mariam Odusola and the mentorship has been an absolute success. Chrissy talked to us about; Why she decided to become a mentor at the FCDC Progress her mentee has made Building a mentorship relationship through personal connections and much more […]
FCDC Mentor Highlight: Melissa Popp
https://vimeo.com/887222308?share=copy Melissa Popp is a Content Strategy Director with 20+ years of experience and this is her second time being a mentor at the FCDC. We had an insightful conversation with Melissa about her experience as as an content marketing mentor to FCDC member Chidinma Nwanorue. Melissa shares her reason for being a mentor at the FCDC, the key […]
October at the FCDC
October has flown by and we are happy to share all the initiatives and activities that happened this month at the FCDC! Here’s a quick rundown of what we’ve been up to: Welcome Digitaloft – Our Mentorship Sponsor. We’re thrilled to have Digitaloft join us as our mentorship sponsor. Their guidance and […]
