‘How I built my life with my phone’: stories of women who used tech to escape ‘poverty’

Empowerment through Technology: The article highlights how Nigerian women like Kehinde Fagbemi, Oyindamola Ogundana, and Sade Ogidan have leveraged technology and social media to transform their lives from unemployment to entrepreneurship, using their phones as tools for marketing, learning, and connecting with clients.

Challenges and Achievements: Despite facing obstacles such as high data costs and skepticism from their communities, these women emphasize the importance of consistency, continuous learning, and utilizing available resources to build successful businesses, showcasing a shift from mere consumption to proactive creation.