Accesstech Innovation, a renowned tech school for blind and low-vision persons, has completed a digital skills training programme for ladies with albinism who were contestants at the first Albinism Beauty Pageant organised by Misty Glam Company.

The training, which lasted for 10 days, covered courses on Microsoft productivity tools such as word processing, PowerPoint presentation, and social media content creation, design, and marketing.

According to the Chief Operations Officer of Accesstech, Emmanuella Akinola, the objective of the programme is to empower the beauty queens with digital skills that will enable them to engage with society efficiently as advocates and participate in economic activities.

A total of 10 ladies participated in the programme. According to one of the participants, Rebecca Olabode, the programme has empowered her with tech skills that will enhance her advocacy activities, as well as her education.

In attendance at the closing ceremony were staff of Accesstech, representatives of Misty Glam, and the Chairman of the Albinism Association of Nigeria, Lagos State Chapter, Mr Ojuri Tolani.

Accesstech Innovation is one of the sponsors of the first Albinism Advocacy Beauty Pageant, organised by Misty Glam Company, sponsoring with a scholarship for digital skills training for 10 finalists.