Catching Them Young: Inspiring the Next Generation of Female Innovators
We are bringing technical mentorship, STEM education, and engineering confidence straight to schools to empower young girls early.Why an After-School club Program?
“Transforming a life from nowhere to somewhere starts by giving a girl hope and a vision while she is still in school.”
The Lady Mechanic After-School Club is a specialized mentorship and foundational technical program designed for young school girls. Led by Nigeria’s first female automotive mechanic, Engr. Dr. Sandra Aguebor MFR, this initiative aims to demystify technical education, shatter gender stereotypes early, and provide practical, hands-on exposure to automotive engineering and technology.
Our Core Objectives:
- STEM & Technical Exposure: Introducing young girls to basic mechanical concepts, engineering principles, and technical problem-solving in a fun, safe, and engaging environment
- Dropout Prevention & Mentorship: Providing vulnerable school girls with strong female role models and a clear vision for a dignified, professional future.
- Confidence Building: Teaching girls that their hands can build, fix, and innovate proving early on that technology has no gender.
Our Footprint: Community Outreach & School Events
Our commitment to catching them young goes beyond localized training we actively engage with diverse communities through impactful outreach programs and school events. From career mentorship sessions to hands-on automotive workshops, we create opportunities for young girls to explore new possibilities. Our events foster awareness, inspire change, and build a supportive network that empowers school-age girls to thrive in STEM and male-dominated industries.
Inspiring Confidence and Unity Among Secondary School Students.
Interactive Technical and STEM Mentorship Sessions with Students in Imo State.
Engr. Dr. Sandra Aguebor MFR Speaking to Students on Career Opportunities in Engineering.
Collaboration with Bawa secondary school in Nasarawa state. we are expanding our reach to "catch them young" and prepare the girl child for an increasingly technology-driven world.
Launching the After-School Club Initiative in Imo State.
Launching the After-School Club Initiative in Imo State.
🎓 After-School Club Graduations: Celebrating Early Milestones
Global Recognition: Lagos Class of 2016
Corporate Partnership: Class of 2018
Driven by a shared vision for gender inclusion in STEM, our 2018 After-School Club graduation was proudly sponsored and partnered by Oando. Together, we paved the way for students to access premium foundational training.
Diplomatic & Royal Mentorship
Celebrating cross-border solidarity and empowerment. This memorable graduation underscored our growing global footprint, demonstrating how grassroots technical education can unite international leaders and young female innovators.
Fueling the Tech Pipeline with Oando
Empowering local communities through strategic corporate alignment. This impactful partnership with Oando successfully equipped a vibrant new batch of secondary school students with the technical confidence to dream bigger.
Cultivating the Next Generation: The 2015 Junior Secondary Academy Launch
On June 26, 2015, the Lady Mechanic Initiative officially expanded its impact to foundational youth development by launching its After School Programme at the Government Technical College in Agidingbi, Ikeja. The inaugural phase welcomed 30 young girls selected from three prominent Lagos State junior secondary schools: Oregun Junior Grammar School, Agidingbi Junior High School, and Ojodu Junior High School.
The landmark induction was attended by LMI Founder Engr. Sandra Aguebor MFR, officials from the Lagos State Technical Education Board, school principals, and distinguished members of the LMI Alumni Association (Association of Lady Automobile Technicians of Nigeria). To mark the beginning of their technical journey, the students were presented with their professional training overalls and boots before touring a custom-built workshop garage. Accompanied by massive media coverage from global outlets like Al Jazeera and The Punch Newspaper, this initiative successfully laid the groundwork for dismantling gender stereotypes at the foundational level of education.
Partner With Us / Bring the Club to Your School
Let's Build the Future Together
Every girl with a wrench in her hand is a story of a boundary broken, a community uplifted, and a future secured.
At the Lady Mechanic Initiative, our grassroots mission has always been clear: to pull vulnerable women, school dropouts, and marginalized youth off the streets and place them on a guaranteed path toward dignity, financial independence, and entrepreneurial success. By expanding our reach into secondary schools through the Lady mechanic After-School Club, we are actively catching young girls early shattering stereotypes and equipping them with cutting-edge skills in automotive engineering, coding, and robotics.
But we cannot drive this continental shift alone.
When you donate to or partner with the Lady Mechanic Initiative, you aren’t just funding a program you are directly fueling technology transfer, creating female entrepreneurs, and giving a voice to those who previously had no hope. Your support goes straight into providing state-of-the-art training materials, expanding our school programs to more states, and securing the tools these girls need to build a life of self-reliance.
Join us in rewriting the narrative of what a woman can achieve. Together, let’s build an Africa where technical excellence knows no gender.