Excellence Joshua is building a digital talent pipeline that equips African women to earn globally through marketable tech skills.
Excellence Anurika Joshua is on a mission to transform the economic futures of African women. In 2019, she founded Techy Train Incubator (TTI), a digital training company that has since trained over 10,000 women across more than 35 countries. She aims to equip African women, especially those in low-income or rural communities, with high-income digital skills that allow them to earn in global currency.
Born and raised in Nigeria, Excellence Joshua launched TTI without investor backing, political affiliations, or external funding. She had a bold vision—to give African women the tools to change their lives through fundamental, marketable skills.
Rather than offering vague “empowerment” programs, TTI focuses on practical training in graphic design, digital marketing, branding, tech administration, and virtual assistance. These skills are directly monetisable and help women secure remote jobs or freelance gigs globally.
To bridge the gap between training and actual income, she also founded Hire Emmie, a virtual talent platform connecting TTI graduates with international companies needing digital services. So far, over 3,500 women have been linked to clients in the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. Many now earn consistent income based on their role, experience, and number of clients.
A human-centric empowerment model
Its holistic and human-centred approach sets Joshua’s business model apart. Techy Train Incubator begins not with tech tutorials but with mindset transformation. The curriculum includes modules on confidence building, boundary setting, and overcoming limiting beliefs—because, according to the social entrepreneur, “You can’t teach women to earn globally if they still feel undeserving.”
Training is delivered primarily online through structured modules and live virtual classes, allowing women from across the continent to participate. Some join from internet cafés or borrow devices to attend via mobile phones. Despite these challenges, TTI’s high engagement and completion rates are sustained through a strong community-based learning structure and mentorship model.
While the incubator began in Nigeria, it now serves students in Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and even diaspora communities in Europe and North America. Over the years, TTI has partnered with mission-driven organisations to deliver sponsored training cohorts and is now exploring tech bootcamps for teenagers and young girls.
Joshua’s long-term dream
The founder’s long-term dream is to establish Tech Villages, i.e., physical hubs across Africa where women can live, learn, and earn in the tech space. These innovation centres will offer childcare, co-working spaces, reliable electricity, and high-speed internet, creating access for women in underserved areas.
Without venture capital or government funding, she has bootstrapped her way from a one-woman idea into a pan-African movement. Through Techy Train Incubator and Hire Emmie, Excellence Joshua is not just providing digital training; she is unlocking economic freedom for thousands of African women and proving they can thrive in the global tech economy when given the right tools.
