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By Rita Okoye
In a continent where innovation is rewriting the future, being recognised as a rising force in technology is no small feat. For Rejoice Orjiene, a digital skills trainer, digital marketer, mentor, and emerging product leader, that moment of recognition came when she was named an Emerging Talent by DigifyAfrica, a platform backed by Meta (Facebook) and dedicated to spotlighting young changemakers across the continent.
“It meant that I wasn’t just impacting lives — I was being seen,” she says with quiet pride. From Recognition to Responsibility, Digify Africa’s Emerging Talent list wasn’t just an award — it was peer-voted, Pan-African, and globally recognised. For Rejoice, being listed among the most promising tech talents
across Africa gave her more than visibility. It deepened her resolve.
“When you’re given an award like that, it validates your journey. It tells you, you’re doing something that matters. “Yes”, At the time, Rejoice had already trained over 2,000 young Nigerians in digital skills, SEO,
content marketing, freelance readiness, and career navigation. She’d mentored youths through organisations like Haptics Nigeria, Skillng, and Digify Africa, all while offering free resources, including her self-authored eBooks like “Curiosity to Confident: Making a Techy Career,” amongst others.
Still Impacting, Across Borders
Since receiving the recognition, Rejoice’s journey has grown both in scope and reach. She relocated from Nigeria to the UK but continues to train, mentor, and teach remotely.
Organisations still reach out. Rejoice has taught in churches, youth fellowships, and online boot camps, and has even launched initiatives that bring digital literacy to the elderly through Community Web.
“I’m also reaching out to high schools in my current county. I want to share my ‘Curiosity to Confident’ eBook with them. If we can catch them early, we can direct their path correctly. Her programs offer free access to her digital workbooks for the first 90 students per cohort, ensuring affordability never becomes a barrier to knowledge. A Woman in Tech with a Vision.
Today, Rejoice’s journey includes product management, writing, mentorship, and global
community building. But she’s not done. According to her “One day, I’ll launch an app. I can’t say much now, but I know it will touch lives”. Her long-term goal is to develop digital infrastructure that facilitates transformation from mobile tools to curriculum innovation, from underserved communities to global
partnerships. “I believe when you lift one person, they will lift another. That’s how we scale impact. Over 2,000+ trainees empowered, with dozens transitioning into internships, freelance careers, and global tech roles.
Curiosity to Confident: Making a Techy Career, Let It Loose: The Art of Storytelling, How to Run Google Ads, How to Run Facebook Ads
Freelancing, absolutely not free. These eBooks are offered at no cost to the first 90 trainees per class as part of her inclusive mentorship model. Recognition might have put Rejoice Orjiene on the map.
But it’s her relentless service, forward-thinking vision, and deep community roots that are charting her path toward a future where technology is accessible, inclusive, and transformational.
