{
  "id": 14181878,
  "title": "Five hearing-impaired Nigerian girls shine at global tech summit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/five-hearing-impaired-nigerian-girls-shine-at-global-tech-summit",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-13T11:06:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/five-hearing-impaired-nigerian-girls-shine-at-global-tech-summit/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Five hearing-impaired girls from Government Secondary School in Abuja have made it to the global final of the Technovation Girls World Summit in Bengaluru, India. The team, called the STRIM Girls, developed an application called Saving Pad to help students find menstrual pad banks, request products, and access health education. The innovative software features an interactive map, a request system, period tracking, and menstrual health education.",
  "summary": "Five hearing-impaired Nigerian schoolgirls have become global finalists at a tech summit in India with an AI app for accessing menstrual products. Read More: https://punchng.com/five-hearing-impaired-nigerian-girls-shine-at-global-tech-summit/",
  "key_points": [
    "Five hearing-impaired Nigerian girls form STRIM Girls team",
    "Developed 'Saving Pad' app for menstrual health access",
    "Summit finalists compete in Bengaluru, India"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Five hearing-impaired Nigerian girls shine at global tech summit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/five-hearing-impaired-nigerian-girls-shine-at-global-tech-summit-14182749",
        "published": "2026-10-13T11:10:06.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}