Impact Stories

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  Fellow(s): 2018 Seed grant-winning teams

  Country: Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zimbabwe

  Region: CSA, MENA, SSA

  Cohort: 2018

  Project/Action: 2018 seed grant winners implement community initiatives

  Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring, Empowering Women and Girls, Entrepreneurship, Professional Growth, Youth Engagement

  TechWomen 2018 seed grant-winning teams from Rwanda, Lebanon, Zimbabwe, Kazakhstan and Nigeria have begun implementation of their impact projects that address leading challenges in their communities. Each team has written a guest post on the TechWomen blog that highlights their mission, progress and future goals.
  Since TechWomen 2018, Rwandan team Healing Together has collaborated with community partners to train counselors on supporting women survivors of the Genocide against the Tutsi. In Lebanon, My ioLab is educating and empowering youth to scale up their IoT knowledge while addressing real-world issues. At hands-on workshops in Lebanon, Berlin, Singapore and Uzbekistan, the fellows have taught youth to address environmental issues in their community through innovative technology.
  Through their initiative Vheneka/Khanyisa, fellows of Zimbabwe have traveled to schools, rural farming communities and prisons to train 525 women and girls on making reusable sanitary pads using sustainable materials. In Kazakhstan, the interactive website Uki.kz provides a safe space for domestic violence victims to gather resources and connect to professionals. Team Nigeria’s initiative, MAAMI, is addressing the maternal mortality rate by providing mobile education that connects women to safe and reliable healthcare. The fellows have a goal of onboarding 500 women, and have already registered 300 women to receive mobile health updates.

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  Report Date: 8/12/19

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  Fellow(s): Dr. Tozama Qwebani-Ogunleye

  Country: South Africa

  Region: SSA

  Cohort: 2018

  Project/Action: Fellow named to Inspiring 50 South Africa list

  Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls, Professional Growth

  This month, it was announced that 2018 fellow Dr. Tozama Qwebani-Ogunleye has been selected for the 2019 Inspiring 50 South Africa list. Established by CoCreateSANL, the Inspiring 50 list recognizes women in STEM fields that serve as role models and leaders in their communities. Through honoring women leaders, CoCreateSANL hopes to increase the visibility of diverse women in STEM and inspire girls to choose a STEM career.
  This year, CoCreateSANL received nearly 400 nominations, and winners were chosen by a panel of distinguished women leaders throughout South Africa. Tozama is a project director at VAAL University of Technology, leading pioneering research that brings traditional African medicine to mainstream healthcare. Through her work, Tozama aims to preserve, promote and protect traditional healing as a holistic healthcare practice.

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  Report Date: 8/12/19