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  Fellow(s): Rayan Alzahab

  Country: Lebanon

  Region: MENA

  Cohort: 2016

  Project/Action: Google Developers Roadshow MENA 2017

  Policy Area(s): Professional Growth

  Rayan Alzahab, 2016 fellow of Lebanon, has been invited to speak at the Google Developers Roadshow MENA 2017. The Google Developers Roadshow is a series of interactive conferences, providing the latest updates on Google technologies and open platforms for developers and industry leaders. Held throughout the year at various cities in the Middle East and North Africa, the Roadshow starts next week in Amman, Jordan and continues the following week in Cairo, Egypt. Other cities on the schedule include Algiers, Riyadh, Dubai, Kuwait and Muscat.

  Rayan is the founder of Bamboo Geeks, the first immersive coding bootcamp in northern Lebanon.

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  Report Date: 9/11/2017

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  Fellow(s): Charity Wanjiku

  Country: Kenya

  Region: SSA

  Cohort: 2017

  Project/Action: WiSTEM Conference Awards

  Policy Area(s): Environmental Sustainability, Professional Growth

  Charity Wanjiku, 2017 Emerging Leader from Kenya, was honored at the 4th Annual Global Women in STEM (WiSTEM) Conference on September 11. The WiSTEM Conference Awards is an annual initiative to establish, recognize, honor and promote outstanding contributions women make to the scientific and technological communities that improve and evolve our society. Charity received the Exemplary Leader in a Management Position award for her work as Chief Operating Officer at Strauss Energy Ltd., where she integrates energy-generating technology into basic building materials. Jillian Scott, TechWomen Lead at IIE, attended the ceremony to accept the award on Charity’s behalf.

  WiSTEM is an initiative of Menina Kaj Femme, a public charity founded by TechWomen mentor Meera Kaul to nurture the social, economic and intellectual potential of women.

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  Report Date: 9/11/2017