Impact Stories

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  Fellow(s): Reneiloe Seodigeng

  Country: South Africa

  Region: SSA

  Cohort: 2020-2021

  Project/Action: Emerging Leader of South Africa kicks off guest post series

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

  TechWomen 2020-2021 Emerging Leader Reneiloe Seodigeng shares her story of growing up as a black woman in South Africa and finding her confidence in the latest post on the TechWomen blog. Her piece is a part of Emerging Leader Voices, a yearly blog series that invites incoming Emerging Leaders to share their perspectives and experiences with the TechWomen community.
  In her post, “Journey outside the comfort zone: my pathway to growth,” Reneiloe describes the challenges she faced enrolling in a predominately white school as a young girl. Without models or mentors, Reneiloe overcame barriers to find her voice, discover her talents and understand her worth: “I found that I began to gain the confidence that I was meant to be there; maybe not to see faces that looked like me, but to be one of the faces that every black child and every girl child needs to see to know that they also have a place there,” she writes. With a master’s degree in chemical engineering and a passion for designing sustainable technology solutions in waste and sanitation, Reneiloe is determined to serve as a model for young people. She co-founded Kitso Technology Excellence Academy (KTEC), a STEM education center that offers programming in coding, robotics, entrepreneurship and more to young students in South Africa. “I got here by getting a good education,” she writes, “and the only way we can ensure our young ones have the opportunity to solve the world’s challenges is to provide them with quality education and encourage them to do their best.”​

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  Report Date: 9/14/20

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  Fellow(s): Tangulu Diushakhmatova

  Country: Kyrgyzstan

  Region: CSA

  Cohort: 2019

  Project/Action: Fellow receives Chevening Scholarship

  Policy Area(s): Professional Growth

  2019 fellow Tangulu Diushakhmatova was selected as a recipient of the prestigious Chevening Scholarship, a program that awards global leaders a fully-funded scholarships to pursue a one-year master’s degree at a UK-based institution. With over 50,000 alumni worldwide, Chevening aims to empower passionate leaders who can create a better future.
  Tangulu, a senior consultant for a firm that provides audit and advisory services, will pursue a Master of Public Policy at the London School of Economics. “This will strengthen my understanding of the financial market from the angle of policy-making and analysis,” she says. “It will build a solid foundation for helping to develop structured policies and solutions for the people in Central Asia to access finance.” Already Tangulu has landed in London for her classes, which begin this week. “I’m excited for the new adventure and learning experience,” she says.

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  Report Date: 9/14/20