Impact Stories

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  Fellow(s): Edith Mugehu, Ijeoma Ezika

  Country: Nigeria, United States, Zimbabwe

  Region: SSA, US

  Cohort: 2018

  Project/Action: 2018 fellows and mentors collaborate on science research

  Policy Area(s): Environmental Sustainability, Professional Growth

  During TechWomen 2018, fellows Edith Mugehu (Zimbabwe) and Ijeoma Ezika (Nigeria) were hosted at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, learning about biotechnology and computer science alongside Professional Mentors Jacqueline Scoggins and Daniela Ushizima. Using Edith’s data from her research in Zimbabwe, the fellows and their mentors collaborated to create a set of data analysis methods to evaluate sugarcane genotype production.
  Together they submitted their research to Biology and Mathematics in the Bay Area (BaMBA), a gathering aimed at exploring the role of math in biology, and, on November 3, Daniela presented their data and poster at this year’s BaMBA Day at Stanford University.
  Edith and Ijeoma were also featured on the Berkeley Lab website in an article highlighting the TechWomen program and their mentorship experience at the Lab.

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  Report Date: 11/5/2018

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  Fellow(s): Afnan Ali

  Country: Jordan

  Region: MENA

  Cohort: 2011

  Project/Action: Fellow pitches tech education iniatitive at Harvard conference

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

  This week, 2011 fellow of Jordan Afnan Ali participated in a startup pitch
  competition at Harvard Business School. The competition is a pillar event at the
  Arab Conference at Harvard, an annual conference that brings together
  students, Harvard alumni, faculty, business and societal leaders to discuss
  business and economic issues in the Arab region.
  Afnan, the founder of Eureka Tech Academy, was one of 10 entrepreneurs
  selected to present their initiatives to a panel of judges with tech and business
  backgrounds. After the pitch, participants received feedback and were able to
  network with venture capitalists, angel investors and industry experts.
  Eureka Tech Academy, the first of its kind in Jordan, teaches students
  engineering, electronics and invention. Students participate in classroom
  activities and development workshops and compete in engineering and
  robotics competitions throughout the region. Through her work, Afnan hopes
  to make tech education a classroom requirement in Jordan, scaling up and
  making a shift in the MENA region.

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  Report Date: 11/5/2018