TechWomen is an Initiative of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
TechWomen staff, representatives from the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs , and 20 Mentors from leading companies in the San Francisco Bay Area arrived in Morocco on Saturday, March 8 for the second of two TechWomen delegation trips to Africa and the Middle … [Read more...]
As one half of the TechWomen Rwanda delegation explored mobile tech entrepreneurship in a stimulating visit to HeHe Limited, the other half learned about global development efforts at the Millennium Village of Mayange, located 25 miles south of Kigali. Operating in 10 countries across Sub-Saharan … [Read more...]
On February 7, members of the TechWomen delegation to Rwanda visited HeHe Limited, an award-winning mobile technologies company based in Kigali. Diane Ukwishaka (@UKWISHAKADiane), a 2013 Emerging Leader from Rwanda, is the company’s Co-Founder. HeHe Limited is housed in a fun, hip, and … [Read more...]
On February 6, the TechWomen delegation visited the Kigali offices of Girl Hub, a partnership between the U.K.’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the Nike Foundation that is committed to empowering millions of adolescent girls to reach their potential and helping them lift … [Read more...]
Yesterday, the TechWomen delegation joined Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Evan Ryan and more than 130 girls from 30 secondary schools throughout Rwanda to participate in the U.S. Embassy in Kigali’s inaugural Girls Tech Fair, a … [Read more...]
At the end of a long, dirt road, about an hour and 15 minutes outside of Kigali, the Gashora Girls Academy overlooks Lake Milayi on 30 acres of beautiful land. This unique, upper-secondary boarding school is part of the Rwanda Girls Initiative and serves as an innovative and replicable model for … [Read more...]
After an enriching day learning about Rwanda’s history and culture and reconnecting with Emerging Leaders, the TechWomen delegation attended a networking reception at Hôtel des Mille Collines with entrepreneurs and professionals from government, the private sector, and civil society to discuss … [Read more...]
Guest post by Heather Ramsey Just over 24 hours ago, the TechWomen team and 30 mentors from the San Francisco Bay Area arrived in Rwanda’s beautiful capital city of Kigali to embark upon what is sure to be one of the most amazing experiences of our lives. For the TechWomen community, … [Read more...]
The deadline to submit an Emerging Leader application for the 2014 TechWomen program is in two weeks. Below, see the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the application. HOW DO I APPLY? To apply, complete the 2014 TechWomen Application and submit it electronically by … [Read more...]
Although Nihal Fares was already an entrepreneur in Egypt before participating in the 2013 TechWomen program, she said her TechWomen experience taught her to become a better leader for her company and changemaker in her community by giving her a “great opportunity to connect with successful women … [Read more...]
