Fellow Marwa Ali (Egypt, 2024), director of International Sponsored Projects at Egypt’s National Water Research Center (NWRC), was instrumental in the recent signing of a formal protocol between NWRC and BENAA Foundation—marking a pivotal step in connecting scientific research to community-centered … [READ MORE...]
Sara Fakhry Elokda
Fellow Sara Fakhry Elokda (Egypt, 2022) was recently featured in the award-winning film “Abia” (“أبية”), a documentary highlighting her path as a well-site geologist and her work advancing renewable energy in Egypt and beyond. The film premiered on the banks of the Nile during the Aswan … [READ MORE...]
(fellows) Aliaa Ahmed, Ainura Sagyn, Binta Moustapha, Ouafa Belgacem, Sabina Nforba, and Tofara Chekera, and (mentors) Katie Penn and Queen Denchukwu
Fellows & Mentors play key roles in opening weeks of 79th UN General Assembly Fellows Aliaa Ahmed (Egypt, 2022), Ainura Sagyn (Kyrgyzstan, 2017), Binta Moustapha (Nigeria, 2014), Ouafa Belgacem (Tunisia, 2023), Sabina Nforba (Cameroon, 2020-2021) and Tofara Chekera (Zimbabwe, 2022), and … [READ MORE...]
Basma Ibrahim
Fellow-founded startup, Trace Education, participates in 3-day bootcamp by Mastercard Foundation EdTech Fellowship Fellow Basma Ibrahim (Egypt, 2023), CEO and Founder of Trace Education, recently participated in a 3-day bootcamp in Alexandria organized as part of the Mastercard Foundation EdTech … [READ MORE...]
Aliaa Ahmed
Fellow Aliaa Ahmed (Egypt, 2022) recently made history as the first Egyptian to address the Down Syndrome Conference on World Down Syndrome Day hosted by the United Nations in New York March 21 to 22. Representing the Egyptian Down Syndrome Foundation, Aliaa presented the results of her master's … [READ MORE...]
Mahitab Elramal
Fellow Mahitab Elramal (Egypt, 2022), as a 2018 winner of the She Entrepreneur Award, was recently invited by Swedish Ambassador to Egypt H.E. Mr. Håkan Emsgård to attend a Ramadan dinner honoring Egyptian women entrepreneurs. She Entrepreneurs, sponsored by the Swedish Institute, is an exchange … [READ MORE...]
Mahitab Elramal
Fellow Mahitab Elramal (Egypt, 2022) recently represented Egypt at the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Regional Dialogue with Africa in Windhoek, Namibia. As a representative of the GCF National Designated Authority at the Egyptian Ministry of Environment, Mahitab served as a keynote speaker of a panel … [READ MORE...]
Farrah El-Iraky, Ghida Zbib, Iman Dankar, Imane BenKhelifa, Manal Ben Mahjoub, Mariam Haidar, Nadia Sabaneh, Naima Fatehi, Narmin Salah Mostafa , Nevien Farag Magdy, Nisreen Deeb, Rahma Tezzane, Rim Assaad, Sora Abu Nasser and Zeinab El Maadawi
15 TechWomen fellows from Jordan, Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, the Palestinian Territories and Tunisia were invited to the MENA region NextGen TechCamp held February 9-11, 2024 in Amman, Jordan. 15 TechWomen fellows from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region convened with TechGirls … [READ MORE...]
Dilafruz Mamadjonova, Edith Mugehu, and Hamis Abdelhady Elgabry
Fellows Dilafruz Mamadjonova (Tajikistan, 2020-2021), Edith Mugehu (Zimbabwe, 2018) and Hamis Abdelhady Elgabry (Egypt, 2022) are currently in the U.S. as 2022-2023 Humphrey Award Fellows. President Jimmy Carter initiated the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program in 1978 to provide accomplished … [READ MORE...]
Aliaa Ahmed (Egypt, 2022)
Fellow Aliaa Ahmed (Egypt, 2022) recently delivered an address unveiling an upcoming public health campaign at 4th International Annual Conference of the Egyptian Academy of Bone Health and Metabolic Bone Disease in Cairo. Representing the Egyptian Food Bank (EFB), where she serves as the Growth … [READ MORE...]
