2018 fellow of Rwanda Noella Nibakuze was a featured speaker at the 3rd National Urban Forum held this week in Kigali. Organized by Global Green Growth Institute, the conference focused on urban resilience, green cities and environmental sustainability. Noella, a design associate at MASS Design … [READ MORE...]
Christa Uwamahoro Munezero, Lucie Uwizeye, Noella Nibakuze, Pascale Mugwaneza, Solange Uwera and Vanny Nicole Kayirangwa
Team Rwanda, one of five winning groups of a 2018 TechWomen seed grant, has launched implementation of their initiative, Healing Together. Fellows Christa Uwamahoro Munezero, Lucie Uwizeye, Noella Nibakuze, Pascale Mugwaneza, Solange Uwera and Vanny Nicole Kayirangwa conceived of Healing Together as … [READ MORE...]
Solange Tuyisenge
Solange Tuyisenge, 2015 fellow of Rwanda, has partnered with the Mozilla Foundation and Dot Rwanda to implement more than one hundred digital literacy clubs in five districts in Rwanda. In the past two months, the initiative has reached more than 3,000 individuals, focusing on women and youth in … [READ MORE...]
Marie Claire Murekatete, Chao Mbogo
TechWomen was well represented by mentors and past and present fellows at the Grace Hopper Celebration, which was held in Orlando, FL by AnitaB.org. Marie Claire Murekatete, 2014 fellow of Rwanda, was honored with the Change Agent ABIE Award and TechWomen mentor, Mercedes Soria, was honored with the … [READ MORE...]
Marie Claire Murekatete
Marie Claire was interviewed by Career Girls, a video-based career tool for girls that emphasizes science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers. Marie Claire shared about her work researching and finding software solutions to meet people’s needs and provided career advice to young girls … [READ MORE...]
Lydie Umubyeyi and Rita Mutabazi
Lydie Umubyeyi and Rita Mutabazi, 2014 and 2013 fellows of Rwanda, respectively, have received a grant from the Africa Alumni Thematic International Exchange Seminars (Alumni TIES) Small Grants Competition. Lydie and Rita received a grant for the Engaged Youth in Energy Conservation Project, which … [READ MORE...]
Marie Claire Murekatete
Marie Claire received the Change Agent ABIE Award, which honors an outstanding non-U.S. woman who created or expanded opportunities for girls and women in technology. Marie Claire’s accomplishments include founding a non-profit organization called Refugee Girls Need You and becoming a Master … [READ MORE...]
Janet Fofang; Guillaine Neza; Marie Claire Murekatete; Faten Khalfallah
In the inaugural FIRST Global robotics challenge, four of the 163 participating country teams were mentored and supported by TechWomen fellows. Janet Fofang, 2013 fellow of Cameroon; Guillaine Neza and Marie Claire Murekatete, 2013 and 2014, respectively, fellows of Rwanda; Faten Khalfallah, 2015 … [READ MORE...]
Marie Claire Murekatete
TechWomen fellows from Rwanda hosted a weeklong STEM camp at SOS Technical High School for 200 girls from all five provinces of the country earlier this month. The U.S. Embassy in Kigali supported the event, which served as an opportunity for mentors to share their career success stories and inspire … [READ MORE...]
Emmanuella Nzahabonimana
Emmanuella and Barb Mackraz, 2014 Cultural Mentor, recently launched the Jomba Library Project in the mountains outside of Kigali. They plan to develop a library for Jomba Primary School, a greatly under-resourced school with 1,150 students and zero books. They aim to gather over 800 books and … [READ MORE...]
