Impact Stories from Economic Impact Policy Area

Fellow(s): 2016 Tunisian Cohort

Country: Tunisia

Cohort: 2016

The 2016 Tunisian Cohort is organizing a hackathon this month to increase community contributors and to take the first step in creating the visual image of their mobile app, WA9TECH. The cohort received one of five 2016 TechWomen seed grants to implement their action plan to centralize information about public transportation in Tunisia. The cohort explained, “We will be building an application that enables users to share information about public transit like departure and arrival times or possible incidents. Based on that data, the users can access at any moment that information to schedule their trip, be on time and save money.”

Report Date: 4/3/2017

Fellow(s): Abiola Illupeju

Country: Nigeria

Cohort: 2015

Policy Area(s): Economic Impact, Entrepreneurship

Abiola Ilupeju, 2015 fellow of Nigeria, founded Moat Academy in 2016 to support locally developed, high-quality software by providing training to ICT graduates to increase their qualifications and employability. In January, the academy’s first cohort graduated, followed by another cohort in March.

Report Date: 3/27/2017

doITwomen

Fellow(s): Shodiyabegim Bakhtiyorzoda

Country: Uzbekistan

Cohort: 2015

Policy Area(s): Economic Impact, Professional Growth

Shodiyabegim Bakhtiyorzoda, 2015 fellow of Uzbekistan, recently launched doITWomen, an initiative for women in her home country. The social project aims to help females who are on maternity leave, retired or have limited access and knowledge of computers by teaching them about computers, the internet, Microsoft products and programming.

Report Date: 7/25/2016

Mozilla Cameroon Festival

Fellow(s): Dorothée Danedjo Fouba

Country: Cameroon

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): Economic Impact, Empowering Women and Girls

Dorothee organized the first Mozilla Festival in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The festival brought together technologists and students to inform individuals about Mozilla products and, in particular, free tech tools for women to launch their own businesses.

Report Date: 11/23/2015

Citizens on the Frontline (Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund)

Fellow(s): Dorothee Fouba

Country: Cameroon

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): Economic Impact

Cameroon’s TechWomen fellow Dorothee Fouba is engaged in an initiative to leverage the power of technology to mobilize citizens to promote security and safety for people from Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad, and Niger from Boko Haram forces in the region. The goal of this initiative is to empower citizens by equipping them with the tools and technology need to help their communities and address challenges first-hand.

Report Date: 4/6/2015

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