Impact Stories from Education Diplomacy/Mentoring Policy Area
First Skills Club, Hour of Code
Fellow(s): Faten Khalfallah
Country: Tunisia
Cohort: 2015
Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring, Youth Engagement
Faten’s association has partnered with the country’s National Center of Technologies in Education. She organized Hour of Code and reached 600 students.
Report Date...: 12/28/2015
Next Einstein Ambassador
Fellow(s): Sylvia Mukasa
Country: Kenya
Cohort: 2014
Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring, Professional Growth
Sylvia Mukasa, 2014 fellow from Kenya, was selected to represent her home country. Since her participation in TechWomen, Sylvia has been active in her community, having launched Technovation in Kenya earlier this year and participating in the Global Entrepreneurship Summit.
Report Date...: 12/14/2015
GetReady update
Fellow(s): Nathalie Tekham
Country: Cameroon
Cohort: 2013
Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring
Nathalie Tekham created GetReady, an initiative that offers an educational, interactive web tutoring platform, Kebisu, and customized STEM content to primary and secondary schools in Cameroon. GetReady also provides computers and other IT infrastructure to underprivileged communities. The first year of programming was a success with over 100 female students getting exposed to STEM fields in Cameroon.
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Report Date...: 7/13/2015
Mentor(s): Eileen Brewer
Company: Symantec
Mentor Type: Professional
Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring
Eileen Brewer is a three-time professional mentor to TechWomen. As a Senior Manager at Symantec, Eileen participated in TechWomen’s delegation trip to South Africa in January 2015. While in Cape Town, Eileen connected with the NGO GirlHype, an organization that aims to empower primary and secondary school-aged girls with digital and media education skills, and coordinated the donation of laptops to girls across South Africa through the Cape Town Symantec office.
Report Date...: 6/8/2015
GetReady
Fellow(s): Nathalie Tekham
Country: Cameroon
Cohort: 2013
Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring
Nathalie Tekham, TechWomen fellow of Cameroon, is part o the initiative Get Ready, an educational and interactive web tutoring platforum for primary and secondary schools in Cameroon.
Read More »Report Date...: 4/13/2015
