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Impact Stories from Education Diplomacy/Mentoring Policy Area

Creating a Path to the Future

Fellow(s): Salwa Campbell, Magdalene Peters

Country: Sierra Leone

Cohort: 2015, 2016

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In February 2017, Sierra Leonean fellows, Salwa Campbell and Magdalene Peters , launched a mentorship program for girls at the Annie Walsh Memorial School in Freetown. The program, Creating a Path to the Future, will reach 400 secondary school girls and provide them with opportunities to discover their potential during a six-month mentorship. The group mentorship will focus on networking, knowledge and skill transfer, career development, professional development and situational guidance. Salwa says “Young girls have the potential to demonstrate a positive identity when they have a sense of personal well-being and a sense of connection and commitment to others. When they gain knowledge, skills and attitude, they demonstrate an ability that prepares them for the future.”

Report Date...: 2/20/2017

Two Hours of Coding

Fellow(s): Mercy Sosanya, Chioma Ezedi

Country: Nigeria

Cohort: 2015, 2016

Policy Area(s): ,

Nigerian fellows Mercy Sosanya (2015) and Chioma Ezedi (2016) held an introduction to computer programming session on February 14. Students from three secondary schools in Bauchi learned to code during the “Two Hours of Coding” event.. With support from Mercy and Chioma, the students built their first static website. Chioma spoke with the students about the importance of coding and that learning to code is compatible with any career path they may choose, while Mercy inspired the students by showing them her beautiful ‘STEMeers’ website, built partly using HTML.

 

 

Report Date...: 2/20/2017

Tunisia mentoring council

Fellow(s): Fatma Ghandour, Ameni Channoufi, Hadia Kahlaoui, Noura Berzouga, Meriem Chaabani and Arwa Guesmi

Country: Tunisia

Cohort: 2013, 2014, 2015

Policy Area(s): ,

Women Leaders in Tech (WoLTech) comprised of Tunisian fellows Fatma Ghandour (2013), Hadia Kahlaoui (2013), Ameni Channoufi (2014), Noura Berzouga (2014), Mariem Chaabani (2015) and Arwa Guesmi (2015) launched the Tunisia Mentoring Council this month. This is a six-month mentoring program for Tunisian women who are in the process of launching or have already launched a startup or a project in STEM. Working with a professional mentor, the Tunisian women in STEM will receive guidance and support as well as the opportunity to brainstorm, inspire, challenge and achieve. Experts and leaders will accompany the mentor and the mentee through workshops, trainings, meet-up sessions and cultural gatherings.

Report Date...: 2/13/2017

eSTEM

Fellow(s): Nezha Larhrissi, Salima Kaissi, Zineb Rharrasse

Country: Morocco

Cohort: 2013

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On January 28, Moroccan TechWomen fellows from the 2013 program, Nezha Larhrissi, Salima Kaissi and Zineb Rharrasse hosted the annual assembly for their organization, eSTEM Morocco at Mohammed V University in Rabat. The organization encourages girls to engage in STEM through mentorship and science workshops. The meeting served as an opportunity to increase awareness surrounding the organization, recruit more girls to participate in its activities and share plans for 2017.

Report Date...: 1/30/2017

One Child, One Desk

Fellow(s): Lucy Mutinda, Ndisha Mwakala

Country: Kenya

Cohort: 2016

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This January, Team Kenya, one of the 2016 TechWomen seed grant winners, began work on their action plan, One Desk One Child. Their initiative aims to provide desks to marginalized schools annually, reducing the desk to child ratio from 1:10 to 1:3 in Kajiado county. Lucy Mutinda and Ndisha Mwakala, two TechWomen fellows, met with school teachers of Kenya. As a result of their conversations, they were able to provide financial support to girls who lacked the financial resources to pay for education. Ndisha commented, “The main reason {one student, Caroline’s story} resonated with me is because I grew up very poor, and education is what helped me get myself and my family out of the slums – something I really hoped we could help Caroline do for herself and her family.”

Report Date...: 1/23/2017

STEM camp

Fellow(s): Marie Claire Murekatete

Country: Rwanda

Cohort: 2015

Policy Area(s): , ,

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 young girls to consider careers in STEM. The participants, which included refugees from two different camps, learned about mobile application development, programming, robotics and website development. Marie Claire Murekatete, 2015 fellow, said, “It was so exciting to see how girls develop the innovative and community issue solution projects, but my overwhelming moment was to see how refugee girls built the website for their hosting camps” to make people aware of what is going on at their camps.”

Report Date...: 1/23/2017

Hands-on STEM

Fellow(s): Sabine Kai, Petra Saab, Layal Zakhour

Country: Lebanon

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): ,

Fellows from the 2014 program, Sabine El Kahi, Petra Saab and Layal Zakhour, initiated the second phase of their project, Hands-on STEM, which aims to establish STEM clubs where students can explore different aspects of STEM in an interactive way, in addition to participating in field trips to tech companies and universities.In total, 32 team leaders will be trained to go back and launch a club in their school. That club will have 20 members who will meet weekly to learn, build, explore and create projects.

Report Date...: 1/9/2017

Africa Code Week

Fellow(s): Rogeema Kenny

Country: South Africa

Cohort: 2015

Policy Area(s): ,

During Africa Code Week, 2015 fellow Rogeema Kenny of South Africa helped train 1,273 children and young adults in basic coding skills in Cape Town from October 15-23. An initiative supported by SAP to drive sustainable growth, Africa Code Week aims to expose children and young adults to coding and encourage them to pursue the field across the entire continent.

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Report Date...: 11/7/2016

library for Jomba Primary School

Fellow(s): Emmanuella Nzahabonimana

Country: Rwanda

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): ,

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 materials, such as puzzles, games, visual aids, a globe and book stands. They plan for 40% of the books to be nonfiction and focus particularly on the region’s environment, with the goal of developing an appreciation for the area’s ecosystem

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Report Date...: 10/31/2016

Girls Discover STEM

Fellow(s): 2015 fellow Mercy Sosanya and 2016 Emerging Leader Chioma Ezedi

Country: Nigeria

Cohort: 2015, 2016

Policy Area(s): ,

Two Nigerian women, 2015 fellow Mercy Sosanya and 2016 Emerging Leader Chioma Ezedi, organized a two-day program, Girls Discover STEM, on August 26 and 27 at the American Corner in the Bauchi State Library. The program targeted girls from grades 7-11 who traditionally have not been encouraged to pursue STEM fields. Sixteen girls from five schools attended the event, acquiring basic STEM knowledge and skills through hands-on activities. “It was quite an exciting time as the girls were introduced to STEM. They were taught about the reasons why more girls and women are needed in STEM, and they were inspired by stories of great women who had excelled in STEM,” Mercy said

Report Date...: 8/29/2016

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