Impact Stories from Empowering Women and Girls Policy Area

Mentor(s): Anar Simpson

Company: Mozilla

Mentor Type: Cultural

Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls

Anar was a judge at the fourth annual LinkedIn DevelopHer Hackathon, an event aimed at fostering community among women in engineering. Anar is a Special Advisor on Women, Girls and Technology at Mozilla. She has served as a mentor since TechWomen’s launch in 2011. Anar also served as a Global Ambassador for the Technovation program and has helped fellows launch the program in Cameroon, Jordan, Kenya, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Rwanda, South Africa, Tunisia and Zimbabwe.

Report Date...: 9/14/2015

Engineering and Math (HISTEM), Hypatia Intiative for Science, Tech

Fellow(s): Noha Mahmoud, Yassmen Abd El Ghaffar

Country: Egypt

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls

TechWomen alumni Noha and Yassmeen of Egypt launched the HISTEM initiative to empower girls in STEM from technical workshops. HISTEM is the Hypatia Initiative for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, which provides technical workshops for women and girls, ages 14 to 23. The initiative was conceived by 2012 alumna Noha Mahmoud, after she was awarded the WeTech Seed Grant in November 2014. Yassmeen Abd El Ghaffar, a 2014 alumna, is the co-founder of the initiative, overseeing operations.

Report Date...: 8/3/2015

Femmes Lumiere Radio Interview

Fellow(s): Christelle Tayou

Country: Cameroon

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls

Christelle Tayou is featured in Femmes Lumiere, discussing her career as a woman in STEM. Femmes Lumière is a Cameroon-based radio show focused on women’s empowerment.

Report Date...: 7/27/2015

Taungana Africa

Fellow(s): Sandra Tererai, Nomso Kana

Country: South Africa, Zimbabwe

Cohort: 2013

Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls

Taugana Africa is crowdfunding for their 2nd Fellowship Program for girls in STEM in August. Taungana works with rural high school girls from South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe to engage them in STEM education and careers.

Report Date...: 6/29/2015

Mentor(s): Eileen Brewer

Company: Symantec

Mentor Type: Professional

Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls

Symantec recognized Professional Mentor Eileen Brewer as “Volunteer of the Quarter” for her work to empower women and girls globally in STEM. Eileen has been involved with TechWomen since 2012. In addition to mentoring, she has participated in delegation trips and served as a selection committee member. In 2014, 11 women from Symantec mentored TechWomen Emerging Leaders, and Symantec also donated $11,000 to IIE as part of the company’s Dollars for Doers Program.

Report Date...: 6/22/2015

AGEI Mentoring Girls Workshop

Fellow(s): Joy Agene

Country: Nigeria

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls

Joy coordinatored a workshop on mentoring girls in STEM for secondary students in Jos, Nigeria. The workshop focused on mentoring and empowering girls, primarily aiming to inspire young girls to pursue STEM fields.

Report Date...: 6/1/2015

Technovation Palestine

Fellow(s): Alaa Fatayer

Country: Palestinian Territories

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls

WithYou has been selected as Technovation Palestine’s winner for the regional competition. Created by a team of six high school girls, the WithYou app connects cancer patients in Palestine to various medical, health, and community resources in their respective areas. 2014 Emerging Leader Alaa Fatayer serves as a Technovation Ambassador for Palestine.

Report Date...: 5/25/2015

Intalqi Program

Fellow(s): Mai Abualkas

Country: Palestinian Territories

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls

Mai leads the program, Intalqi, a women’s tech empowerment program at a startup incubator in Gaza Strip. Intalqi is designed to increase the number of Gazan women who are founders of startups. Mai wants to continue to mentor women in Gaza on the development of technology.

Report Date...: 5/18/2015

Creative Arts for Girls Empowerment (Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund)

Fellow(s): Sophie Ngassa

Country: Cameroon

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls

TechWomen alumnae Sophie Ngassa, of Cameroon, uses the power of arts and mentorship to inspire, empower, and support girls. Sophie participated in the ECA’s 2015 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund- a competition that supports efforts for alumni to utilize skills and knowledge they have gained through their exchange experiences and collaborate on projects that tackle innovative solutions to global challenges.

Report Date...: 5/11/2015

Refugee Girls Need You (Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund)

Fellow(s): Rwanda cohort

Country: Rwanda

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) selected the Rwanda cohort as the winner of the 2015 Competition. The AEIF competition supports efforts that promote shared values and innovative solutions to global challenges, particularly those that utilize skills and knowledge participants have gained through their exchange experiences as alumni.

Report Date...: 5/11/2015

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