Impact Stories from Empowering Women and Girls Policy Area
Technovation
Fellow(s): Beatrice Kepseu
Country: Cameroon
Cohort: 2014
Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls
Launching Technovation competition in Cameroon
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Technovation
Fellow(s): Nezha Larhrissi
Country: Morocco
Cohort: 2013
Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls
Nezha Larhrissi, has helped with launching the Technovation competition in Morocco.
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Technovation
Fellow(s): Alaa Fatayer
Country: Palestinian Territories
Cohort: 2014
Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls
Alaa Fatayer, a 2014 TechWomen winner, has launched the Technovation competition for girls in the Palestinian Territories.
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Technovation
Fellow(s): Amel Ghouila
Country: Tunisia
Cohort: 2014
Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls
Amel Ghoulia is a TechWomen alumni representing Tunisia, Launching Technovation competition in Tunisia. After the program, she wanted to encourage girls to start careers in science and technology and to introduce them to entrepreneurship, so she launched Technovation Challenge, a competition for young girls to develop mobile applications to solve a community problem. The competition now has more than 100 girls registered.
Read More »Report Date...: 3/9/2015
Mombasa Girls in STEM Workshop
Fellow(s): Umikaltuma Ibrahim, Sandra Kambo
Country: Kenya
Cohort: 2014
Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls
Umikaltuma and Sandra hosted a STEM workshop for 55 high school students in Mombasa, Kenya. The workshop brought together high school girls and professional women in Mombasa to expose them to STEM careers. During the workshop, Umi spoke on a panel of 15 women professionals, who each discussed pursuing an education and career in STEM. She also spoke about her mentorship experience on the TechWomen program and hosted a Design Thinking session modeled after a program workshop attended by Emerging Leaders in October 2014.
Report Date...: 3/2/2015
ScienceCEO
Fellow(s): Nozi Gumede
Country: South Africa
Cohort: 2014
Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls
Nozi Gumede presented her new organization ScienceCEO, which focuses on girls education and empowerment in STEM, at a local church in South Africa. ScienceCEO aims to educate and empower women and girls to invent and innovate in STEM fields through education, mentorship, and dialogue.
Read More »Report Date...: 3/2/2015
Global Fund for Women IGNITE
Fellow(s): Rita Abdullah
Country: Lebanon
Cohort: 2014
Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls
Rita Abdullah was featured in the Global Fund’s IGNITE video series on women in STEM. The IGNITE video series, showcases women’s work in science and technology, focusing on leadership, entrepreneurship, investment, and mentoring.
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Report Date...: 1/12/2015
Women Who Code Algeria
Fellow(s): Fatma Zohra Djoudjou, Racha Bia
Country: Algeria
Cohort: 2014
Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls
Fatma and Racha launched a Women Who Code chapter in Algeria. WWC is a global nonprofit offering women workshops, speaking events, and mentorships to develop their careers in STEM.
Read More »Report Date...: 12/8/2014
