Impact Stories from Entrepreneurship Policy Area
Searching for Martha
Fellow(s): Sylvia Mukasa, Angel Bisamaza, Zimkhita Buwa, Neza Guillaine, Marthe Beatrice Kepseu, Rumbidzai Rosemary Mambo, Marie Claire Murekatete, Winnie Ngamije
Country: Cameroon, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Zimbabwe
Cohort: 2013&2014
Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls, Entrepreneurship
During the 2015 Transform Africa Summit, eight TechWomen fellows collaborated on an initiative to empower youth women entrepreneurs in Africa. The initiative, called “Searching for Martha,” aims to offer training to young African girls to develop, sell and promote mobile apps.
Read More »Report Date...: 11/16/2015
Mozilla Cameroon Community
Fellow(s): Dorothee Fouba
Country: Cameroon
Cohort: 2014
Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship
Cameroonian fellow Dorothee Fouba launched a Mozilla community in Cameroon after working with the Mozilla community and learning about their global, open-source platforms in San Francisco. A multimedia journalist, Dorothee worked with Mozilla communities to develop, spread and support Mozilla products, in turn using local tech tools and talent. Dorothee officially launched the community in April 2015, which boasts a growing group of 50 individuals working in tech.
Read More »Report Date...: 9/14/2015
Global Entrepreneurship Summit
Fellow(s): Sylvia Mukasa
Country: Kenya
Cohort: 2014
Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship
Sylvia and her business GlobalX were highlighted during GES 2015 in Kenya. Sylvia is CEO of GlobalX Investments, which specializes in emerging enterprise technologies.
Report Date...: 7/27/2015
AlumniLinked.ps Conference
Fellow(s): Mai Abualkas
Country: Palestinian Territories
Cohort: 2014
Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship
Mai was at speaker at the AlumniLinked.ps Conference in Jerusalem. Mai is the founder of Gaza Sky Geeks, Gaza’s first startup accelerator and Amateur Club Training Center, which is designed to engage young minds to learn more about STEM with modern methods.
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Report Date...: 6/22/2015
Mentor(s): Kinh Demaree
Company: Axiom Zen
Mentor Type: Cultural
Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship
Kinh Demaree is an angel investor in her mentee Evelyn Zoubi’s startup, Glanse. Glase is a fashion discovery startup app founded in 2011, which creates a fun and interactive way for women to shop.
Report Date...: 5/18/2015
Glanse
Fellow(s): Evelyn Zoubi
Country: Jordan
Cohort: 2012
Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship
Evelyn Zoubi launched her fashion discovery startup Glanse in 2011. Fueled by her passion for fashion and mobile technology, Evelyn wanted to create a fun, interactive way for women to shop, and following her mentorship, has seen continued growth thanks to her expanded networks.
Read More »Report Date...: 5/18/2015
Minyadi
Fellow(s): Lara Khoury
Country: Lebanon
Cohort: 2014
Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship
Lara is the creator of an E-commerce website allowing individuals to sell handmade crafts using an intuitive online platform. Her website, Minyadi, means handmade in the Arabic language.
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Report Date...: 3/23/2015
Entrepreneura (Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund)
Fellow(s): Mai Abualkas, Majd Hemiemat, Mbarka Selmi, Umikaltuma Ibrahim
Country: Jordan, Kenya, Palestinian Territories, Tunisia
Cohort: 2014
Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneura is an entrepreneurship platform empowering women in the MENA region. Its team members include: Mai Abualkas (Palestinian Territories), Majd Hemiemat (Jordan), Mbarka Selmi (Tunisia), Umikaltuma Ibrahim (Kenya).
Read More »Report Date...: 3/16/2015
E-Madrasti (seed grant)
Fellow(s): Lamis Al-Shaibani
Country: Yemen
Cohort: 2013
Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship
Lamis created the E-Madrasti app to connect parents with their children’s schools via SMS text and inform them about events, exams, and school activities. The app reached over 200 students, parents, and teachers since launch.
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Report Date...: 1/12/2015
MentorShe
Fellow(s): Jessica Obeid
Country: Lebanon
Cohort: 2012
Policy Area(s): Entrepreneurship
MentorSHE is an organization focused on encouraging women’s participation in politics in Algeria. Jessica modeled TechWomen’s mentoring platform to expose young women to political role models.
Read More »Report Date...: 12/8/2014
