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Impact Stories from Environmental Sustainability Policy Area

Fellow(s): Gulnora Anvarova

Country: Tajikistan

Cohort: 2015

Policy Area(s): Environmental Sustainability

Gulnora Anvarova , 2015 fellow of Tajikistan, is leading a partnership between her university, Tajik Technical University,and Poland’s AGH University of Science and Technology.The goal of Project Tajikistan: Energy for Education is to share STEM knowledge between university students and address Tajikistan’s power shortages

Report Date...: 3/20/2017


Project Tajikistan: Energy for Education

Fellow(s): Gulnora Anvarova

Country: Tajikistan

Cohort: 2015

Policy Area(s): Environmental Sustainability

Gulnora Anvarova, 2015 fellow of Tajikistan, is leading a partnership between her university, Tajik Technical University, and Poland’s AGH University of Science and Technology. The goal of Project Tajikistan: Energy for Education is to share STEM knowledge between university students and address Tajikistan’s power shortages. A group of 20 Tajik students will participate in a course via internet focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Report Date...: 3/20/2017


environmental campaign

Fellow(s): Sara Benyakhlef

Country: Morocco

Cohort: 2015

Policy Area(s): Environmental Sustainability

Sara Benyakhlef, 2015 fellow of Morocco, is a member of the Marine Area Protection & Sustainable Development (AMP Morocco), which recently co-organized an environmental campaign with Moroccan Coalition for Climate Justice to raise awareness against the use of plastic bags in Morocco. Sara works as a researcher at the Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies plans to continue working with AMP Morocco to create a national movement for climate change and environment protections and get more youth involved.

 

 

Report Date...: 7/4/2016


Leading Women in Water and Technology

Fellow(s): Sophie Ngassa

Country: Cameroon

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): Environmental Sustainability

After the 2014 program, Sophie Ngassa of Cameroon created the platform, “Leading Women in Water and Technology.” In a recent video interview with The Waterbearers’ co-founder Spryte Loriano, Sophie referred to the TechWomen program as her source of inspiration for the platform she created. Sophie has been teaching at a technical college for 10 years, and she is passionate about improving access to clean water resources and promoting use of green technology and sanitation practices in Cameroon.

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Report Date...: 4/18/2016


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Recent Impact Stories

  • Fellow(s): Elmira Obry

    Country: Kazakhstan

    Region: MENA

    Cohort: 2022

    Project/Action: Fellow showcases digital health Innovation at GITEX Europe

    Policy Area(s): Economic Impact, Entrepreneurship, Professional Development, Public Health

    Fellow Elmira Obry (Kazakhstan, 2022), founder of Foody.AI, represented Kazakhstan’s growing tech ecosystem at GITEX Europe, May 21 to 23 in Berlin, Germany. Foody.AI, a digital health platform that integrates artificial intelligence with nutrition science, was featured among global startups and presented directly to investors, partners and ecosystem leaders — including Zhaslan Madiyev, Kazakhstan’s Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Industry.
    Backed by local accelerators such as Astana Hub and MOST Ventures, Foody.AI is part of a new wave of tech solutions designed to meet global health challenges through personalized, preventive approaches. It uses AI-driven tools to deliver customized nutrition guidance, helping users make data-informed decisions about their daily wellness. Already gaining early traction in five countries, the platform is preparing for broader international expansion.
    “We’re proud that our product was born in Kazakhstan — a country that is now laying the foundations for the next generation of the digital economy,” said Elmira, who also represented Foody.AI earlier this year at Central Asia Startup Cup in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.​

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    Report Date: 07/14/2025

  • Fellow(s): Aseel Honein

    Country: Lebanon

    Region: MENA

    Cohort: 2013

    Project/Action: Fellow honored as a 2025 L’Oréal Woman of Worth

    Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Sustainability, Professional Development

    Fellow Aseel Honein (Lebanon, 2013) was recently recognized as one of L’Oréal’s Women of Worth 2025, receiving the Sustainable Architecture & Innovation Award, celebrated at a gala dinner on June 26 at Sursock Palace Gardens in Beirut, Lebanon.
    Aseel is honored for her commitment to reimagining architecture as a tool for both sustainability and social impact. In a video featured at the event, she reflected: “I forged my own path, step by step. I transformed obstacles into opportunities, and barriers into bridges.”
    Aseel is the founder of Indigo Kousba, a rural eco-tourism retreat in North Lebanon, and Parallel Studio, a design and technology academy focused on empowering youth through hands-on programs in architecture, design thinking and social innovation. Through Parallel Studio, she also created Architecture in a Box, a program that introduces children and teenagers to architecture, urbanism and cultural heritage through interactive learning and games.
    “Guided by the same passion,” she shared, “I launched Architecture in a Box, a modest initiative in scale, yet monumental in impact.”

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    Report Date: 07/14/2025

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