Impact Stories from Environmental Sustainability Policy Area

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.

Report Date...: 4/18/2016

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Fellow(s): Reneiloe Seodigeng

Country: South Africa
Region: SSA
Cohort: 2020-2021
Project/Action: Emerging Leader of South Africa kicks off guest post series
Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring, Empowering Women and Girls, Professional Growth
TechWomen 2020-2021 Emerging Leader Reneiloe Seodigeng shares her story of growing up as a black woman in South Africa and finding her confidence in the latest post on the TechWomen blog. Her piece is a part of Emerging Leader Voices, a yearly blog series that invites incoming Emerging Leaders to share their perspectives and experiences with the TechWomen community.
In her post, “Journey outside the comfort zone: my pathway to growth,” Reneiloe describes the challenges she faced enrolling in a predominately white school as a young girl. Without models or mentors, Reneiloe overcame barriers to find her voice, discover her talents and understand her worth: “I found that I began to gain the confidence that I was meant to be there; maybe not to see faces that looked like me, but to be one of the faces that every black child and every girl child needs to see to know that they also have a place there,” she writes. With a master’s degree in chemical engineering and a passion for designing sustainable technology solutions in waste and sanitation, Reneiloe is determined to serve as a model for young people. She co-founded Kitso Technology Excellence Academy (KTEC), a STEM education center that offers programming in coding, robotics, entrepreneurship and more to young students in South Africa. “I got here by getting a good education,” she writes, “and the only way we can ensure our young ones have the opportunity to solve the world’s challenges is to provide them with quality education and encourage them to do their best.”
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Report Date: 9/14/20
Fellow(s): Tangulu Diushakhmatova

Country: Kyrgyzstan
Region: CSA
Cohort: 2019
Project/Action: Fellow receives Chevening Scholarship
Policy Area(s): Professional Growth
2019 fellow Tangulu Diushakhmatova was selected as a recipient of the prestigious Chevening Scholarship, a program that awards global leaders a fully-funded scholarships to pursue a one-year master’s degree at a UK-based institution. With over 50,000 alumni worldwide, Chevening aims to empower passionate leaders who can create a better future.
Tangulu, a senior consultant for a firm that provides audit and advisory services, will pursue a Master of Public Policy at the London School of Economics. “This will strengthen my understanding of the financial market from the angle of policy-making and analysis,” she says. “It will build a solid foundation for helping to develop structured policies and solutions for the people in Central Asia to access finance.” Already Tangulu has landed in London for her classes, which begin this week. “I’m excited for the new adventure and learning experience,” she says.
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Report Date: 9/14/20