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Impact Stories from Environmental Sustainability Policy Area

Destiny Connect Magazine

Fellow(s): Tiisetso Lephoto

Country: South Africa

Cohort: 2016

Policy Area(s): Environmental Sustainability, Professional Growth

Dr. Tiisetso Lephoto, 2016 fellow of South Africa, was highlighted in Destiny Connect magazine in a feature covering South Africa’s dynamic new female scientists.

Tiisetso earned her Ph.D. in molecular and cell biology at the age of 26 from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. She is currently a post-doctoral researcher focusing on the impact of insect biocontrol agents on agricultural industries, particularly organic farming and effectively reducing the application of synthetic chemical insecticides on South African farms.

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Report Date...: 12/4/2017


WiSTEM Conference Awards

Fellow(s): Charity Wanjiku

Country: Kenya

Cohort: 2017

Policy Area(s): Environmental Sustainability, Professional Growth

Charity Wanjiku, 2017 Emerging Leader from Kenya, was honored at the 4th Annual Global Women in STEM (WiSTEM) Conference on September 11. The WiSTEM Conference Awards is an annual initiative to establish, recognize, honor and promote outstanding contributions women make to the scientific and technological communities that improve and evolve our society. Charity received the Exemplary Leader in a Management Position award for her work as Chief Operating Officer at Strauss Energy Ltd., where she integrates energy-generating technology into basic building materials. Jillian Scott, TechWomen Lead at IIE, attended the ceremony to accept the award on Charity’s behalf.

WiSTEM is an initiative of Menina Kaj Femme, a public charity founded by TechWomen mentor Meera Kaul to nurture the social, economic and intellectual potential of women.

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Report Date...: 9/11/2017


Africa Alumni TIES Small Grants Competition

Fellow(s): Lydie Umubyeyi and Rita Mutabazi

Country: Rwanda

Cohort: 2013&2014

Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring, Environmental Sustainability, Youth Engagement

Lydie Umubyeyi and Rita Mutabazi, 2014 and 2013 fellows of Rwanda, respectively, have received a grant from the Africa Alumni Thematic International Exchange Seminars (Alumni TIES) Small Grants Competition. Lydie and Rita received a grant for the Engaged Youth in Energy Conservation Project, which will address the issue of energy inefficiency in schools, focusing on five Rwandan technical schools. The project will support students to empower themselves to take the lead in finding solutions appropriate to their energy challenges, including through student-led energy audits and an energy efficiency competition.

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Report Date...: 8/21/2017


Africa Alumni TIES Small Grants Competition

Fellow(s): Azizat Gbadegesin and Oluremi Hamid

Country: Nigeria

Cohort: 2016

Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring, Environmental Sustainability, Youth Engagement

Azizat Gbadegesin and Oluremi Hamid, 2016 fellows of Nigeria, have received a grant from the Africa Alumni Thematic International Exchange Seminars (Alumni TIES) Small Grants Competition. Azizat and Oluremi are joined by two alumni of the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders program in launching Nigerian Energy Ambassadors, a project that will build a network of young energy ambassadors and entrepreneurs by creating awareness and sharing basic knowledge on energy efficiency, energy conservation and renewable energy.

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Report Date...: 8/21/2017


Fellow(s): Joy Makumbe

Country: Zimbabwe

Cohort: 2015

Policy Area(s): Economic Impact, Education Diplomacy/Mentoring, Empowering Women and Girls, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Sustainability

Joy Makumbe, 2015 fellow of Zimbabwe, discusses her startup challenges and the impact of TechWomen on her personal and professional life in an interview featured on She Leads Africa. SunPower hosted Joy for her mentorship, where she “realized that there was so much untapped potential in Zimbabwe for solar power on the domestic, industrial and agricultural fields,” Joy stated.

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Report Date...: 6/12/2017


Fellow(s): 2016 Sierra Leonean Cohort

Country: Sierra Leone

Cohort: 2016

Policy Area(s): Environmental Sustainability, Youth Engagement

The 2016 Sierra Leonean cohort launched their action plan project at its first of three partner schools on April 7. The project, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – Kids can do it Better (3Rs for Kids), received one of five 2016 TechWomen seed grants and aims to address poor waste management in Freetown. The goal is to establish solid waste management education programs to increase environmental awareness. In addition to providing recycling bins, 3Rs for Kids will provide educational materials, such as posters, photos and videos, about recycling. The cohort has partnered with two recycling companies, who will support the implementation of the project and give presentations about waste management and recycling.

 

Report Date...: 4/10/2017


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): Fellow inks partnership to train 50,000 in South Punjab – Ayesha Zaman

    Country: Pakistan

    Region: CSA

    Cohort: 2022

    Project/Action: 000 in South Punjab"

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

    Skills Todo, Pakistan’s premium skills-based e-learning platform, co-founded by fellow & CEO Ayesha Zaman Hammaad (Pakistan, 2022), has recently announced a partnership with Digital South Punjab aimed at strengthening the tech ecosystem in South Punjab, Pakistan by training 50,000 local students and professionals. Ayesha and her partner, COO Namra Nasyr, inked the agreement with Rizwan Majeed, Founder of Digital South Punjab and Director of Information Technology at Islamia University of Bahawalpur. Together, they believe that the partnership will raise awareness of the benefits of digital skills education in concert with academia and bring fruitful tech industry prospects to the region.
    Ayesha has also recently accepted a role as a Startup Mentor for NewChip, an Austin, Texas-based online accelerator that provides founders with tools and skills to build, scale, and fund their startups.

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    Report Date: 12/05/2022

  • Fellow(s): Team recognized by BBC & Ambassador after seed grant win – Amara Dar, Sadaf Gul, Ramla Syeda Hassan, Syeda Sadaf Shah, Anum Sadiq and Shehnaz Zakia

    Country: Pakistan

    Region: CSA

    Cohort: 2022

    Project/Action: "Team recognized by BBC & Ambassador after seed grant win"

    Policy Area(s): Economic Impact, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Sustainability, Professional Development

    The fellows of Fall 2022 Team Pakistan, composed of Amara Dar, Sadaf Gul, Ramla Hassan Sadafi Shah, Anum Sadiq and Shehnaz Zakia, were recently featured in BBC News Urdu to acknowledge their having recently been awarded $3000 in seed grant funding for the impact project they developed during their TechWomen program.
    The project, AGAHI, will be a mobile technology campaign aimed at raising climate change awareness in the wake of the devastating floods in Pakistan this summer.
    In addition to being featured in BBC, the team also recently met with the Ambassador of Pakistan to the USA on 26th Oct. 2022 to discuss AGAHI shortly after the close of their TechWomen program in Washington D.C.
    In the meeting, the ambassador expressed his appreciation for the efforts of the U.S. Department of State and ECA for providing opportunities for Pakistani women in STEM to excel through exchange programs. He also encouraged Team Pakistan to complete the project with full dedication, offering assurance of the Embassy of Pakistan’s support in the sustainable execution of the project and the development of future collaborations.

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    Report Date: 11/28/2022

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