Impact Stories from Youth Engagement Policy Area

Hands-on STEM (Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund)

Fellow(s): Lebanon cohort

Country: Lebanon

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): Youth Engagement

The 2014 Lebanese cohort is promoting a STEM initiative to educate children through hands-on applications. This initiative will work specifically with students at underfunded Lebanese schools.

Report Date...: 3/16/2015

South Africa Student Teacher Research Scientists (STAR)

Fellow(s): South Africa cohort

Country: South Africa

Cohort: 2013

Policy Area(s): Youth Engagement

The STAR program is an initiative encouraging female high school students to pursue STEM-related careers and studies. It was launched by the 2013 South African alumnae cohort. In total, 50 high school girls participated in the program. The students participated in a variety of workshops, including electromagnetism, electronics scaling, chemistry, and career exploration.

Report Date...: 1/12/2015

Mentor(s): Katy Dickinson

Company: Mentoring Standard

Mentor Type: Professional

Policy Area(s): Youth Engagement

Working with fellow members of the TechWomen Alumnae Organization, Mentor Katy Dickinson designed a playing deck of cards and poster honoring 54 Emerging Leaders from all four program years. Katy had previously created a card deck featuring notable women in computing, which she distributed at last year’s Grace Hopper Women in Computing Conference. She chose the card deck format because it allows individuals to learn more about women in STEM in a fun and interactive way. The posters and card decks are now in production, and she plans to share these items with students, professionals, and fellow delegates during the TechWomen delegation trip to South Africa later this month.

Report Date...: 1/5/2015

Kids Genius

Fellow(s): Sabine Kai

Country: Lebanon

Cohort: 2014

Policy Area(s): Youth Engagement

Sabine founded Kids Genius to help children get excited about science. Kids Genius is an organization that orchestrates science workshops for children in Lebanon. Sabine wanted to change the way children interacted with science She does this through school visits, workshops, and hands-on activities.

Report Date...: 1/5/2015

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Fellow(s): Fellow Elmira Obry discusses TechWomen journey in recent interview

Country: Kazakhstan
Region: CSA
Cohort: 2022
Project/Action: Fellow Elmira Obry discusses TechWomen journey in recent interview
Policy Area(s): Economic Impact, Empowering Women and Girls, Entrepreneurship, Professional Development
Fellow Elmira Obry (Kazakhstan, 2022) recently interviewed with Kazakh online media outlet ER10 to discuss her career journey and experience as a TechWomen emerging leader. Topics included the mission of TechWomen, the application process, the cross-cultural mentorship and Elmira’s intentions going forward. “I plan to investigate the impact of technology on the involvement of women in the country’s economy,” Elmira shared, “and the development of sustainable technologies through the prism of a multiplier economic effect.”
Elmira is the founder of QWANT programming school founder and the CEO of the Bureau for Continuing Professional Development (BCPD) of the Astana International Financial Center (AIFC). “By pooling resources, efforts and expertise,” Elmira emphasized, “we can turn the tide not only on gender equality, but also on growing social and economic stratification.” During the interview, Elmira also stressed the importance of supporting teachers, modernizing technical colleges, and “developing the institution of mentoring” in Kazakhstan. “Many people think that Silicon Valley is about money,” she explained. “Actually, it’s about the supportive environment. In order to attract young people, it is necessary to create a benevolent climate [and] to maintain interest in innovation from an early age.”

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Report Date: 12/12/2022
Fellow(s): Fellow Nermin Salah publishes study on breast cancer prodrugs with support from mentor Bianca Liederer

Country: Egypt, United States
Region: MENA, US
Cohort: 2013
Project/Action: Fellow Nermin Salah publishes study on breast cancer prodrugs with support from mentor Bianca Liederer
Title: Principal Program Manager
Company: Genentech
Policy Area(s): Professional Development
Fellow Nermin Salah (Egypt, 2013) recently co-authored a publication in the field of drug discovery, crediting her TechWomen professional mentor Bianca Liederer of Genentech with providing helpful support and collaboration to the project. Entitled “Design, synthesis, and metabolite identification of Tamoxifen esterase-activatable prodrugs,” the study explores substances that can improve efficacy and reduce resistance to Tamoxifen, an important medication used in the treatment of hormonal-dependent breast cancers. Though she completed her program nearly ten years ago, Nermin maintains that “once a TechWomen always a TechWomen; you keep the network, support and the spirit.” She shares that Bianca and her team offered valuable assistance throughout the research process, even performing some experiments that would have been a challenge to execute in Egypt. Nermin is currently in the U.S. again as a Hubert Humphrey fellow and fondly reflects that she is “still receiving help and guidance from the whole TechWomen community.”

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Report Date: 12/12/2022