Impact Stories from Youth Engagement Policy Area
Hands-on STEM (Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund)
Fellow(s): Rita Abdallah, Sabine Kai, Lara Khoury, Petra Georges Saab, Dayana Tarraf and Layal Zakhour
Country: Lebanon
Cohort: 2014
Policy Area(s): Youth Engagement
Rita Abdallah, Sabine Kai, Lara Khoury, Petra Georges Saab, Dayana Tarraf and Layal Zakhour launched Hands-on STEM with a grant from the U.S State Department’s Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund. The goal is to establish student-run STEM clubs in schools, starting with four different schools.
Read More »Report Date...: 1/4/2016
First Skills Club, Hour of Code
Fellow(s): Faten Khalfallah
Country: Tunisia
Cohort: 2015
Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring, Youth Engagement
Faten’s association has partnered with the country’s National Center of Technologies in Education. She organized Hour of Code and reached 600 students.
Report Date...: 12/28/2015
STEM workshops
Fellow(s): Joy Agene, Desiree Craig and Busayo Durojaiye, Faten Khalfallah
Country: Nigeria, Tunisia
Cohort: 2014, 2015
Policy Area(s): Empowering Women and Girls, Youth Engagement
TechWomen fellows Joy Agene, Desiree Craig, and Busayo Durojaiye facilitated “STEM Rocks” workshops for female high school students in Lagos, Nigeria, in coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Abuja’s American Corners
Report Date...: 12/7/2015
47 in 1 initiative
Fellow(s): Josephine Kamanthe
Country: Kenya
Cohort: 2013
Policy Area(s): Youth Engagement
Josephine Kamanthe recently launched an Indiegogo campaign for her 47 in 1 Initiative. The aim of the initiative is to build a solar-powered computer lab in a public primary school in each one of the 47 counties in Kenya by the end of the year.
Read More »Report Date...: 7/6/2015
Hands-on STEM (Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund)
Fellow(s): 2014 Lebanon Cohort
Country: Lebanon
Cohort: 2014
Policy Area(s): Youth Engagement
Groups of alumnae from the 2014 TechWomen cohort participated in ECA’s 2015 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF). Announced by ECA on May 11, among the winners selected to receive funding for their initiatives were four teams with TechWomen alumnae members. The AEIF competition supports efforts that promote shared values and innovative solutions to global challenges, particularly those that utilize skills and knowledge participants have gained through their exchange experiences.
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Report Date...: 5/11/2015
Mombasa Girls in STEM Solve It (Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund)
Fellow(s): 2014 Kenya Cohort
Country: Kenya
Cohort: 2014
Policy Area(s): Youth Engagement
The Kenya Cohort was selected as a winner for the AEIF competition. Their project was called Mombasa Girls in STEM Solve It: This project aims to support girls in Mombasa to study STEM after high school.
Read More »Report Date...: 5/11/2015
Speaking engagement at Technogirls camp
Fellow(s): Nozi Gumede
Country: South Africa
Cohort: 2014
Policy Area(s): Youth Engagement
Nozi Gumede spoke about her TechWomen experience in a recent Technogirls weekend camp in Cape Town. Nozi spoke to young girls in South Africa about her journey in STEM, her organization ScienceCEO, and her plans for the future. Nozi is excited to spread the word about ScienceCEO, which she started following her mentorship in order to mobilize girls in her community to pursue technical fields.
Report Date...: 4/20/2015
Mombasa Girls in STEM Solve It (Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund)
Fellow(s): Kenya cohort
Country: Kenya
Cohort: 2014
Policy Area(s): Youth Engagement
The Kenya Cohort of 2014 created the project Mombasa Girls in STEM Solve It. Their mission is to increase the number of girls in the Mombasa, Kenya region that study STEM after high school.
Read More »Report Date...: 3/16/2015
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.
Read More »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
