Three 2016 fellows, Meriem Benmeradi of Algeria, Arielle Kitio Tsamo of Cameroon and Salwa Campbell of Sierra Leone, have been named Next Einstein Forum (NEF) Ambassadors for the 2017-2019 class. Meriem is a Senior Digital Project Manager at TBWA Worldwide and CEO of BETELA Recruiting. Arielle is … [READ MORE...]
Haja Safiyatu Sovula, Blessing Matshaka, Ola Elgaddar
In its first year as a host company for TechWomen Emerging Leaders, the Chan Zuckerberg Biohub (Biohub) hosted three Emerging Leaders: Haja Safiyatu Sovula of Sierra Leone, Ola Elgaddar of Egypt, and Blessing Matshaka of Zimbabwe. As outlined in this interview, the fellows’ time at Biohub was not … [READ MORE...]
Amel Ghouila and Ruth Kaveke
Amel Ghouila, 2013 fellow of Tunisia, and Ruth Kaveke, 2017 Emerging Leader from Kenya, have been featured in videos on the Career Girls website. Amel shared about her work as a bioinformatician and researcher with the Pasteur Institute and encouraged girls to be curious and learn as much as they … [READ MORE...]
Janet Fofang; Guillaine Neza; Marie Claire Murekatete; Faten Khalfallah
In the inaugural FIRST Global robotics challenge, four of the 163 participating country teams were mentored and supported by TechWomen fellows. Janet Fofang, 2013 fellow of Cameroon; Guillaine Neza and Marie Claire Murekatete, 2013 and 2014, respectively, fellows of Rwanda; Faten Khalfallah, 2015 … [READ MORE...]
Mercy Sosanya
Youth Can Tech Digital Literacy program, a collaboration among 2015 fellow Mercy Sosanya of Nigeria, Uplift Hub, Brainiacs STEM & Robotics, Women Techmakers and Pretty Girls Code, trained 25 girls and 17 boys. During the kids’ spring break earlier this month, the program hosted sessions to teach … [READ MORE...]
2016 Sierra Leonean Cohort
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 … [READ MORE...]
Mai Abualkas, Majd Hemiemat, Mbarka Selmi, Umikaltuma Ibrahim
Entrepreneura is an entrepreneurship platform empowering women in the MENA region. Its team members include: Mai Abualkas (Palestinian Territories), Majd Hemiemat (Jordan), Mbarka Selmi (Tunisia), Umikaltuma Ibrahim (Kenya). … [READ MORE...]
