Fellows from Central and South Asia have been making a coordinated effort to increase applications from their region in 2023. This month the Fall 2022 Kyrgyz team, Darika Aldasheva, Nora Azygalieva, Bermet Dosmombetova, Dinara Moldosheva and Kseniia Tysganova, shared their recent program experience on a panel for the TECHAIM community. This event was echoed by Turkmen fellows Maral Rejepova (2019) and Maral Hudaybergenova (2018), and Uzbeki fellows Inobat Allobergenova (2022), Lilya Gafarova (2022) and Yuliya Tyan (2022), who livestreamed informational events at American Spaces in Ashgabat and Tashkent. On solo missions, Amara Dar (Pakistan, 2022) held a TechWomen-themed guest lecture for WEmpower, Kseniia Tysganova held an application brief on Instagram Live with her U.S. Embassy and Zharkyn Chsheglova (2022) gave an in-depth walk-through of the program for DevFest Women 2022 by Women Tech Makers Kazakhstan. In closing she said, “if there is a life-changing experience that allows you to find meaning and expand the boundaries of your thinking, it is TechWomen. Be brave. Believe in yourself. Apply for this program.”
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Central & South Asian Fellows Push Promo for TW 2023
