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Fellows launch mentorship program for secondary school girls in Sierra Leone

March 15, 2017 By TechWomen Leave a Comment

By Amy Juelsgaard, Program Associate On February 13, Sierra Leonean fellows Salwa Campbell (2016) and Magdalene Peters (2015), launched a mentorship program for girls at the Annie Walsh Memorial School in Freetown. The program, Creating a Path to the Future, will reach 400 secondary school … [READ MORE...]

Week in review: TechWomen delegation to Kenya reaches more than 1,800

February 23, 2017 By TechWomen Leave a Comment

TechWomen’s delegation comprised of 11 selected mentors from the Bay Area, 14 Kenyan fellows and fellows from Morocco, Nigeria and Rwanda gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, February 5-10. The first of two delegation trips, the annual delegation trips reinforce the TechWomen network, while providing a … [READ MORE...]

One Desk One Child will reduce desk-to-child ratio, 1:10 to 1:3

February 7, 2017 By TechWomen Leave a Comment

By Amy Juelsgaard, Program Associate On January 14, Team Kenya, one of the five 2016 TechWomen seed grant winners, began work on their action plan, One Desk One Child. Their initiative aims to provide desks to two marginalized schools with an average population between 200 - 400 students, … [READ MORE...]

Fellow launches program to train unemployed women

December 5, 2016 By TechWomen Leave a Comment

By Amy Juelsgaard, Program Associate Abiola Ilupeju, 2015 fellow of Nigeria, launched the Pink iT Women Empowerment Programme in October. Sponsored by the U.S. Consulate, the initiative provides a free, 16-week training on software development and entrepreneurship, followed by a six-week … [READ MORE...]

From Lagos to Silicon Valley, and back again

December 2, 2016 By TechWomen Leave a Comment

Guest post by Desiree Craig, 2015 fellow of Nigeria About a year ago, I arrived in San Francisco as a 2015 TechWomen Emerging Leader (EL). Being an EL meant that over the course of four weeks, I would have the privilege of meeting with many leaders and influencers from the tech industry in … [READ MORE...]

Fellow and mentor partner to develop school library in rural Rwanda

November 15, 2016 By TechWomen Leave a Comment

By Amy Juelsgaard, Program Associate Emmanuella Nzahabonimana, 2014 fellow of Rwanda, and Barb Mackraz, 2014 Cultural Mentor, recently launched the Jomba Library Project in the mountains two hours outside of Kigali. They plan to develop a library for Jomba Primary School, a school with 1,150 … [READ MORE...]

Announcement: 2017 TechWomen Program Application opens November 15

November 7, 2016 By TechWomen Leave a Comment

By Amy Juelsgaard, Program Associate The application for the 2017 TechWomen program will open on November 15. TechWomen strives to identify emerging women leaders in all fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) from Africa, South and Central Asia, and the Middle East. … [READ MORE...]

Grace Hopper Celebration unites fellows and mentors in Houston

October 25, 2016 By TechWomen Leave a Comment

By Amy Juelsgaard, Program Associate Numerous TechWomen fellows and mentors attended the Anita Borg Institute’s Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC), in Houston, October 19-21, which brings together women in computing to discuss research and career interests. The event also highlights the success of … [READ MORE...]

4 TechWomen fellows awarded WiSTEM Scholarship

October 18, 2016 By TechWomen Leave a Comment

By Joanne Liou, Communications and Impact Specialist Four TechWomen fellows have been awarded a scholarship to attend the 2016 WiSTEM (Women in STEM) Conference in Dubai, on Oct. 25-26. Christelle Tayou, 2014 fellow of Cameroon; Diana Tsoy, 2015 fellow of Kazakhstan; Mercy Sosanya, 2015 fellow of … [READ MORE...]

2016 seed grant winners announced at Community Celebration

October 11, 2016 By TechWomen Leave a Comment

By Amy Juelsgaard, Program Associate In the culminating event of the TechWomen program in San Francisco, five country teams were awarded seed grants to support the implementation of their action plans. Teams Cameroon, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tunisia and Kenya were each awarded $2,500. A panel … [READ MORE...]

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