On February 7, members of the TechWomen delegation to Rwanda visited HeHe Limited, an award-winning mobile technologies company based in Kigali. Diane Ukwishaka (@UKWISHAKADiane), a 2013 Emerging Leader from Rwanda, is the company’s Co-Founder. HeHe Limited is housed in a fun, hip, and innovative … [READ MORE...]
Archives for February 2014
Day 5 in Rwanda: Strengthening Communities through Girls’ Empowerment
On February 6, the TechWomen delegation visited the Kigali offices of Girl Hub, a partnership between the U.K.’s Department for International Development (DFID) and the Nike Foundation that is committed to empowering millions of adolescent girls to reach their potential and helping them lift … [READ MORE...]
Day 4 in Rwanda: TechWomen Have Fun with Science and Tech and Inspire Girls at Career Fair
Yesterday, the TechWomen delegation joined Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Evan Ryan and more than 130 girls from 30 secondary schools throughout Rwanda to participate in the U.S. Embassy in Kigali’s inaugural Girls Tech Fair, a career … [READ MORE...]
Day 3 in Rwanda: Mentors Share STEM Career Advice with Students at Innovative Girls’ School
At the end of a long, dirt road, about an hour and 15 minutes outside of Kigali, the Gashora Girls Academy overlooks Lake Milayi on 30 acres of beautiful land. This unique, upper-secondary boarding school is part of the Rwanda Girls Initiative and serves as an innovative and replicable model for … [READ MORE...]
Day 2 in Rwanda: TechWomen Discuss Gender Gap in STEM
After an enriching day learning about Rwanda’s history and culture and reconnecting with Emerging Leaders, the TechWomen delegation attended a networking reception at Hôtel des Mille Collines with entrepreneurs and professionals from government, the private sector, and civil society to discuss … [READ MORE...]
Day 1 in Rwanda: Heartwarming Welcome Sprinkled with Surprises
Guest post by Heather Ramsey Just over 24 hours ago, the TechWomen team and 30 mentors from the San Francisco Bay Area arrived in Rwanda’s beautiful capital city of Kigali to embark upon what is sure to be one of the most amazing experiences of our lives. For the TechWomen community, … [READ MORE...]
