By Andrew Udeshi, Program Coordinator I will never forget the perplexed looks on our fellows’ faces when they first saw me with a TechWomen sign at the arrivals hall in the San Francisco airport. They definitely did not expect a man to greet and welcome them to a program whose mission is to … [READ MORE...]
Archives for July 2016
Fellows support Technovation teams to reach world pitch event
By Amy Juelsgaard, Program Associate The TechWomen community had a strong presence at last week’s Technovation World Pitch Competition, the culmination of a global technology entrepreneurship program for young girls to develop mobile applications to address issues in their communities. Given the … [READ MORE...]
Philosophical learnings from a journey to Silicon Valley
Guest post by Siphathisiwe Sibanda, 2015 fellow of Zimbabwe “A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.”- Lao-tzu This journey started with a random message from my good friend with a link to the TechWomen website. She said she thought it sounded like something I would be … [READ MORE...]
2015 fellows implement Stem-In-A-Box action plan in Nigeria
Guest post by 2015 fellows of Nigeria In October 2015, it was to our delight to have been announced as one of the top action plans of the TechWomen pitch event. We were happy to have won amongst a lot of really great pitches and ideas from the other Emerging Leaders (ELs). We’d certainly come a … [READ MORE...]
