By Amy Juelsgaard, Program Associate The professional mentorship component of the TechWomen program began last week on September 19 with 137 professional mentors at 37 host companies throughout the Bay Area and Silicon Vallery. Of those 137 mentors, 91 are new and 46 are returning. Several new … [READ MORE...]
Archives for September 2016
#TechWomen16 Week in Review
By Amy Juelsgaard, Program Associate The 2016 TechWomen program has commenced. Nearly 90 women representing 19 countries from Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East arrived in San Francisco on September 11 to begin the five-week program. During the first week of the program, also known as boot … [READ MORE...]
Two-day program introduces girls to STEM in Nigeria
Two Nigerian women, 2015 fellow Mercy Sosanya and 2016 Emerging Leader Chioma Ezedi, organized a two-day program, Girls Discover STEM, on August 26 and 27 at the American Corner in the Bauchi State Library. The program targeted girls from grades 7-11 who traditionally have not been encouraged to … [READ MORE...]
180 students participate in STEM fair to address community issues in Mombasa
The Mombasa Girls in STEM Solve IT initiative culminated with their STEM fair on August 13 at Aga Khan High School in Kenya. With support from the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi and the U.S. State Department Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund, the initiative reached 180 high school girls from 11 schools in … [READ MORE...]
