2017 fellow Charity Wanjiku was highlighted in the Daily Nation newspaper, featured as a woman who is “rocking the world of architecture” in Africa. In addition to founding energy solution company Strauss Energy, Charity is the co-founder, director and architect for Trioscape Space Planning … [READ MORE...]
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Charity Wanjiku
This week, 2017 fellow Charity Wanjiku was featured in an article for Ensto, a green tech company based in Finland. Charity is the founder of Strauss Energy, a firm that brings green energy products to off-grid communities in Kenya. The article highlights Strauss’s innovative roofing tiles that … [READ MORE...]
Charity Wanjiku
In celebration of this year’s International Women’s Day, 2017 fellow of Kenya Charity Wanjiku attended a speed mentoring event meant to connect and empower women in Kenya. Hosted by the High Commission of Canada in Kenya, the event gathered mentors and mentees in order to share experiences, inspire … [READ MORE...]
Charity Wanjiku
2017 fellow of Kenya Charity Wanjiku was a featured keynote speaker and panelist at the Future Energy East Africa conference, held this week in Lagos, Nigeria. Charity is the co-founder and COO of Strauss Energy, a company that brings cost-effective and renewable energy to power off-grid areas in … [READ MORE...]
Charity Wanjiku
2017 fellow of Kenya Charity Wanjiku was recently named to the World’s Top 50 Women in Tech list by Forbes. The inaugural feature identifies forward-thinking founders, technologists and engineers who are leaders in their respective fields. Charity is the COO and co-founder of Strauss Energy, a solar … [READ MORE...]
Ruth Kaveke, Janet Leparteleg, Charity Wanjiku, Chao Mbogo and Topy Muga
2017 fellows of Kenya Ruth Kaveke, Janet Leparteleg, Charity Wanjiku, Chao Mbogo and Topy Muga wrote a guest post for the TechWomen blog, providing an update on their action plan project. A lack of toilet facilities represents a major cause of sanitation-related illnesses across the world and has … [READ MORE...]
Chao Mbogo, Charity Wanjiku, Janet Leparteleg, Ruth Kaveke and Topy Muga
Team Kenya, one of the five teams to win a $3,000 seed grant during the 2017 program for their action plan project, has made great progress towards bringing their idea to reality. The team members – Chao Mbogo, Charity Wanjiku, Janet Leparteleg, Ruth Kaveke and Topy Muga – pitched an idea to address … [READ MORE...]
Charity Wanjiku
Charity Wanjiku, 2017 Emerging Leader from Kenya, was honored at the 4th Annual Global Women in STEM (WiSTEM) Conference on September 11. The WiSTEM Conference Awards is an annual initiative to establish, recognize, honor and promote outstanding contributions women make to the scientific and … [READ MORE...]
Ruth Kaveke (2017), Joan Simiyu Nabusoba (2020-2021), Charity Nyaga Wanjiku (2017)
TW & TG alum collaborate for NextGen TechCamp Nairobi 26 fellows from Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Zimbabwe participated in the first of three NextGen TechCamps (NGTC) conceived to commemorate the 10th anniversaries of TechWomen (TW) and TechGirls (TG). TechCamp, a … [READ MORE...]
Digniti starts with a toilet
Guest post by Ruth Kaveke, Janet Leparteleg, Charity Wanjiku, Chao Mbogo and Topy Muga, 2017 fellows of Kenya Editor’s note: The 2017 fellows of Kenya were one of five country cohorts to receive a $3,000 seed grant to support the implementation of their action plan that was developed during the … [READ MORE...]
