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...]
Get involved: Community partnerships bring solar-powered computer labs, desks to rural Kenya
Get involved, and donate to TechWomen fellows’ projects. By Joanne Liou, Communications and Impact Specialist TechWomen is more than a five-week mentorship and exchange program. TechWomen is a turning point. TechWomen is catalyst for social change, a platform for pioneering women in STEM and so … [READ MORE...]
One Desk One Child will reduce desk-to-child ratio, 1:10 to 1:3
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...]
Hands-on STEM trains student leaders to establish STEM clubs in Lebanon
By Amy Juelsgaard, Program Associate During the last week of December 2016, TechWomen fellows in Lebanon organized STEM trainings for student leaders from four private schools to learn about manufacturing, electronics, mobile apps and renewable energy. Fellows from the 2014 TechWomen program, … [READ MORE...]
What happens when women know that they can change the world? They do.
By Molly Pyle, Program Officer It’s a brisk September day in Silicon Valley – a day like any other except that today, an international movement of women in tech is growing. Nearly 100 women have arrived in the Bay Area to begin their TechWomen experience. A community is being built, and it is … [READ MORE...]
Fellow launches program to train unemployed women
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
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...]
Kyrgyz president recognizes fellow in science award ceremony
By Amy Juelsgaard, Program Associate TechWomen fellows are leaders in the science and tech fields, and earlier this month, a fellow received national recognition for her work. Almazbek Atambayev, the President of Kyrgyzstan, recognized 2015 fellow Elmira Akmatova at an award ceremony for … [READ MORE...]
Fellow and mentor partner to develop school library in rural Rwanda
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
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...]
