Mentor and Alumnae deliver Ignite Talks on Tech Diplomacy with Georgetown University Digital Tech Forum Hosted by the Georgetown University Digital Technology Forum, six fellows and two mentors delivered Ignite Talks on Tech Diplomacy on October 22, 2024 to an audience of graduate students, … [READ MORE...]
Angella M. George
Angella recently published a scientific paper on the global spread of vector-borne illnesses as a consequence of climate change. Fellow Angella M. George (Sierra Leone) recently co-published a scientific paper entitled "Climate change and the rising incidence of vector-borne diseases globally," … [READ MORE...]
Faatu Kanneh, Makalay Sesay, Mary Lusenie, Monica Sellu, Titoh Sallay Sheriff
Team Sierra Leone launches Wata Na Life impact project Fellows Faatu Kanneh, Makalay Sesay, Mary Lusenie, Monica Sellu and Titoh Sallay Sheriff (Sierra Leone, 2022) recently implemented the first phase of their seed grant-winning impact project, Wata Na Life, which was established to advance … [READ MORE...]
Sebay Momoh (Sierra Leone, 2018)
Sebay spoke on behalf of Sierra Leone’s oil and gas sector during the Country Showcase at the Africa Energies Summit this May. Fellow spoke at the Africa Energies Summit in London, GB this May, where she shared the stage with the heads of petroleum agencies from The Gambia, Liberia and Senegal. … [READ MORE...]
Janatu Veronica Sesay (Sierra Leone, 2022)
Fellow initiative hosts U.S. Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission to raise awareness of State exchange programs STEM Girls Initiative Sierra Leone, a program of which fellow Janatu Veronica Sesay (Sierra Leone, 2022) is founder and CEO, recently hosted U.S. Embassy Freetown Deputy Chief of Mission … [READ MORE...]
Fellow Sebay Bintu Koroma, née Momoh (Sierra Leone, 2018)
Fellow delivers keynote at innovation center launch Fellow Sebay Bintu Koroma, née Momoh (Sierra Leone, 2018) recently delivered the keynote address for the official launch of Kamara Yokie Innovation Center (KYIC), the first youth-owned and youth-led innovation center of its kind in Sierra Leone. … [READ MORE...]
Davephine Tholley
2018 fellow Davephine Tholley presented at the NGO CSW Forum 66, an event hosted by the civil society branch of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). The two-week forum runs parallel to the official CSW session at UN Headquarters, bringing in civil society to engage in the CSW event’s … [READ MORE...]
Michelle Sesay
2013 fellow Michelle Sesay served as a panelist at a U.S. Embassy Freetown film screening themed on Black History Month and the upcoming International Women’s Day. The event, a screening of the documentary “She Did That” at Fourah Bay College, featured a discussion on Black women entrepreneurs with … [READ MORE...]
Imene Henni Mansour, Davephine Tholley
2018 fellow of Sierra Leone Davephine Tholley and 2019 fellow of Algeria Imene Henni Mansour were named recipients of the Chevening Scholarship, a program that awards global leaders a fully-funded scholarship to pursue a one-year master’s degree at a UK-based institution. Davephine, an engineer who … [READ MORE...]
Sebay Koroma
This week, 2018 fellow Sebay Koroma delivered a guest lecture to students at the Canadian College of Modern Technology in Mafunde, Sierra Leone. Sebay works as a petroleum engineer for the Sierra Leone Petroleum Directorate in addition to serving as a Next Einstein Forum ambassador. Her lecture, … [READ MORE...]
