Impact Stories from Education Diplomacy/Mentoring Policy Area
Hello World Kids
Fellow(s): Eman Hylooz, Hanan Khader
Country: Jordan
Cohort: 2013, 2016
Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring, Entrepreneurship, Youth Engagement
TechWomen fellows are transforming generations around the world. The World Economic Forum and International Finance Corporation named 100 Arab startups shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution, including Abjjad, founded by 2016 fellow Eman Hylooz of Jordan, and Hello World Kids, founded by 2013 fellow Hanan Khader of Jordan. The Jordanian entrepreneurs will meet with King Abdullah ll to discuss the future and the challenges of the tech startup scene in Jordan.
Read More »Report Date...: 5/15/2017
Fellow(s): Aretha Mare, Amel Ghouila, Mona Karam, Claire Murekatete, Enatha Mukantwari, Baratang Miya, Ruth Kaveke, Danielle Akini
Country: Cameroon, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, Tunisia, Zimbabwe
Cohort: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017
Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring, Empowering Women and Girls
Leading up to the Transform Africa Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, TechWomen fellows and 2017 Emerging Leaders participated in a meetup for African initiatives promoting digital skills for girls on May 9. The meetup was part of the broader initiative #eskills4girls, which was launched by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, in collaboration with SAP Africa Code Week and UNESCO YouthMobile.
Report Date...: 5/8/2017
Kids Genius
Fellow(s): Sabine Kai
Country: Lebanon
Cohort: 2014
Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring, Youth Engagement
Kids Genius, a makerspace for kids created by 2014 fellow Sabine Kai of Lebanon, has opened a second location in Tyre, Lebanon. The new space is located within the Imam Sadr Foundation’s school, which provides free education for orphans and kids with special needs.
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Report Date...: 5/8/2017
Fellow(s): Chioma Ezedi, Mercy Sosanya
Country: Nigeria
Cohort: 2015, 2016
Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring, Empowering Women and Girls
Nigerian fellows Chioma Ezedi, 2016, and Mercy Sosanya, 2015, hosted the Techstart Hackathon on April 29 in Bauchi, Nigeria. In partnership with Mozilla Clubs and ‘Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, the TechWomen fellows hosted the hackathon with the goal to get more women into coding. The day before the hackathon, university students new to programming learned how to code with HTML and Javascript. Five teams – each with at least one female – participated in the hackathon, and Mercy also presented on the importance of STEM solutions to solve community challenges, as well as the need for women in STEM fields.
Report Date...: 5/1/2017
Fellow(s): Tarirayi Mukabeta
Country: Zimbabwe
Cohort: 2016
Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring, Empowering Women and Girls
In partnership with Higherlife Foundation, Bindura University and the Zimbabwe ministries of education, Tarirayi Mukabeta, 2016 fellow of Zimbabwe, led computer training sessions for 40 primary school teachers in Hwange. “We started from scratch, learning what a mouse is –how to click, double click, right click, drag and played with it on Paint,” Tari said. “I’m happy that they are discovering how they can apply ICT skills in their work using technologies available to them.”
Report Date...: 4/24/2017
Tech
Fellow(s): Mercy Sosanya
Country: Nigeria
Cohort: 2015
Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring, Youth Engagement
Youth Can Tech Digital Literacy program, a collaboration among 2015 fellow Mercy Sosanya of Nigeria, Uplift Hub, Brainiacs STEM & Robotics, Women Techmakers and Pretty Girls Code, trained 25 girls and 17 boys. During the kids’ spring break earlier this month, the program hosted sessions to teach kids how to use Microsoft Office applications, web design, coding using Scratch, robotics and 3D printing.
Report Date...: 4/17/2017
Give Them Hope
Fellow(s): 2016 Cameroon Cohort
Country: Cameroon
Cohort: 2016
Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring, Empowering Women and Girls
The objective of the 2016 Cameroonian cohort’s action plan, GivTH, is to provide resources and trainings through technology to teenagers in the Far North region of Cameroon. Since January, the team began collecting required documents for students to enroll in schools in the Maroua borough, and in February five students began training programs to master Microsoft Office and improve their literacy. The team continues to follow up with the five teens who have started vocational training programs and is planning a fundraising event in May to support working with an additional 20 teens
Read More »Report Date...: 4/3/2017
Mentor(s): Claudia Galvan, Tina Shakour and Lucie Newcomb
Mentor Type: Professional, impact
Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring
Mentors Claudia Galvan, Tina Shakour, and Lucie Newcomb presented about TechWomen at South by Southwest, the annual conglomerate of film, interactive media and music festivals and conferences in Austin. They reflected on the power of exchange programs and how TechWomen serves as a path for citizen diplomacy. The panelists discussed their own experiences as mentors for the program and what they have learned from participating on delegation trips. TechWomen fellow Lucie Newcomb said, “TechWomen changes the lives of its participants and the societies they are from.”
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Report Date...: 3/13/2017
Creating a Path to the Future
Fellow(s): Salwa Campbell, Magdalene Peters
Country: Sierra Leone
Cohort: 2015, 2016
Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring, Empowering Women and Girls, Professional Growth
In February 2017, Sierra Leonean fellows, Salwa Campbell and Magdalene Peters , launched a mentorship program for girls at the Annie Walsh Memorial School in Freetown. The program, Creating a Path to the Future, will reach 400 secondary school girls and provide them with opportunities to discover their potential during a six-month mentorship. The group mentorship will focus on networking, knowledge and skill transfer, career development, professional development and situational guidance. Salwa says “Young girls have the potential to demonstrate a positive identity when they have a sense of personal well-being and a sense of connection and commitment to others. When they gain knowledge, skills and attitude, they demonstrate an ability that prepares them for the future.”
Report Date...: 2/20/2017
Two Hours of Coding
Fellow(s): Mercy Sosanya, Chioma Ezedi
Country: Nigeria
Cohort: 2015, 2016
Policy Area(s): Education Diplomacy/Mentoring, Youth Engagement
Nigerian fellows Mercy Sosanya (2015) and Chioma Ezedi (2016) held an introduction to computer programming session on February 14. Students from three secondary schools in Bauchi learned to code during the “Two Hours of Coding” event.. With support from Mercy and Chioma, the students built their first static website. Chioma spoke with the students about the importance of coding and that learning to code is compatible with any career path they may choose, while Mercy inspired the students by showing them her beautiful ‘STEMeers’ website, built partly using HTML.
Report Date...: 2/20/2017
