How Mentor Terri Khonsari Supports the Pipeline of Women in STEM in Sierra Leone

By Edwina Duenas, Communications Associate

Terri Khonsari unknowingly set in motion a new direction for her nonprofit when she became involved with TechWomen three years ago. As founder of Families Without Borders (FWB), a Bay Area-based organization focused on education and economic sustainability in rural communities in Sierra Leone, Terri helped promote the 2013 TechWomen program, which would expand to Sub-Saharan Africa that year.

Terri shared information about the program with her contacts at universities and organizations in Sierra Leone, and eager to support TechWomen, she served as a Cultural Mentor. Inspired by her experience with TechWomen, Terri realized the potential FWB could have in supporting women in Sierra Leone. Read more