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...]
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...]
5 Reasons Why Being a TechWomen Emerging Leader is a Life-Changing Experience
Guest post by Asal Ghanim, 2014 Emerging Leader from Jordan “TechWomen brings the best and the brightest women from around the world together to exchange ideas, perspectives and hopefully, LinkedIn accounts,” said Evan Ryan, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs in her … [READ MORE...]
Connecting and Coding in Cape Town
After three days in Johannesburg, the TechWomen delegation traveled to explore another important region of South Africa. Known for its vibrant startup culture, delegates arrived in Cape Town eager to connect with women and girls in STEM. The first stop was to the Khayelistsha township to visit … [READ MORE...]
TechWomen in South Africa – Knowledge-sharing with the U.S. Embassy and African Development Bank
The TechWomen program is in South Africa this week for the first of two delegation trips in 2015. Delegation trips bring the program full-circle by engaging mentors and Emerging Leaders in program countries abroad, while also exposing them to local leaders, country-wide initiatives, educational … [READ MORE...]
“Super-Connector” Structure in a TechWomen Mentorship
Guest post by Linda Mahnken, Professional Mentor, and Amel Ghouila, 2014 Emerging Leader from Tunisia In a traditional TechWomen mentorship, an Emerging Leader is matched with a Professional Mentor and works on a project at the host company. However, TechWomen pair Amel Ghouila (scientist and … [READ MORE...]
A Letter to the Future 2015 Emerging Leaders
Guest post by Seham Aljaafreh, 2014 Emerging Leader from Jordan Dear future Emerging Leader, I know very well that inner feeling that tells you are special and capable of create success. I know the barriers and difficulties that you face as a woman working in the male dominated field of STEM. I … [READ MORE...]
TechWomen: The Rising Tide
Guest post by Christie McCarthy, 2014 Cultural Mentor This is a montage of my experience as a mentor to Asal Ibrahim for TechWomen 2014. It's set to original music by yours truly. The Rising Tide We’re going forward, not back We’re going upwards on a fast track We’re going out with our … [READ MORE...]
Yemen to Silicon Valley: I Have a Dream, Too
Guest post by Gamilah Al-Qadhi, 2014 Emerging Leader from Yemen Travelling to the United States was one of my biggest dreams and interacting with American people face to face was one of my cultural targets in life. The thing I love most about the TechWomen program is how it provides a cultural … [READ MORE...]
Inspiring Change Through Mentorship
Guest post by Manali Rane, Professional Mentor “We are the ones we are waiting for.”’ As I hear Megan Smith, CTO of the United States inspire us with these words, I cannot help but think what an amazing journey these five weeks with TechWomen has been. This is the second year I participated in … [READ MORE...]
