By Amy Juelsgaard, Program Associate On February 13, Sierra Leonean fellows Salwa Campbell (2016) and Magdalene Peters (2015), 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 … [READ MORE...]
Day 3: Nearly 300 attend Silicon Valley Symposium in Bishkek
By Joanne Liou, Communications and Impact Specialist At the Silicon Valley Experts Symposium, nearly 300 people from the IT and business community had an opportunity to hear from and engage with the delegation. Information Technology State Committee Chairperson Sharshenbiyev B.N and U.S. … [READ MORE...]
Week in review: TechWomen delegation to Kenya reaches more than 1,800
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...]
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...]
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...]
Grace Hopper Celebration unites fellows and mentors in Houston
By Amy Juelsgaard, Program Associate Numerous TechWomen fellows and mentors attended the Anita Borg Institute’s Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC), in Houston, October 19-21, which brings together women in computing to discuss research and career interests. The event also highlights the success of … [READ MORE...]
