Results are Tagged with "Middle East and North Africa"
Moroccan IVLP Alumna Creates Ecological Art Gallery
Asmaa Benechir, 2003 IVLP Alumnus, created a gallery, literary cafe, and workshop space for ecological art practices in the Medina of Rabat, Morocco.
I Can Do the Impossible! #IdeasArePower
Radia Soulmani, 2013 TechGirls Alumna from Safi, Morocco, tells us how TechGirls inspired her to help her community.
Professional Fellow Inspires Young Entrepreneurs
Noureddine is a 2012 Professional Alumnus that participated in the Professional Fellows Economic Empowerment, Young Entrepreneurship Program hosted at the University of Michigan and he now volunteers with ENACTUS EHTP, as you will see in video.
2013 Moroccan AEIF Winner Mobilizes Entrepreneurship
Ali Aaouine, 2013 Alumni Innovation Engagement Fund (AEIF) Winner (http://alumni.state.gov/AEIF), helped launched Greenside Development Foundation (GDF) in Imouzzer-Kandar, Morocco. GDF is dedicated to empowering unemployed young adults through new enterprise creation. More info: http://greensidedevelopment.org/
Dr. Jill Biden Joins TechWomen Mentors and Leaders to Hear Their Mentoring Stories
Dr. Jill Biden, second lady of the United States, believes in the power of mentoring and in the power of the TechWomen program. "I love the idea of women helping other women to succeed and to soar,” she said.
Inspired to Volunteer and Motivated to Change
When Reham Al-Eryani applied to the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study program she was motivated by a desire to experience American culture first-hand.
Building a Future Through Technology
Sura Mubarak is a true TechGirl—developing a robotics project to help people with hand disabilities control a computer and starting a volunteering organization. Sura knew that in order to pursue her love of robotics, a trip to the United States was in her future.