Impact Stories

Hiba, Morocco, TechGirls 2019 The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience? “You won’t be part of the team!” The Read More »

In response to the global health crisis, TechGirls alumnae have utilized their STEM and leadership skills to support their local communities. They are providing support and innovation directly to medical professionals, conducting peer education programs and serving those in need. Here are some of the many inspiring actions being taken Read More »

Aneekah, TechGirls 2018, USA Aneekah is a rising college freshman at Princeton University and has just finished a gap year program through Princeton’s Novogratz Bridge Year Program, where she held an internship at a Yayasan SAMIN, a child rights protection NGO based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. During her internship, she supported Read More »

Jadelynn, TechGirl 2019, USA It was truly an honor to have the opportunity to be a US Youth Ambassador for the TechGirls program and to become a part of such an inspiring, passionate, international network of young women. Not only did we learn programming, cybersecurity, and leadership skills, we also Read More »

Rawan, Egypt, TechGirl 2017 Hello! My name is Rawan and I am a TechGirls 2017 alumna. I remember the first time I heard about TechGirls. It was my first year at Maadi STEM School for Girls, a project-based, STEM-oriented all-girls school in Cairo. After gaining admission to the school, I Read More »

Lina, TechGirl 2013, Libya Lina attended the University of Tripoli and expects to graduate this semester from Electrical and Electronics Engineering. She currently serves as an Account Coordinator at Zain Libya. Lina is also the Founder of Alpha – a Tech and Youth development organization, is an intern at Libya Read More »

Saja, TechGirl 2012, Lebanon Horizons have opened ever since I have participated in the amazing experience of the TechGirls program. The program perfectly fulfills its goals in implanting leadership, faith and success into young participants, as it widely opens their eyes to the aspiration out of this world. This program Read More »

Aruzhan, TechGirl 2019, Kazakhstan Following the TechGirls program each summer, participants are required to complete a community-based project supporting their country utilizing technology. Here is Aruzhan’s story: My project helps students in my school improve their social life and help them with exams. My project is this website; with helpful Read More »

Tayma, TechGirl 2017, Palestinian Territories My name is Tayma and I’ll be 20 in a couple months, which means three years have passed since I joined the TechGirls program. Reflecting on the impact of it three years later is significant to me. TechGirls isn’t just a program where you get Read More »

Xuan, TechGirl 2018, USA One of our stellar US Youth Ambassadors, Xuan recently organized and facilitated the Open Peacebuilding and Leadership (OPL) conference that gathered a wide range of diverse students from over 10 schools. This program was provided free of charge and was open to all high schoolers interested Read More »