Impact Stories

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 was keen on utilizing all 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 (National Democratic Institute (NDI) and 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 has made us confident about 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 links and videos for my 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 training and courses in topics 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 in attending. This program provided Read More »

Naomi, TechGirls 2019, USA Hello, my name is Naomi Hardy-Njie! I am a TechGirl 2019 USA Ambassador. I had the great opportunity to attend Virginia Tech University with 60 other girls, 52 of them being from Central Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa. Over those two weeks, I built friendships, learned about Cybersecurity and Read More »

Amal, TechGirls 2019, Tunisia  Amal designed the initiative, She Codes Up, for her TechGirls community follow-on project to empower young girls in STEM fields and leadership. This event was sponsored by the Tunisian American alumni network (TAAN) with the support of GOMYCODE and the American corner Tunis. Several workshops were held as a part of Read More »

Destiny, TechGirl 2017, USA Destiny is a 17 year old teen Entrepreneur that embraces her power in STEM. She is an Author, Philanthropist, Presenter and Speaker that enjoys sharing her amazing and exciting journey through STEM. She has been recognized by government officials and has received numerous accolades for her achievements and efforts. She currently Read More »

Aika, TechGirls 2019, Kyrgyzstan  October 25-27 at Festival Arena, Dubai Festival City, Dubai- the 2019 FIRST Global Challenge Dubai took place. FIRST Global Challenge is an annual international robotics competition that engages more than two billion youth across the globe in STEM that invites teams from all over the world to compete in a specific Read More »