TechGirls

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Since 2012, TechGirls trained and mentored 162 teenage girls (ages 15-17) from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, and Yemen.  The core of the program is a three week experience in the United States. TechGirls participate in an interactive technology and computer camp, join a tech company for a day of job shadowing, and participate in community service initiatives.

TechGirls is packed with skill-development workshops and interactions with America’s most innovative tech professionals as well as 45 hours of study at a Tech Camp. The TechGirls program improves the participants’ ability to enter tech fields and gain access to higher education, as well as offering them a rich cultural immersion experience.  There is a TechGirls multiplier effect – inspiring others in their local community to pursue Stem. 

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TechGirls tell their story

 

CNN Film ‘We Will Rise’ featuring TechGirls’ 2016 alumni Karima

This is a program of the U.S. Department of State, administered by Legacy International. 

 TechGirls is an international exchange program designed to inspire and empower girls from the Middle East and North Africa to pursue deeper level of training in technology through hands-on skills development.