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U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia
2021 Saudi Young Leaders Exchange Program (SYLEP)
Summer, 2021

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TechGirls 2018:  Nouran is 16 years old and attends a STEM school in Egypt.  She dedicates her time to service.  Nouran particularly enjoys AppInventor for addressing issues and created an app with a friend demonstrating water saving ideas.  She dreams of combining nanotechnology with medicine.  After returning to Egypt in August, Nouran  embarked on designing CreateALegacy, an…

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TechGirl 2018 US Youth Ambassador: Maggie  quickly found a way to connect. This is her blog post 5,000 Miles Bridged by Books (VTech is Basically Hogwarts)  It was shortly after being overwhelmed by 20 different names that we turned the corner of the grand stairs of Virginia Tech. I saw the girls conversing rapidly in…

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This summer, eight amazing Female STEM Leaders are giving their time, insights and inspiration to the 28 TechGirls coming from across the MENA region.  From July 11-31, Impact Coaches will mentor and help teams of girls develop projects they can do upon return home.  They are helping create a cadre of young women ready to…

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