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About this Competition

Intel Corporation and Ashoka Changemakers are launching this online competition to find the world's most innovative solutions that equip girls and women with new digital technologies—enabling them to live healthier, smarter, and more meaningful lives.
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Kate Krontiris

Kate Krontiris

Joins us from Reboot as an expert on the use of technology to tackle social issues.

Discussion Prompt: “What is a challenge to the women in your community and what solution have you found from within your own context and resources to address that challenge?”

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    Google... we like to honor several other online websites on the web, even though they aren’t linked t [...]

    66 days ago

  • Lucas Akol

    Thank you Kate; Including videos of simple actions will be showing some solutions as step/way forward. i believe if you [...]

    195 days ago

  • Kate Krontiris

    Lucas, this sounds like a really important project and I see from the OYAG website (http://oyaginaction.webs.com/) that [...]

    200 days ago

  • Lucas Akol

    In the community that I come from, the women are less informed, I wonder if other men are also concerned of this! I move [...]

    200 days ago

  • Kate Krontiris

    Mollie, this is an issue that I find core to our democracy - thank you for raising it. I found the research from this a [...]

    203 days ago

  • Kate Krontiris

    SkyAngela, I think your idea to set a specific goal, with a clear target outcome, and tangible activities to accomplish [...]

    203 days ago

  • Mollie Ruskin

    The imbalance of gender representation in public leadership and elected office in the US is astounding. In our country' [...]

    204 days ago

  • Kate Krontiris

    Marzena, you are right that the digital divide is a persistent issue we need to confront. Part of this has to do with r [...]

    204 days ago

  • Kate Krontiris

    Thanks for sharing your experiences in the music community Leah. Sounds like you are taking a very confident, and colla [...]

    204 days ago

  • Kate Krontiris

    This sounds like a great example of pooling resources -- your observations about the challenges of owning a mobile phone [...]

    204 days ago

  • SkyAngela Leonor

    The biggest challenge I encounter is how to break the notion that women are the weaker sex compared to men.I wanted to f [...]

    205 days ago

  • Marzena Zukowska

    I currently live in a neighborhood of Northwest Washington DC, and one example I can think of is Connect.DC, which aims [...]

    206 days ago

  • Leah KingMusic

    I am currently working with many female musicians here in Berlin, most of whom tell me about constant discrimination fro [...]

    206 days ago

  • Sarah Fathallah

    This is not in my community, but something I have observed in communities I was researching in central Nigeria. A lot o [...]

    206 days ago
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Njideka U. Harry

Njideka U. Harry

The Youth for Technology Foundation

Njideka U. Harry is the Founder and CEO of Youth for Technology Foundation (YTF), an innovative non-profit company focused on using the power of technology to transform the lives of millions of rural youth and women living in developing countries by addressing social needs in education, entrepreneurship, agriculture and health.

  • Paul Ndichu

    i dearly like what your doing and i given a chance i have something for the unskilled youths [...]

    216 days ago

  • Núcleo Da Cátedra Cátedra Unesco Amde

    Hello Njideka. My name is Vera Guarda from Brazil. I work for 20 years at the University of Ouro Preto in Minas Gerais, [...]

    217 days ago

  • Núcleo Da Cátedra Cátedra Unesco Amde

    Hello Njideka. My name is Vera Guard Brazil. I work for 20 years at the University of Ouro Preto in Minas Gerais, as a t [...]

    217 days ago

  • Vanessa Lissa Winston

    Hello Njideka. I have identified social problems on my island and i have been trying to get this idea to the authourity [...]

    219 days ago

  • Okocha Nkem Christiana

    Thanks. [...]

    221 days ago

  • Njideka Harry

    Hi Piotr, absolutely. My advice for you? Get started. Also, you may want to think about any cultural/tourist opportun [...]

    222 days ago

  • Njideka Harry

    Marzena, thanks for reaching out. YTF is implementing the Women Entrepreneurs Mobile Value Added Service program in the [...]

    222 days ago

  • Njideka Harry

    Ore, great to re-connect and thanks for your interest in our work. The messages are composed in English at this phase o [...]

    222 days ago

  • Njideka Harry

    Amkon, there are many successful for profit companies out that don’t have a clear social mission. It all depends on w [...]

    222 days ago

  • Njideka Harry

    Shantel ~ thanks for reaching out and for your interest in our work at Youth for Technology Foundation. Be sure to tell [...]

    222 days ago

  • Njideka Harry

    Hello Christiana, your idea is noble. Feel free to reach out again to us at ytf@youthfortechnology.org. We will contin [...]

    222 days ago

  • Piotr Michalak

    Hello Njideka, I'm impressed by YTF work. Its inspiring for me. Especially, I want to use new technologies to achieve si [...]

    222 days ago

  • Beatrice 'Hephzibah' Kay

    ?Thanks Njideka for your response. I sure will join the conversation, following now on twitter. Best wishes [...]

    223 days ago

  • Beatrice 'Hephzibah' Kay

    Thanks Njideka for your response. I sure will join the conversion, following now on twitter. Best wishes [...]

    223 days ago

  • Shantel Nubia

    Greetings Njideka, I've been doing research on your organization, YTF, and you've done some phenomenal work in East A [...]

    223 days ago

  • Okocha Nkem Christiana

    Hello Njideka, Thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge with us. My innovation is mobile money biz loan for w [...]

    225 days ago

  • Njideka Harry

    Beatrice, in Africa, YTF works in Nigeria, Cameroon, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa. We partner with like-minded organi [...]

    225 days ago

  • Njideka Harry

    Thanks for stopping by, Appiah. To learn more about the program and how to lend your support, join us in the conversati [...]

    225 days ago

  • Fortune Wills

    1 day ago Ore Somolu HALLO NJI Harry, I’m so glad to learn about your recent work[Youth for Technology Foundation] [...]

    225 days ago

  • Amkon Tujasogfdiesr

    Do you only work in social an women developmental. I am really worried that my innovation is regarding technological in [...]

    226 days ago

  • Amkon Tujasogfdiesr

    Do you only work in social an women developmental. I am really worried that my innovation is regarding technological in [...]

    226 days ago

  • Ore Somolu

    Hi Njideka, I'm so glad to learn about YTF's recent work. I think it's very important how you make the link between info [...]

    227 days ago

  • Appiah Benjamin

    Appiah Benjamin This is an innovative program I would use my expertise to support. Women are the backbone of our world [...]

    227 days ago

  • Njideka Harry

    Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Margaret. Absolutely, there are very many socio-economic and cultural factors that pl [...]

    227 days ago

  • Njideka Harry

    Phoebe, thanks for your interest in our work and please keep in touch via facebook or twitter to learn more. The websit [...]

    227 days ago

  • Njideka Harry

    Seiji, this is one of my favorite sayings, "there are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going [...]

    227 days ago

  • Njideka Harry

    Lucky to have met you too, Linda. I enjoyed learning about your work and absolutely will visit you all when next I'm in [...]

    227 days ago

  • Njideka Harry

    Absolutely. I haven't personally attended Startup Weekend, but it sounds like an interesting approach and even more so [...]

    227 days ago

  • Beatrice 'Hephzibah' Kay

    Hello Njideka, great work you are doing for rural youth and women. I am glad Africans are beginning to proffer solutions [...]

    227 days ago

  • Margaret Naylor

    Very interesting project. I work with seniors and have noted that they are slower than younger people to embrace technol [...]

    227 days ago

  • Linda Kamau

    Hi Njideka, great work you are doing there and I'm lucky to have met you in New York last month. [...]

    227 days ago

  • Seiji Fujita

    Njideka, Can you tell us how was the click? As “the penny dropped” for change? I believe that everyone has a [...]

    227 days ago

  • Phoebe Brown

    One of our organizations concerns is how to leverage understanding and training in technology into opportunity. Many of [...]

    227 days ago

  • Jay Rayford

    Very nice to read about your passion and have the ability to converse with you! I've been interested in developing a Sta [...]

    227 days ago

  • Marzena

    Hi Njideka, thank you so much for sharing your insights with us! I'm looking forward to the conversation. What regions d [...]

    228 days ago
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Judith Owigar

Judith Owigar

Akirachix

Judith Owigar is a co-founder and president of Akirachix; a revolution for African women and technology. Through the Akirachix activities she seeks to increase the number of women who are creators of technological solutions and in effect change the perception of technology by women. During the week of September 20, she will be sharing her experience with our community. Join the conversation below!

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  • Timothy Asiedu

    Hi Judith, I am highly impressed about the contributions you are making towards women through technology. You are impact [...]

    220 days ago

  • Beatrice 'Hephzibah' Kay

    Thanks for your answer and comments, Judith. Appreciate. Good to know you work from ihub, I am certain the tech space an [...]

    223 days ago

  • Okocha Nkem Christiana

    Hi Judith, you really inspire me. [...]

    229 days ago

  • Cristina Guevara

    Hi Judith, I checked the iHub initiative... very interesting! so does that mean that you use this facilities to implemen [...]

    229 days ago

  • Judith Adem Owigar

    Sheshi was featured in this post on the blog http://pulse.changemakers.com/competitions/education/2012/05/she-will-innov [...]

    229 days ago

  • Judith Adem Owigar

    Thanks Sheshi :-) [...]

    229 days ago

  • Judith Adem Owigar

    Hi Cristina, what we do in Akirachix is make technology relevant to girls. We try to expose them to ladies who are doing [...]

    229 days ago

  • Judith Adem Owigar

    Thanks Fortune [...]

    229 days ago

  • Judith Adem Owigar

    Hi Phoebe, when we talk about positively disruptive, we mean that we want to make a positive change to the tech ecosyste [...]

    229 days ago

  • Judith Adem Owigar

    Thank you Kushbu! [...]

    229 days ago

  • Judith Adem Owigar

    We currently work with girls from the urban areas because that is where our reach is. With more funding we could move in [...]

    229 days ago

  • Judith Adem Owigar

    Hi Beatrice, Thanks for the comment, Akirachix is actually based in the iHub, a space for technologists and creatives, t [...]

    229 days ago

  • Sheshi Mwangi

    Hey Judith! I'm deeply humbled to see this here. You've been a true inspiration to me and will continue to be. Keep trai [...]

    229 days ago

  • Cristina Guevara

    We’re working on launching a virtual platform that engages adolescent girls in a gender empowerment/human development [...]

    234 days ago

  • Phoebe Brown

    It seems like your program is founded on a basis similar to ours -- that young women need to develop confidence and life [...]

    234 days ago

  • Fortune Wills

    thanks judi,u got a point in all honesty i am inspired,wishing you the best and grow beyond your wildest dream.lots of l [...]

    234 days ago

  • Beatrice 'Hephzibah' Kay

    Hi Judith, I am inspired by what you and your team have put together for the advancement of girls in Kenya. My question [...]

    235 days ago

  • Hellen Owino

    Hi Judith, We are based in Nairobi, but have the program implemented in four provinces, Nairobi, Coast, Central - Nyeri, [...]

    235 days ago

  • Kushbu Gurpreet Loyal

    judith, I commend you for putting together the things you love! it takes heart and conscious reflection to be able to do [...]

    236 days ago

  • Judith Adem Owigar

    Hello Ratnagari I went through your site, great work you are doing. It is of interest to us especially us we develop our [...]

    236 days ago

  • Judith Adem Owigar

    I was encouraged to enter the field of technology by my elder brother. I was always interested in the science and math a [...]

    236 days ago

  • Judith Adem Owigar

    I once worked in a project with adolescent girls who were designing technology solutions for themselves. It was an eye o [...]

    236 days ago

  • Judith Adem Owigar

    To see more on my work go to www.akirachix.com, I'm glad to be featured here. [...]

    236 days ago

  • Judith Adem Owigar

    That's great. What ideas do you have in mind? [...]

    236 days ago

  • Judith Adem Owigar

    Hi SkyAngela, this is also something that Akirachix has been thinking about. We have contributed to building a part of t [...]

    236 days ago

  • Judith Adem Owigar

    Hi Hellen, I like the sound of your initiative. It sounds very interesting. Where are you based? [...]

    236 days ago

  • Judith Adem Owigar

    I have worked with Akirachix in the meet ups, training program, high school mentorship and university outreach. The best [...]

    236 days ago

  • Judith Adem Owigar

    Thanks Sanshine. I must say the greatest thing that has helped me is the network around me. Most of the opportunities I [...]

    236 days ago

  • Sanshine Lwanga Nassali

    Great bio you have got there Judith. In all honesty, i have been inspired :-). Just want to kindly share with us what [...]

    236 days ago

  • Fortune Wills

    so i would want to ask you to share your experience and suggest other accessible ways one can improve their lives to a [...]

    236 days ago

  • Hellen Owino

    Hello Judith, I like your initiative and agree that technology use does increase quality of life. We have an IT base [...]

    236 days ago

  • Fortune Wills

    dear am passionate about how improve the lives of women especially the unemployed and underdeveloped one, [...]

    236 days ago

  • SkyAngela Leonor

    Dear Judith, I am more concern about how to help women with disability.Can you suggest some other accessibility ways [...]

    236 days ago

  • Ratnagiri Divakar

    good and welcome Judith. we are interested to learn about your work. we are working on graduation pilots of Ultra Poor [...]

    237 days ago

  • ThienVinh Nguyen

    Hi Judith! Great to have you on board as a Thought Leader. Can you share with us how you ended up being passionate about [...]

    239 days ago

  • Dani Matielo

    Dear Judith, thank you so much for joining this conversation! I would like to ask you to share, from your experience, wh [...]

    240 days ago
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Ayna Agarwal and Ellora Israni

Ayna Agarwal and Ellora Israni

Ellora and Ayna take a holistic approach to attracting women to computer science, because they believe the social aspects of the field are as appealing as the technical.They have built she++ into the Bay Area's only women-in-tech movement for high schoolers, college students, and industry professionals, gathering support from companies (e.g. Facebook, Box), university departments, and venture capital firms (e.g. Andreessen-Horowitz). They have also garnered media attention from Forbes, The Huffington Post, and The Stanford Daily.

Ellora and Ayna are Juniors at Stanford University. Together they founded she++, Stanford’s first conference on women in technology, launched in spring 2012. They would love to hear your views on she++, women in tech, or anything else!

  • Vida Gabe

    Hi Ellora and Ayna! I'm so glad to hear about your conference as I think any initiative dedicated to supporting women in [...]

    270 days ago

  • Ellora Israni

    's feedback on our blog at sheplusplus.stanford.edu under the "Blog" tab, and of course feel free to share your thoughts [...]

    276 days ago

  • Ayna Agarwal

    Hi Marzena, thanks for the question! Both Ellora and myself entered Stanford as "non-techies", she was a Psychology majo [...]

    276 days ago

  • Ellora Israni

    Hi Maria! Look to my answer to Marzena's post for your first question. For your second--we sent out a survey to all conf [...]

    276 days ago

  • Ellora Israni

    Hi Marzena! Ayna and I did not come into Stanford as technical majors (we were pre-vet and psychology, respectively), an [...]

    276 days ago

  • Ayna Agarwal

    Hi Dani, Thank you for the support and enthusiasm! We've met a number of people through she++, fortunately, ranging from [...]

    276 days ago

  • Maria Amelia Lopes Sampaio

    Hello Ellora and Ayna. First I would like to give you a big congrats on your initiative, great idea and a very simple, t [...]

    277 days ago

  • Marzena Zukowska

    Hello Ellora and Ayna. First, let me echo some of Dani's sentiments by saying it is a pleasure to have your insights her [...]

    277 days ago

  • Dani Matielo

    Ellora and Ayna, hello! First of all, thank you so much for joining the conversation! As a enthusiastic supporter of the [...]

    278 days ago
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Unoma Okorafor

Unoma Okorafor

Founder and Chief Executive of WAAW Foundation

During the week of August 6, Unoma Okorafor will be sharing her experience working to advance African Women and promoting STEM education. Join the conversation!

  • Unoma Ndili Okorafor

    One of the major challenge we have faced at WAAW is due to the fact that many Technology companies do not do business in [...]

    281 days ago

  • Marzena Zukowska

    That is one of the most inspiring stories I have ever read, Unoma. Thank you for sharing with us in this space. The poin [...]

    283 days ago

  • Unoma Ndili Okorafor

    Thank you for your question. I have talked about my story and how I got involved in Science and TEchnology in response t [...]

    284 days ago

  • Unoma Ndili Okorafor

    Hello ThienVinh, [...]

    284 days ago

  • Unoma Ndili Okorafor

    I grew up in a small University town called Nsukka in Nigeria. My father was a professor in Nuclear Physics and my mothe [...]

    284 days ago

  • Marzena Zukowska

    That is a striking statistic: "80% of new jobs will require skills related to STEM education." Keeping in mind that fema [...]

    284 days ago

  • Unoma Ndili Okorafor

    Our Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) focus is driven by the fact that Technology creates innovation whic [...]

    284 days ago

  • Unoma Ndili Okorafor

    It is well known that Female Education and Science and Technology Innovation are two of the crucial components for pover [...]

    284 days ago

  • Unoma Ndili Okorafor

    Hello Dani and thank you for your question. WAAW Foundation is a social enterprise that works to empower African girls b [...]

    284 days ago

  • Dani Matielo

    Dear Unoma, thank you so much for sharing your insights. Like Marzena, I would love to know more about WAAW and the work [...]

    284 days ago

  • ThienVinh Nguyen

    Hello Unoma! Thank you for being available for this discussion. I'd also love to hear your story about how you got invol [...]

    284 days ago

  • Marzena Zukowska

    Dr. Okorafor, thank you so much for not only sharing your insights in this important discussion, but also for inspiring [...]

    285 days ago
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Angie Chang

Angie Chang

Angie Chang co-founded Women 2.0 in 2006 with Shaherose Charania. She currently serves as Editor-In-Chief of Women 2.0 and is working to mainstream women in entrepreneurship. Previously, Angie held roles in product management, web UI design, and entrepreneurship. In 2008, Angie launched Bay Area Girl Geek Dinners, asking that guys come as the “+1″ for once. Angie holds a B.A. in English and Social Welfare from UC Berkeley.

During the week of July 30, Angie Chang, co-founder of Women 2.0 will be sharing her experience working to mainstream women in entrepreneurship. Join the conversation!

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    Great website... please visit the sites we follow, including this one, as it represents our picks from [...]

    253 days ago

  • Angie Chang

    Good question Chika, I would pose this question to the Women 2.0 community as a whole by inviting you to submit a guest [...]

    289 days ago

  • Chika Uwazie

    Hello Angie. Thank you for all of the wonderful ingisht that you shared about funding. I am a big fan of Women 2.0 and l [...]

    289 days ago

  • Angie Chang

    Women have an enormous opportunity in technology recently, and the ecosystem is definitely supportive of women-led ventu [...]

    290 days ago

  • Angie Chang

    High-growth high-tech entrepreneurship in general is extremely rocky and risky. With women representing less than 12% of [...]

    290 days ago

  • Dani Matielo

    Hello, Angie, thank you so much for joining us in this space. My question is about challenges faced by girls and women s [...]

    292 days ago
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Dr. Melinda dela Pena-Bandalaria

Dr. Melinda dela Pena-Bandalaria

Melinda dela Pena-Bandalaria, PhD is a professor of development communication and dean of the Faculty of Information and Communication Studies of the University of the Philippines Open University. She has been developing and teaching online courses for more than 10 years now in line with her advocacy of democratizing access to quality education and education inclusion of the marginalized sectors and places not only in the Philippines but in other countries as well. She has been actively involved in the community eCenter Program of the Philippines specifically in the capability building component and is one of the lead persons for the implementation of the Telecentre Women: Digital Literacy Campaign in the Philippines. She’s into establishing Learning Towns in various locations of the Philippines to provide venue and space for locally generated content through modern ICTs.

During the week of July 23, Dr. Bandalaria will continue the discussion on how technology can empower the lives of women and girls.

  • Anelyn Jandusay Cece

    i read about your article the impact of ict in open and distance learning in the philippines... what can you say about i [...]

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  • Zendie Gabitanan

    To have access on Telecentre.Org Foundation Program, please click on the link www.telecentre.org [...]

    293 days ago

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    [not] submitted.. [...]

    293 days ago

  • Zendie Gabitanan

    Telecentre.Org Foundation is exactly starting how to approach Women in different parts of the world. They bring ICT and [...]

    293 days ago

  • Zendie Gabitanan

    Telecentre.Org Foundation is exactly starting how to approach Women in different parts of the world. [...]

    293 days ago

  • Melinda dela Pena-Bandalaria

    Very good point!! I also believe that ICT can empower women and probably in some cases liberate them. You are a living [...]

    296 days ago

  • Melinda dela Pena-Bandalaria

    Promoting ICT to women is really a challenge that development workers will have to work on. The work, however, will hav [...]

    296 days ago

  • Zendie Gabitanan

    Without ICT I would like to believe that gender inequality could only be made through Social Revolution or reconstructio [...]

    297 days ago

  • Melinda dela Pena-Bandalaria

    Thank you for the question. It is indeed important that we give a conscious effort to determining whether women have no [...]

    298 days ago

  • Katrina Fajardo

    It's ironic how ICT has helped women be heard and contribute to the gender divide at the same time. We need ways of pro [...]

    299 days ago

  • Dani Matielo

    Dr. Peña-Bandalaria, thank you for joining us in this space. I think your post touched a very important subject, which [...]

    299 days ago
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Revi Sterling

Revi Sterling

Revi Sterling is the founder and director of the first Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICTD) professional master’s program in the United States. Previously, Sterling worked with Microsoft for 10 years and has served on leading gender and technology boards. She moved into the field of ICTD to research the impact of technology on women’s empowerment in underdeveloped communities. Sterling has conducted longitudinal field projects in Africa, India, and South America; research and consulting in community readiness, field ethics, failure analysis, and gendered dimensions of technology and development. In 2012, she won the Anita Borg Institute’s Women of Vision award for social impact

From July 2-July 13, Revi Sterling discussed the impact of technology on women’s empowerment with the Ashoka Changemakers community.

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  • Ritse T. Erumi

    Hi Revi -- Thanks for your response and I hope your class is going well! The information needs you describe are quite si [...]

    305 days ago

  • Ahabwe Michael

    Thanks members for this wonderful discussion. I totally agree that technology can completely change lives of women and [...]

    307 days ago

  • Lucas Akol

    Revi, thank you once again the points you have made are so clear; here in Africa generally, the digital divide has been [...]

    309 days ago

  • Lucas Akol

    Revi, thank you once again [...]

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  • Revi Sterling

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  • Revi Sterling

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    310 days ago

  • Revi Sterling

    Ritse – I’m picking back up on the thread – what cultural impediments have I found to be unique to women’s infor [...]

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  • Revi Sterling

    Hi Ritse! I hope all is well in DC! How many people take the time to ask a community what the information needs are, rat [...]

    310 days ago

  • Adelakun-Adeyemo Oluwatoyin

    I personally think that the biggest brain-drain in our inability or refusal of play on the international stage. We see [...]

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  • Adelakun-Adeyemo Oluwatoyin

    Thank you Revi, I like that you said "we need to get super creative" ... I better crank my brain up then, for a brainsto [...]

    310 days ago

  • Lucas Akol

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    311 days ago

  • Ritse T. Erumi

    Hi Revi, Hope you are well! I've absolutely enjoyed reading through this dialog and I have a couple questions for yo [...]

    311 days ago

  • Revi Sterling

    Thank you – and great points! You’ll see I reference them in another post. You also ask the huge question that we al [...]

    311 days ago

  • Revi Sterling

    Hello Olawale – you bring up some of the most difficult challenges that exist. Let’s take them one by one. Many gir [...]

    311 days ago

  • Sonigitu Ekpe

    My major concern is how to profile and database all citizens for proper allocation of National and Global resources. ICT [...]

    311 days ago

  • Olawale Shakir Bakare

    Hi Revi, nice to be part of this good talk. Based on my past experience dealing with people in my communities many young [...]

    311 days ago

  • Adelakun-Adeyemo Oluwatoyin

    Hello Revi, great opportunity to talk with you. I see technology as a wide open door for women empowerment. Through it w [...]

    311 days ago

  • Natela Gıunashvılı

    Hi Revi, I am new there and am happy to join your blog. I am taking part not only on my behalf, I am representing the [...]

    312 days ago

  • Emily Bosland

    Thanks, Revi! These are great suggestions, all of which I'll share with my cousin. I love your point about being the "sw [...]

    313 days ago

  • Revi Sterling

    Hi Emily! I hope all is well in DC! I have a few suggestions for your cousin – I’d recommend looking up the work of [...]

    316 days ago

  • Emily Bosland

    Hi Revi, My 14 year-old cousin loves math and science. However, she feels that as a top performing student, she's exp [...]

    316 days ago

  • Revi Sterling

    Hi Liat – appreciate the tweet! I would like to know more about Girls Who Code since they have some awesome people on [...]

    316 days ago

  • Liat Karpel Gurwicz

    Thanks for that awesome reply Revi! Recently, Twitter, General Electric, Google and eBay announced that they are joining [...]

    317 days ago

  • Revi Sterling

    Hello Liat and thank you for your post – and the shout-out in your blog! I enjoyed going through it today. It’s alwa [...]

    317 days ago

  • Liat Karpel Gurwicz

    Hi Revi. It was really great to get your opinions on the #SocEntChat last week! I actually even mentioned it in my blog [...]

    318 days ago

  • Revi Sterling

    Hello Allan and thank you for starting TODW day! This is often an unpopular stance given that most technologists like to [...]

    319 days ago

  • Revi Sterling

    Hello Dani – I really enjoyed #SocEntChat! As you know through your workin ICTD, women and men do not experience or us [...]

    319 days ago

  • Allan Shore

    Great opportunity. Years ago we put together the original project that is still well recognized as the Take Our Daughter [...]

    320 days ago

  • Dani Matielo

    Hello, Revi. First of all, thank you so much for joining our #SocEntChat last week. It was great to have you. Now, I wou [...]

    320 days ago

  • Joellen Shafer Raderstorf

    I can't wait for this important conversation with Revi! [...]

    325 days ago
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