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Projects

Browse through projects from around the world that are empowering girls and women with digital skills for life, work and leadership. These include projects empowering girls both inside and outside of school, professional development programmes for women, initiatives building teacher capacities, and policies, laws and plans aiming for structural change. 

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Media Chicas Summit

This annual 3-day event in Argentina invites women interested in technology to participate in workshops and hackathons, as well as meet and engage with tech leaders.

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Media Chicas

Medialab Prado

This Spanish organization supports events with children, young people and families to stimulate learning through collaborative work and experiments including CoderDojo coding workshops.

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Medialab Prado

Meninas Digitais

This Brazilian project offers opportunities for short courses in different areas of computer for female high school students, with the aim to build their skills and interest in technology and STEM fields.

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Labtec, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Mentor Women

This three-level mentoring programme pairs young women at universities and recent graduates with female STEM professionals to guide their professional development.

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STEM Talent Girl

MentorNations

This community of volunteers offers trainings for underserved Tunisian youth to build computer, coding and entrepreneurship skills, as well as access to special sessions with business executives to speak about leadership.

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MentorNations

Mentoring Circles

These groups for STEM students in the last phase of their study aim to support female students in the school-to-work transition.

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VHTO (National expert organisation on girls/women and science/technology)

Mentoring Women in Business Programme

This initiative for women in developing and emerging countries provides access to webinars and online trainings in business skills and digital literacy, and access to female and male mentors around the world through an online platform.

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Cherie Blair Foundation for Women

Merck STEM program

This programme provides training and research opportunities for youth and women in STEM, and the establishment of computer libraries in schools.

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The Merck Foundation

Microsoft Dissertation Grant

This research grant is for PhD students at North American universities who are underrepresented in the field of computing and pursuing research aligned to areas undertaken by Microsoft Research.

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Microsoft

Microsoft PhD Fellowship

This two-year fellowship is for PhD students at North American universities who are pursuing research aligned to areas undertaken by Microsoft Research.

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Microsoft

Million Women Mentors

This initiative coordinates a 20-hour online and face-to-face mentoring programme between STEM professionals and young girls, with the aim to build early interest and confidence and further success in STEM programmes and careers.

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STEMConnector

Minas Programam

This Brazilian initiative supports digital education and training for girls and women, prioritizing traditionally disadvantaged groups including minorities, with the aim to challenge gender and racial stereotypes that influence relationships with science, technology and computing.

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Minas Programam

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