documentThe U.S. Department of State, through the Providing Opportunities for Women's Economic Rise (POWER) Initiative, and in partnership with Google's Women Techmakers, will host the Women Tech Founders Kick Off: #LoopHerIn on May 17, 2021 to launch the Women Tech Founders Program. Over the course of 4 weeks, the Women Tech Founders Program will provide skills training for 50 women tech founders from the Middle East and North Africa, with a focus on UAE, Egypt and Bahrain. The panel will be followed by a fireside chat with two tech pioneers, Rania Atef and Rola Fayyad, who will discuss their journey and achievements as tech founders of Make This! The event will be open to the public and broadcast on YouTube live. Registration is open now: https://forms.gle/Y26RpPDJJfd5v7Ve9

Source: The North Africa Journal May 13, 2021 18:45 UTC