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Former Volunteer Becomes New Strategic Ally
Meet Nelly Cheboi Nelly Cheboi was 18 the first time she used a computer: she was applying to colleges in the US from her home country, Kenya. A few years later, she graduated from Augustana College with degrees in Mathematics and Computer Science and built a school in rural Kenya with the goal of bringing…
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Inspiring Girls with Female Role Models
Inspire Girls Provides Female Role Models to Inspire Girls True to its name, the Inspire Girls project is undergoing changes to better inspire girls interested in pursuing STEM careers. According to a 2017 report from the US Department of Commerce, women consist of only 24% of those employed in US STEM occupations. This number decreases substantially…
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Student Leads Refurbishing Club in Andover
Alice Yu: Student Leader Redefines WCE Refurbishing Club Alice Yu is just like any other junior in high school. However, her passions for both tech and volunteerism helped her become a student leader of two successful WCE refurbishing clubs near Boston. The Computer Fusion Club meets once a month at the high school, while another…
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WCE Names 1st Teacher Fellow
WCE has named Beatrice Nyinawingeli of Remera, Rwanda as the first WCE Inspire Girls Teacher Fellow. She will be granted laptops and $200 to develop a sharable teacher resource from her project, which trains young mothers in computers and sewing. Nyinawingeli has been a teacher in Remera since 1993, rotating between rural villages in…
