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- 2. Inspiring girls to choose a career in technology
- 3. The DigiGirlz mission DigiGirlz, a Microsoft digital skills program, gives middle and high school girls opportunities to learn about careers in technology, connect with Microsoft employees, and participate in hands-on computer and technology workshops.
- 4. Agenda Welcome Prof Walid S. Bouhamra, President of GUST Charles Nahas, GM Microsoft Kuwait Ice-Breaker Session Panel Session Arwa Al-Jaser, Haya Al-Mana, Noora Al-Askar Workshops Group Photo!
- 7. Noora Founder & CEO of Nutribox Healthy Living Haya Sustainability & Innovation Department Manager, Zain Kuwait Arwa Founder & CEO of Mukkancom Software Solutions Company
- 10. Directions: Post outline of body on the wall. Invite participants to come up to the poster and write things or pictures to represent each area for them. This is done grafitti style, free form. Discuss: - What are common interests? Shared goals? Dreams? - Were there any themes? - What are the things we feel strongly about? How do these relate to our group’s work?
- 11. Microsoft's DigiGirlz program gives girls the opportunity to learn about careers in technology, connect with Microsoft employees and local volunteers, and participate in hands-on computer and technology workshops.
- 12. Coding & Computer Science Sessions Minecraft Hour of Code CS Unplugged Microsoft Workshops including MakeCode & Code Connect Workshops AppLab Hacking STEM YouthSpark Resources including Curriculum & Activities
Editor's Notes
- Welcome to an overview of Microsoft’s DigiGirlz Program, a program for girls to inspire girls to choose a career in technology.
- Arwa Aljaser Alghanim is a Founder & CEO of Mukkancom Software Solutions Company. She started her career with a governmental job in 2012 and later decided to change her career to become a full stack developer. Her personal mission is to empower women to be more involved in the Tech community in Kuwait. Haya Al Mana is currently heading Sustainability & Innovation at Zain Kuwait. During her 11 year tenure at Zain, she has built a strong presence for the Zain brand value through community outreach programs, youth empowerment, and environmental sustainability initiatives. She is currently heading Zain's Innovation Center "ZINC" that entails entrepreneurship, intrepreneurship, tech startup programs, startup acceleration, creativity, innovation and more. She has coached thousands of youth, entrepreneurs and corporates in the field around the region. Noora Al Askar is a Board Certified Clinical Nutritionist by degree, and a passionate entrepreneur by nature. She is the founder and CEO of Nutribox. Nutribox App is the Arab World’s first intelligent and interactive healthy living platform that aims to empower the Arab World to live a healthier life in the palms of their hands, easily, credibly, and personalized to their medical, nutritional and health needs and goals. Noora obtained her BSc in Human Genetics from the University of Leeds, moving on to pursue her MSc in Clinical Nutrition with a year of PhD level research in the area of Obesity Prevention and Management. Straight after graduation she went on to successfully build the Nutrition Department at one of the leading private hospitals in Kuwait. She left her corporate position to enter into the tech world and build Nutribox, where she plans to positively disrupt and improve the weight loss and nutrition industry, while positively changing people's lives & empowering them to live a healthier life in the palm of their hands!
- Minecraft Hour of Code: https://code.org/Minecraft CS Unplugged: https://www.csunplugged.org Microsoft’s MakeCode & Code Connect Workshops: https://microsoft.sharepoint.com/:f:/r/teams/SPS-gdi/digigirlz/DigiGirlz%20Resources/_FY19%20DigiGirlz%20Resources/Content?csf=1&e=MXRn5w AppLab: https://code.org/educate/applab CodeCreators with Skype in the Classroom: https://education.microsoft.com/csweek Hacking STEM: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/education-workshop/default.aspx YouthSpark Resources: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/digital-skills/resources?activetab=resources_categories:primaryr6