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Fulbright Alumna Promotes STEM Education for Girls at Clinton Global Initiative
Joy Buolamwini developed Code 4 Rights with the mission to ensure that every country in the world has accessible information about local services that support women’s rights and that women are given the opportunity to create beneficial technology.
In Gandhi’s Footsteps
Biplab Ketan Paul of India, a 2004 IVLP alumnus, developed an innovative farming method for harvesting storm water to help farmers maintain a healthy supply of water in dry months and reduce the salt content in the soil.
Alumni Launch New Honduran Alumni Association
Over 65 exchange alumni from Honduras met for two days in the capital Tegucigalpa to establish Innovad H, an alumni association dedicated to development projects and volunteer programs.
Access Alumni Serve as Interpreters During Medical Mission
Through the Access alumni's interpretation services, medical volunteers were able to provide 1,600 Guatemalans with medication assistance.
Panamanian ICT Girls Can Do It!
Panamanian Fulbright alumni led an AEIF project that gave 300 Panama City girls an encouraging environment and innovative tools to gain critical thinking skills, learned the benefits of teamwork, and developed healthy self-esteem
Suriname Alumna Elected President of Regional, Professional Association
The election of IVLP alumna Jane Winifred Smith as President of the Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL) marks the first time the organization's presidency has been occupied by Suriname.
Fulbright Alumni Celebrate 20 Years of Choral Success
Fulbright alumni David Ramirez and Josue Ramirez Palmer celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Choral Institute with an unforgettable concert at the National Theater that united musicians from Costa Rica and the United States.
Argentine Engineering Alum Creates 3D Printed Prosthetics
Gino Tubaro, an electronic engineering student and National Youth Science Camp alumnus from Buenos Aires, Argentina and his team at Darwin Research use 3D printers to create low-cost prosthetics, which would otherwise be very expensive and difficult to import.
Access for Girls [A TechGirls Video Portrait]
Manal Elyaalaoui, a 2014 TechGirl participant, is increasing access to creativity for women and girls in Morocco.
Inspiring Girls in Technology [A TechGirl Video Portrait]
Kenza Arab, a 2014 TechGirl participant from Algeria, is inspiring youth to follow their dreams.