1. Shaking Up the Sustainability Game: Two AWE Alumni are Helping People Switch to Environmentally Friendly Products.

   (AWE) alumni Namrata Budhraja and Sukriti Verma are shaking up the sustainability game and helping people transition to eco-friendly products through their company Shift Eco.

2. The UPS Foundation Opens Global Markets to AWE Alumni

   Implemented in nearly 100 countries since 2019, the Department of State’s Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) has empowered an estimated 25,000 women entrepreneurs around the world with the education and financial skills they need to reach their full economic potential. 

3. What's It Like to Study Arabic in Egypt?

   

   Margaret Mullins studied Arabic in Egypt for several months. She describes her time living with a host family, learning Arabic and exploring Egyptian culture.

4. United States and Cambodia Celebrate Cultural Property Agreement and New Preservation Project

   U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia William A. Heidt and Cambodia’s Minister of Culture, Her Excellency Phoeung Sackona, signed a joint statement recognizing the recent extension of the cultural property agreement between the United States and Cambodia during a ceremony on November 6, 2018 at the National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh.

5. Youth TechCamp

   

   The U.S. Department of State hosted the first Youth TechCamp in Washington, D.C. for 21 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Program alumni

6. Dr. Jill Biden Joins TechWomen Mentors and Leaders to Hear Their Mentoring Stories

   Dr. Jill Biden, second lady of the United States, believes in the power of mentoring and in the power of the TechWomen program. "I love the idea of women helping other women to succeed and to soar,” she said.

7. I Can Do the Impossible! #IdeasArePower

   

   Radia Soulmani, 2013 TechGirls Alumna from Safi, Morocco, tells us how TechGirls inspired her to help her community.

8. TechGirls Give Back!

   

   TechGirls volunteered at Hell's Kitchen Farm Project in New York City.

9. Study Abroad Can Open Doors in Your Career

   Studying abroad not only expands your view of the world—it has the potential to advance your career, too.

10. Religious and Ethnic Communities Affected by ISIS in Iraq Learn Skills for Heritage Documentation and Preservation

    In April 2019, the Smithsonian Institution (SI) led a three-day workshop at the Iraqi Institute for the Conservation of Antiquities and Heritage (IICAH) in Erbil for Iraqi religious and ethnic groups affected by ISIS whose cultural heritage remains at risk.

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