The summer saw the start of the third annual ProGirls (Professional Orientation of Girls) initiative in Egypt’s capital Cairo and coast city Alexandria. This initiative, founded in 2017, introduces high school girls to the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) – a field that is predominantly run by men- and aims to cultivate leadership. The initiative is supervised by EconoWin (Economic Integration of Women in the MENA Region), which is a collaboration program by GIZ, the German international development agency, and PASCH Schools’ Partners for the Future initiative. This round of the program trains 190 Egyptian students from 12 different states in Sohag, Damanhour, Alexandria and Cairo, where they are given the opportunity to work with 90 female mentors and meet supervisors from 45 local private companies as well as attend internships. The participants are attending five mentoring session between July and September as well as a two-week internship program. Teacher Rania Ragab from Al-Quds School in Alexandria told Ahram Online, “What motivates me as a teacher to participate in ProGirls, is the change that I find in the girls’ mentality and personality after the project. This is our third…
This Year’s Round of ‘ProGirls’ Initiative Begins in Cairo and Alexandria
August 18, 2019
