Tag: CCVI Grant

“Tech for Success” – St. Anthony High School and Incarnate Word High School, San Antonio

“Tech for Success” – St. Anthony High School and Incarnate Word High School, San Antonio

The Young Women’s Global Leadership Program is a group of students who have met virtually from around the world. Local sessions were coordinated from the University of the Incarnate Word. The student team from St. Anthony Catholic High School recognized that many young women from other countries had very limited resources to participate in the virtual sessions. St. Anthony Catholic High School and Incarnate Word High School in San Antonio utilized funds from their winning grants to purchase laptops for young women in Uganda, Kosovo, Kenya and other countries involved in the Leadership Program. Eight laptops were distributed to a total of 51 young women in East Africa – these students had been relying on their mentors’ phones or a single computer to attend program conferences. The student team reports that it has been a significant relief for the young women to access zoom sessions sharing the laptops, and the students are excited to utilize them for their program presentations and cross-cultural interactions.

 

Learn about the Grant “Sisters Supporting Women for a Better World” here.

“GEMS STEAM summer camp and afterschool programs” – University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio

“GEMS STEAM summer camp and afterschool programs” – University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio

This project from the University of the Incarnate Word, U.S.,  allowed Girls in Engineering, Math and Science (GEMS) to host all female afterschool robotics clubs at three schools from two school districts within Bexar County.  Each afterschool club was equipped with robots and computers. The grant funding enabled snacks for each weekly club meeting, dinners for evening practices, breakfasts and lunch for weekend competitions, and transportation to and from the competition.  The students would remain after school each week for an hour or two depending on the school-specific meeting times, and the grant funding provided snack options to students who have food scarcity within their community.  As competitions came closer, students would remain at school longer, and the grant provided dinner and drinks.

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