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Register[Washinton, United States of America] – Naadiya Moosajee, the Co-Founder of South African Women in En
gineering, an organization which promotes the attraction and retention of female students into engineering was among 20 outstanding young social entrepreneurs selected as 2009 YouthActionNet® Fellows. Launched in 2001 by the International Youth Foundation (IYF) and Nokia, YouthActionNet® seeks to develop a new generation of socially conscious global citizens who create positive change in their communities, their countries, and the world.
“Each of the 2009 YouthActionNet® Fellows are passionate, committed young leaders who chose not to look the other way when they saw a problem, but to take a stand,” said IYF President and CEO William S. Reese. “Through their efforts, companies in Colombia are learning how to operate sustainably, low-income farmers in Zimbabwe are able to send their children to school, and youth in violence-prone neighborhoods in the U.S. are learning to be peace-builders.”
“This opportunity has allowed me to learn and share knowledge and experiences with like-minded individuals from around the world. It was also an opportunity to make international connection and celebrate the work SAWomEng is doing to an international audience” said Naadiya Moosajee.
Founded in 2006, SAWomEng has had 650 female students participate in the annual national conference and GirlEng events.
The 2009 Global YouthActionNet® Fellows travelled to Washington, D.C., USA for a weeklong leadership workshop on November 1-8. Each was recognized for their efforts at the Annual YouthActionNet® Global Awards Ceremony held at the Embassy of Finland. Each also had the opportunity to network with leading international organizations.
Since the Global Fellowship program was launched in January 2002, 160 young social entrepreneurs have been selected, with applications received from nearly 4,500 young people in over 60 countries. Fellows are chosen annually following a peer review process in which previous Fellows select the next round of winners.
To learn more about YouthActionNet® and this year’s Fellows, visit: http://www.youthactionnet.org
gineering, an organization which promotes the attraction and retention of female students into engineering was among 20 outstanding young social entrepreneurs selected as 2009 YouthActionNet® Fellows. Launched in 2001 by the International Youth Foundation (IYF) and Nokia, YouthActionNet® seeks to develop a new generation of socially conscious global citizens who create positive change in their communities, their countries, and the world.“Each of the 2009 YouthActionNet® Fellows are passionate, committed young leaders who chose not to look the other way when they saw a problem, but to take a stand,” said IYF President and CEO William S. Reese. “Through their efforts, companies in Colombia are learning how to operate sustainably, low-income farmers in Zimbabwe are able to send their children to school, and youth in violence-prone neighborhoods in the U.S. are learning to be peace-builders.”
“This opportunity has allowed me to learn and share knowledge and experiences with like-minded individuals from around the world. It was also an opportunity to make international connection and celebrate the work SAWomEng is doing to an international audience” said Naadiya Moosajee.
Founded in 2006, SAWomEng has had 650 female students participate in the annual national conference and GirlEng events.
The 2009 Global YouthActionNet® Fellows travelled to Washington, D.C., USA for a weeklong leadership workshop on November 1-8. Each was recognized for their efforts at the Annual YouthActionNet® Global Awards Ceremony held at the Embassy of Finland. Each also had the opportunity to network with leading international organizations.
Since the Global Fellowship program was launched in January 2002, 160 young social entrepreneurs have been selected, with applications received from nearly 4,500 young people in over 60 countries. Fellows are chosen annually following a peer review process in which previous Fellows select the next round of winners.
To learn more about YouthActionNet® and this year’s Fellows, visit: http://www.youthactionnet.org
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