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Civic Engagement

The civic engagement component of the Tomorrow's Leaders Gender Scholars (TLS) scholarship program offers students a unique opportunity to actively contribute to their communities while addressing gender-related issues. As part of the program's requirements, students are tasked with designing and implementing a civic engagement project. Below are some examples of student projects in 2022 - 2023.
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Youth Action for Sustainable Development Goals

Tomorrow's Leaders Gender Scholars (TLS) student Heidi Omar and her team, Aliaa Moussa, Yara Yousry, and Mariam El Halabi, have been selected as one of 15 international teams in the Under the Starry Sky Competition: Youth Action for SDGs held by the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA).

"We aim to rescue El Bahtiny village in Ismailia by offering a new local sustainable material, banana fibers, as an alternative to traditional fishing materials. With the circular economy in mind, we will be integrating recouped plastic into the production of our hybrid fiber-plastic nets."

Heidi Omar
TLS Student


Women in Data Science Alexandria

Masa Tantawy, a TLS student, was one of the speakers at Women in Data Science Alexandria (WiDS- A), presenting Disrupting Industries with Data Science: A look at sports, healthcare, e-commerce, and more. Tantawy showcased the wide-ranging applications of data science and inspired attendees to think creatively about how to use data to drive innovation and solve important problems in their own fields.

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“My talk explored the fascinating world of data science in various fields such as Chat GPT, and recommendation engines of Amazon, Netflix and Spotify. I spoke about one application in sports; a project I did with a partner where we built a model to predict the FIFA player ratings based on their attributes. ”

Masa Tantawy
TLS Student


Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education

TLS student Mostafa Sherif with his team members Farah Alaa, Mona Mahmoud and Salma Aly, worked together on creating a program that introduces adolescent orphan girls to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education. With a vision to address the gender gap in STEM majors in the Middle East and Africa, the project aims to inspire a small group of individuals to explore opportunities in the STEM field. By organizing visits to orphanages and understanding the needs of underprivileged girls, the project seeks to tackle the barriers that hinder women's participation in STEM.

Their objective is to create a positive impact by widening the perspectives of these girls and empowering them to consider STEM as a viable career option. Sherif not only leads the civic engagement project but also serves as the chairperson of the Tomorrow's; reader (TL) Symposium, a student-led conference aiming to enhance intellectual growth, personal development, and civic engagement. With a focus on climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the symposium provides a platform for showcasing works, raising awareness about vulnerable communities, and initiating TL-led projects for achieving the SDGs.

"Seeing the enthusiasm of these young girls as we engaged them in science experiments and talked to them about a future in science evidenced to us we are doing relevant and important work."

Mostafa Sherif
TLS Student


Women Professionals Summit

TLS students Claire Shady and Mariam Moussa represented The American University in Cairo (AUC) at the Women Professionals Summit powered by the Top 50 Women Forum at the Nile Ritz Carlton. The summit tackled many topics that pertain to women's empowerment in various fields, such as financial inclusion, unpaid labor, and entrepreneurship.

"It was very insightful; it encouraged us to think critically about our conditions and surroundings as women, be it in the workplace or at home doing unpaid labor. We also appreciate the diversity of the topics presented. All of them were very intriguing."

Mariam Moussa
TLS Student