Paying it Forward with WeTech

Kumud Ravisankaran wrote on Campus Diaries about his attendance at the Women Enhancing Technology (WeTech) Inauguration Day where high school girls in Bangalore pitched their ideas for a mobile app to address problems in their community. Over the course of twelve weeks, each team of girls will connect with a leader from Goldman Sachs or Qualcomm to develop these ideas and design the app. "Their ideas were backed up with so much research that I found it hard to believe that this was not the work of professionals," writes Ravisankaran. "Moreover I was impressed by the enthusiasm of girls and by the incredible support shown by their teachers and parents apart from the dedication shown by the mentors." Women Enhancing Technology (WeTech) is a consortium of dedicated partners that has joined IIE to design and support a series of innovative activities to provide training, build networks and offer professional opportunities.