Radio ham receives award

Radio amateur Mai Temraz E41MT from Gaza is a recipient of the Anita Borg Institute 2015 Change Agent ABIE Award

The Change Agent ABIE Awards recognize three outstanding international women (non-US residents with an emphasis on developing countries) who have created opportunities for girls and women in technology.

Mai Abualkas Temraz is the Mentorship & Women’s Inclusivity Program Coordinator at Gaza Sky Geeks (GSG), Gaza’s first startup accelerator and co-working hub. Mai’s interest in entrepreneurship began through her interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.

She is the first female to receive an amateur radio licence from the Palestinian Authority. In 2013….

2015 Change Agent ABIE Awards
http://anitaborg.org/awards-grants/abie-awards/change-agent-abie-awards/

Mai Temraz E41MT
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