Keynote: Breaking Barriers: Creatively and Courageously
summary
An initiative that starts from one email and scales to 13,000 students, 2,500 volunteers and ~90 events on six continents shows what actually works: low-budget, volunteer-led hands-on workshops, corporate partnerships (Cisco, P&G, Euroclear) and rapid city launches every two weeks. Workshops range from a girl-as-router activity to locally adapted projects (kitchen-rocket → community-relevant tech in the Congo). The model measures impact by stories and reach rather than grants, and it demonstrably grows without big upfront funding.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:00Melissas Story
- 6:40Jelena Story
- 7:30Where we are now
- 8:37What we do
- 11:42How we do it
- 12:17How we break barriers
- 18:27What do you want to be
- 19:12The Plan
- 21:37Creative Workshops
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