Earlier on the 19th of April 2023, Community Engagement Exchange Alumni, Prosper Tornyi,  with his colleague, Edem at Proswrites Foundation were at Aveyime-Battor Senior High Technical School (ABAST) to make a donation of 5 Hp Laptop Computers to the school in aid of the ongoing Empowered To Lead G.I.R.L (Gender Inclusion and Resilient Leadership) program of his Community Engagement Project plan with a focus on equipping 40 - 50 female students (high school and tertiary)  between the ages of 16 - 27 years with practical workshops on; leadership, digital skills, Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) career interests, and problem-solving skills. The main goal of the project is to close the women-gender gap and encourage peer-to-peer learning. The Headmaster, together with some teachers was in attendance at the donation ceremony. Currently, 20 female students from ABAST are participating virtually in the workshops and 20 more females in tertiary have been shortlisted to undergo the program.

The leadership of the Aveyime Battor Senior High Technical School (ABAST) appreciated Youth Technology Corps - Chicago, and the Proswrites Foundation Team for this collaboration to impact lives through technology.

The 5 extra laptops would go a long way to support other students of the project.

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Learn more about the Community Engagement Exchange program -- https://www.irex.org/project/community-engagement-exchange