TechCamp Morocco: Climate Entrepreneurship for Emerging Leaders – hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Morocco in partnership with UM6P MSN Department– will assemble talented Moroccan young leaders, activists, influencers, and entrepreneurs and connect them with experts in climate change, to build teams that will work together before, during, and after the TechCamp to address climate…
Consulate General Mumbai’s waste management-themed TechCamp, held in Pune, will catalyze innovative solutions, and foster regional collaboration to tackle the pressing challenge of managing waste in western India. Bringing together diverse participants from in and around Pune, the four-day conference will facilitate interactive sessions with experts from the United States and around the world to…
In partnership with the U.S. Embassy in Israel and Technion- Israel Institute of Technology, TechCamp Israel will bring together promising young Jewish and Arab leaders in climate change in Israel to promote economic and scientific cooperation surrounding adaptation and mitigation responses to climate change. This interactive program will connect emerging leaders, activists, influencers, and entrepreneurs…
Illegal small-scale mining in Ghana, popularly known as ‘galamsey’, has been a major contributor to deforestation, polluting the water, air, and soil, and devastating farmlands. It has also contributed to serious health challenges and an increased number of school dropouts in mining communities, posing challenges to sustainable development. Although it affects all Ghanaians, there is…
Originating from former President Barack Obama’s 2009 call for a “New Beginning” between the U.S. and the Muslim world with a focus on increased engagement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), ECA’s TechWomen (TW) and TechGirls (TG) programs celebrate their 10-year anniversary with three TechCamps. These TechCamps will build on pre-existing efforts to engage…
Fifty young leaders from more than 15 nations across the Pacific have been selected to participate in the 2022 Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) TechCamp for Climate Action. The United States (U.S.) Department of State, in partnership with Cultural Vistas, will host the upcoming in-person workshop October 29-31, 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand in conjunction with…
Centre for Public Policy Research in collaboration with the U.S. Consulate-General, Chennai presents Tech4Oceans: Innovative Solutions for a Sustainable Future, a three day tech camp to tackle emerging oceanic environmental issues such as rising sea levels, deteriorating marine life, increased oceanic and surface temperatures, unregulated fishing, and marine pollution. The TechCamp will convene 9 international…
On April 27th-29th, participants from Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan will convene in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic for TechCamp Bishkek: Cleaner Air for Central Asia. TechCamp Bishkek aims to increase the effectiveness of influencers and practitioners in Central Asia to conduct data-driven advocacy on air quality and increase communities’ access to reliable data and information…
TechCamp: Arctic Expertise – Entrepreneurship Forum The ECA TechCamp Team, Biotech North, The U.S. Embassy in Norway, and Norinnova are happy to host TechCamp Arctic Expertise. TechCamp Arctic Expertise will showcase the hidden potential and power of Arctic communities and entrepreneurship to ignite the next generation of Arctic minds. At the “Arctic Expertise” TechCamp, participants…
The project will bring together game designers, developers, industry mentors, NGO representatives, and education specialists to produce technology solutions in the format of game prototypes and/or communication ideas which will tackle issues in three key areas: Media Literacy/Countering Disinformation, Women’s Empowerment & Gender Based Violence and Environment/Climate Change. The project will consist of two phases/components:…