Project Details


WSIS Prizes Contest 2019 Nominee

1000 Girls, 1000 Futures


Description

The future of STEM is powered by women!
1000 Girls, 1000 Futures is a groundbreaking initiative designed to engage young women interested in science, technology, engineering, and math, and advance their pursuit of STEM careers through mentoring and 21st-century skills development.
WHO is this program for?

Girls around the world, aged 13-18 years old currently enrolled in high school or an equivalent, who are enthusiastic about science, technology, engineering or math (STEM)

Women working in STEM, across all disciplines and sectors, who are willing to act as mentors, coaches, and role models

WHAT is included in the program?

One-to-one mentoring from real scientists and engineers (two virtual meetings per month)

Coursework, completed at your own pace, emphasizing college readiness, leadership, communication, and critical thinking.

The opportunity to network with an awesome group of peers and female STEM professionals through social interaction, message boards, online events, and activities such as an optional Book Club. This is a safe, fun place to be a smart girl!

Project website

https://www.nyas.org/programs/global-stem-alliance/1000-girls-1000-futures/


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Action lines related to this project
  • AL C3. Access to information and knowledge
  • AL C7. E-learning 2019
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 4: Quality education
  • Goal 5: Gender equality

Global digital compact (GDC) objectives related to this project None

Coverage
  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Barbados
  • Burundi
  • Belgium
  • Benin
  • Bangladesh
  • Bahamas
  • Bhutan
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Burkina Faso
  • Bolivia
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Bulgaria
  • Belarus
  • Belize
  • Central African Republic
  • Canada
  • Czech Republic
  • Chad (Republic of)
  • Chile
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Comoros
  • Colombia
  • Costa Rica
  • China
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Cape Verde (Republic of)
  • Cyprus
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Democratic People's Republic of Korea
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • Gabon
  • Gambia (Republic of the)
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran (Islamic Republic of)
  • Ireland
  • Iraq
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Jamaica
  • Jordan
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
  • Liechtenstein
  • Liberia
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Madagascar
  • Malaysia
  • Mauritius
  • Marshall Islands
  • Malta
  • Mauritania
  • Republic of North Macedonia
  • Maldives
  • Mexico
  • Micronesia (Federated States of)
  • Mali
  • Malawi
  • Monaco
  • Montenegro (Republic of)
  • Republic of Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nauru
  • Nepal (Republic of)
  • Niger
  • Netherlands
  • Nicaragua
  • Nigeria
  • Norway
  • New Zealand
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Congo
  • Qatar
  • Korea (Rep. of)
  • Romania
  • Rwanda
  • South Africa
  • Samoa
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Serbia
  • Senegal
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • San Marino
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somali (Democratic Republic)
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • South Sudan
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Slovenia
  • Kingdom of Eswatini
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syrian Arab Republic
  • Tajikistan
  • Thailand
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Turkmenistan
  • Tunisia
  • Türkiye (Republic of)
  • Tuvalu
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Uganda
  • United Kingdom
  • Ukraine
  • Russian Federation
  • United Republic of Tanzania
  • Uruguay
  • United States of America
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Venezuela
  • Viet Nam
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Status

Ongoing

Start date

2015

End date

Not set


Target beneficiary group(s)
  • Youth
  • Women
  • Girls around the world, aged 13-18 years old currently enrolled in high school or an equivalent, who are enthusiastic about science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) Women working in STEM, across all disciplines and sectors, who are willing to act as mentors, coaches, and role models

WSIS values promotion

1000 Girls, 1000 Futures is a groundbreaking initiative designed to engage young women interested in science, technology, engineering, and math, and advance their pursuit of STEM careers through mentoring and 21st-century skills development.


Entity name

The New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS)

Entity country—type

United States of America International Organization

Entity website

https://www.nyas.org/