Podcasts about Fereshteh Forough

In this episode we explore the continuing global gender gap in STEM fields when it comes to studying engineering and pursuing STEM careers. Globally, women make up only 28% of the workforce in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and it doesn't get any better at the country level: in the U.S., the figure stands at only 24%; at 17% in the European Union; 16% in Japan; and 14% in India. This episode's guest is Parimala (“Pari”) Lennartz, VP of Engineering at MPOWER Financing which is also the generous sponsor of this episode. Pari is a widely recognized woman leader in the Financial Technology (Fintech) industry, was recently named to a list of top women in the Fintech industry by The Fintech Times, and is also a vocal advocate for increasing the number of girls and women who pursue STEM fields. Episode themes: Pari's personal and professional journey as a STEM student in India, to coming to the U.S. as an international student, and to eventually becoming the VP of Engineering at a major Fintech firm The persistent “leaky pipeline” due to which women continue to drop out of engineering education and careers How MPOWER's loan model is having a unique impact on female international students from Global South countries When it comes to STEM education and careers, do women in emerging markets or Global South countries face more challenges than their counterparts in the U.S.? As a top woman leader in the Fintech industry, what Pari is doing to advance gender parity in STEM, and her excellent educational and professional advice for girls and women who dream of being scientists and engineers Episode Resources: Follow Pari and MPOWER Financing on LinkedIn Read Pari's op-ed in CEO World Magazine Listen to Episode 12 with Gloria Blackwell of AAUW and Episode 14 with Fereshteh Forough of Code to Inspire Check out MPOWER Financing's Social Impact Report My book:  America Calling: A Foreign Student in a Country of Possibility Sign up for America Calling: my take on the intersection of education, culture and migration Connect with me: LinkedIn, Twitter Episode sponsor: This episode was made possible by the generous support of MPOWER Financing which provides no-cosigner loans and scholarships for international, DACA, and refugee students. Headquartered in Washington DC, MPOWER has to date helped tens of thousands of students fund their educational dreams and journeys.

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Building bright digital futures for young women in Afghanistan through coding, with Fereshteh Forough and Code to Inspire Fereshteh Forough was born a refugee in Iran after her family fled Afghanistan because of the Soviet invasion. Despite the family's circumstances, Fereshteh's parents instilled in her and her siblings the value of education from an early age. Her mother sewed clothing to sell in order to earn money to buy school supplies for the children so they can go to school. When Fereshteh was a teen, the Taliban regime collapsed and Fereshteh and her family moved back to Herat, Afghanistan. After returning to Herat, she earned her Bachelor's in Computer Science. She later earned her Master's from Technical University of Berlin in Germany. She returned to Herat University to join the Computer Science faculty, where she taught for almost three years. In 2015, she established Code to Inspire, the first computer coding school for girls in Afghanistan.Leading all aspects of operations and fundraising remotely CTI educated more than 350 students so far in coding and graphic design classes. Fereshteh remains focused on a vision of a future for her homeland where young women play a prominent role in the economy and future success. Fereshteh is a pioneer in adopting blockchain and cryptocurrency technology in Afghanistan. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/crypto-hipster-podcast/support

We often talk about the many different ways in which to empower girls and women around the world: more education, better health, better nutrition; voting rights. But what if the future of women could be changed by something as technical as coding or computer programming? This is exactly the solution that this episode's guest, Fereshteh Forough, came up with as she struggled with her own experiences of growing up as an Afghani refugee in Iran. When Fereshteh became an accidental and somewhat reluctant computer science student, she came to realize that the key to empowering Afghani women perhaps lay in technology, helping them learn and become financially independent. Through her work and her organization Code to Inspire, Fereshteh is an inspiration and global ambassador for girls and women all over the world. She has been a TED speaker; a Clinton Global Initiative speaker; and been named a "revolutionary" by Marie Claire magazine in their 2016 first-ever Young Women's Honors. Fereshteh earned her Bachelor's in Computer Science and later her Master's from Technical University of Berlin in Germany. She taught as a professor at the Computer Science faculty of Herat University for almost three years and in 2015 founded the first coding school for girls in Herat. Episode Themes: Fereshteh's early experiences of being a refugee and how her family lost--and eventually regained--access to education Fereshteh's accidental journey of studying computer science in Afghanistan and as an international student in Germany, and how studying abroad influenced her thinking and her work Why and how coding and computer programming can empower women around the world The role of Bitcoin and crypto currency in providing financial freedom for women and ensuring digital citizenship The important lessons Fereshteh has learned In the seven years since she founded Code to Inspire, and how the journey has affected her personally and professionally, and especially as a woman Fereshteh's "wish-list" for how funders and others can support Code to Inspire Resources from this episode: Fereshteh's 2013 TED talk Donate to and support Code to Inspire Connect with Fereshteh: Twitter, LinkedIn Girls Who Code Other Resources: My book: America Calling: A Foreign Student in a Country of Possibility Newsletter sign-up: www.rajikabhandari.com LinkedIn: @rajikabhandari Twitter: @rajikabhandari Instagram: @rajika_bhandari

Building bright digital futures for young women in Afghanistan through coding, with Fereshteh Forough and Code to Inspire Fereshteh Forough was born a refugee in Iran after her family fled Afghanistan because of the Soviet invasion. Despite the family's circumstances, Fereshteh's parents instilled in her and her siblings the value of education from an early age. Her mother sewed clothing to sell in order to earn money to buy school supplies for the children so they can go to school. When Fereshteh was a teen, the Taliban regime collapsed and Fereshteh and her family moved back to Herat, Afghanistan. After returning to Herat, she earned her Bachelor's in Computer Science. She later earned her Master's from Technical University of Berlin in Germany. She returned to Herat University to join the Computer Science faculty, where she taught for almost three years. In 2015, she established Code to Inspire, the first computer coding school for girls in Afghanistan.Leading all aspects of operations and fundraising remotely CTI educated more than 350 students so far in coding and graphic design classes. Fereshteh remains focused on a vision of a future for her homeland where young women play a prominent role in the economy and future success. Fereshteh is a pioneer in adopting blockchain and cryptocurrency technology in Afghanistan. Jamil Hasan is a crypto and blockchain focused podcast host at the Irish Tech News and spearheads our weekend content “The Crypto Corner” where he interviews founders, entrepreneurs and global thought leaders. Prior to his endeavors into the crypto-verse in July 2017, Jamil built an impressive career as a data, operations, financial, technology and business analyst and manager in Corporate America, including twelve years at American International Group and its related companies. Since entering the crypto universe, Jamil has been an advisor, entrepreneur, investor and author. His books “Blockchain Ethics: A Bridge to Abundance” (2018) and “Re-Generation X” (2020) not only discuss the benefits of blockchain technology, but also capture Jamil's experience on how he has transitioned from being a loyal yet downsized former corporate employee to a self sovereign individual. With over ninety podcasts under his belt since he joined our team in February 2021, and with four years of experience both managing his own crypto portfolio and providing crypto guidance and counsel to select clients, Jamil continues to seek opportunities to help others navigate this still nascent industry. Jamil's primary focus outside of podcast hosting is helping former corporate employees gain the necessary skills and vision to build their own crypto portfolios and create wealth for the long-term.

What do you do when a terrorist organization takes over your country and your nonprofit still needs to function? Fereshteh Forough knows this better than most. Fundraising requires an endless amount of time and energy. Not to mention the added stress of knowing people rely on your ability to reach your donation goals. Her nonprofit, Code to Inspire, provides girls and women in Afghanistan the ability to learn to code. Of course, since the Taliban took over again their mission has become a much more dangerous and difficult task. In this episode, you'll hear how Fereshteh managed to raise funds faster than she thought possible during a time of crisis. Listen to find out how being precise with her asks and connecting to donors through video played a key role. Want to dig deeper about some of the topics on today's show? Check out our blog on how to use newsjacking to your nonprofit's advantage as well as a chart with feel-good words of fundraising wisdom from our Personal Fundraising Coaches who know exactly how important self-care is!

Four investors talk about the decentralized web, explain how the crypto industry is improving upon Web 2, and discuss what can be done to increase diversity and financial inclusion within Web 3. Featuring Rik Willard, founder of Agentic Group, Thomas France, co-founder of Cygni Capital, Dylan Hixon, president of Arden Road Investments, and Nick Grossman,general partner at Union Square Ventures . Show highlights:   how funding rounds for decentralized protocols differ from investing in traditional companies what VC investors can do to 1) participate in the protocols they invest in, and 2) not take advantage of whale holdings in governance voting how Web 3 has the potential to displace the “plantation economy” the difference between crypto idealism (i.e., banking the unbanked) versus what has actually played out (i.e., Salvadorans being mandated to accept BTC) what area of blockchain is delivering on the promise of financial inclusion how to bring diversity to the blockchain + crypto industry what can be done to solve the gender imbalance in crypto how investors are navigating the murky waters of US regulations regarding crypto projects how institutions fit into the Web 3 landscape what I think about the state of sexism within the crypto industry   Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021 Nodle: https://bit.ly/3AXGydJ   Episode Links   Original Link: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8884996/video/614236078   Rik Willard Twitter: https://twitter.com/rik_willard?lang=en Agentic Group: https://www.agenticgroup.com/   Nick Grossman Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickgrossman?lang=en Website: https://www.nickgrossman.xyz/ Union Square Ventures: https://twitter.com/usv   Dylan Hixon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-hixon-1887803 Arden Road Investments: https://www.ardenrd.com/   Thomas France Twitter: https://twitter.com/totofrance?lang=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasfrance/   Topics mentioned Fereshteh Forough on Unchained https://unchainedpodcast.com/crypto-actually-fixes-this-how-code-to-inspire-uses-crypto-in-afghanistan/ Discussing crypto's gender disparity on Unchained https://unchainedpodcast.com/cryptos-gender-disparity-what-can-be-done-about-it-4-women-weigh-in/ she256 https://she256.org/ El Salvador and BTC https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/09/24/why-el-salvador-is-botching-its-bitcoin-experiment/  

Four investors talk about the decentralized web, explain how the crypto industry is improving upon Web 2, and discuss what can be done to increase diversity and financial inclusion within Web 3. Featuring Rik Willard, founder of Agentic Group, Thomas France, co-founder of Cygni Capital, Dylan Hixon, president of Arden Road Investments, and Nick Grossman,general partner at Union Square Ventures . Show highlights:   how funding rounds for decentralized protocols differ from investing in traditional companies what VC investors can do to 1) participate in the protocols they invest in, and 2) not take advantage of whale holdings in governance voting how Web 3 has the potential to displace the “plantation economy” the difference between crypto idealism (i.e., banking the unbanked) versus what has actually played out (i.e., Salvadorans being mandated to accept BTC) what area of blockchain is delivering on the promise of financial inclusion how to bring diversity to the blockchain + crypto industry what can be done to solve the gender imbalance in crypto how investors are navigating the murky waters of US regulations regarding crypto projects how institutions fit into the Web 3 landscape what I think about the state of sexism within the crypto industry   Thank you to our sponsors! Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021 Nodle: https://bit.ly/3AXGydJ   Episode Links   Original Link: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8884996/video/614236078   Rik Willard Twitter: https://twitter.com/rik_willard?lang=en Agentic Group: https://www.agenticgroup.com/   Nick Grossman Twitter: https://twitter.com/nickgrossman?lang=en Website: https://www.nickgrossman.xyz/ Union Square Ventures: https://twitter.com/usv   Dylan Hixon LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylan-hixon-1887803 Arden Road Investments: https://www.ardenrd.com/   Thomas France Twitter: https://twitter.com/totofrance?lang=en LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasfrance/   Topics mentioned Fereshteh Forough on Unchained https://unchainedpodcast.com/crypto-actually-fixes-this-how-code-to-inspire-uses-crypto-in-afghanistan/ Discussing crypto's gender disparity on Unchained https://unchainedpodcast.com/cryptos-gender-disparity-what-can-be-done-about-it-4-women-weigh-in/ she256 https://she256.org/ El Salvador and BTC https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/09/24/why-el-salvador-is-botching-its-bitcoin-experiment/  

Fereshteh Forough is the founder and CEO of Code to Inspire, a coding school for girls in Afghanistan. She discusses her background as a refugee, how she uses crypto to fund the school and pay students, and how the US military's departure has affected student life. Topics include: Fereshteh's journey from refugee to computer science professor to founder and CEO of Code to Inspire what Code to Inspire offers to young Afghan women and what risks they take by getting an education how Code to Inspire success stories are changing the attitudes of student's families and communities the importance of Afghan Hero Girl, a video game created by Code to Inspire students why crypto payments are a better alternative to PayPal and Western Union for Code to Inspire and its students how Code to Inspire and its students exchange crypto to fiat what the perception of crypto is in Afghanistan how the Taliban is stifling the education of women and how Code to Inspire is attempting to continue its curriculum how crypto companies can offer assistance to Code to Inspire what features and products Fereshteh thinks would the crypto industry actually bank the unbanked how listeners can help Code to Inspire and where to find more information on Fereshteh Thank you to our sponsors!   Ledger: ​https://www.ledger.com/start-your-crypto-journey/?utm_source=Unchained&utm_medium=Partnership_Podcast&utm_campaign=14-09-Ledger-US-Brand-Paid&utm_content=subj_Global__msg_brand_convenience__targ_Crypto  Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021   Digital Asset Research: https://www.digitalassetresearch.com/       Episode Links   Fereshteh Forough Twitter: https://twitter.com/f_forough LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fereshtehforough/    Code to Inspire Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codetoinspire/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CodeToInspire  Website: https://www.codetoinspire.org/  Donating crypto: https://www.codetoinspire.org/donate-crypto/  Services offered: https://www.codetoinspire.org/hire-a-cti-graduate/    Code to Inspire Coverage Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/2021/08/17/taliban-resurgence-could-threaten-afghan-school-teaching-women-to-code-and-build-ethereum-apps/?sh=465a8208197d The Giving Block https://thegivingblock.com/donate/Code-to-Inspire/ Code to Inspire students are coding at home https://cointelegraph.com/news/amid-taliban-takeover-aspiring-crypto-miner-flees-afghanistan  CoinDesk on Code to Inspire + ETH https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2018/06/12/forget-prices-ethereum-is-offering-a-different-value-in-afghanistan/  Coinbase https://blog.coinbase.com/fereshteh-forough-interview-1e73a684788f Inverse https://www.inverse.com/innovation/57129-fereshteh-forough-afghanistan-bitcoin Afghan Hero Girls https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-19-code-to-inspire-is-creating-afghan-hero-girls-through-education   US Military leaving Afghanistan https://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghanistan-withdrawal-united-states-troops-pentagon/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/last-u-s-troops-leave-afghanistan-after-nearly-20-years-11630355853 

Fereshteh Forough is the founder and CEO of Code to Inspire, a coding school for girls in Afghanistan. She discusses her background as a refugee, how she uses crypto to fund the school and pay students, and how the US military's departure has affected student life. Topics include: Fereshteh's journey from refugee to computer science professor to founder and CEO of Code to Inspire what Code to Inspire offers to young Afghan women and what risks they take by getting an education how Code to Inspire success stories are changing the attitudes of student's families and communities the importance of Afghan Hero Girl, a video game created by Code to Inspire students why crypto payments are a better alternative to PayPal and Western Union for Code to Inspire and its students how Code to Inspire and its students exchange crypto to fiat what the perception of crypto is in Afghanistan how the Taliban is stifling the education of women and how Code to Inspire is attempting to continue its curriculum how crypto companies can offer assistance to Code to Inspire what features and products Fereshteh thinks would the crypto industry actually bank the unbanked how listeners can help Code to Inspire and where to find more information on Fereshteh Thank you to our sponsors!   Ledger: ​https://www.ledger.com/start-your-crypto-journey/?utm_source=Unchained&utm_medium=Partnership_Podcast&utm_campaign=14-09-Ledger-US-Brand-Paid&utm_content=subj_Global__msg_brand_convenience__targ_Crypto  Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021   Digital Asset Research: https://www.digitalassetresearch.com/       Episode Links   Fereshteh Forough Twitter: https://twitter.com/f_forough LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fereshtehforough/    Code to Inspire Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codetoinspire/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CodeToInspire  Website: https://www.codetoinspire.org/  Donating crypto: https://www.codetoinspire.org/donate-crypto/  Services offered: https://www.codetoinspire.org/hire-a-cti-graduate/    Code to Inspire Coverage Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/2021/08/17/taliban-resurgence-could-threaten-afghan-school-teaching-women-to-code-and-build-ethereum-apps/?sh=465a8208197d The Giving Block https://thegivingblock.com/donate/Code-to-Inspire/ Code to Inspire students are coding at home https://cointelegraph.com/news/amid-taliban-takeover-aspiring-crypto-miner-flees-afghanistan  CoinDesk on Code to Inspire + ETH https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2018/06/12/forget-prices-ethereum-is-offering-a-different-value-in-afghanistan/  Coinbase https://blog.coinbase.com/fereshteh-forough-interview-1e73a684788f Inverse https://www.inverse.com/innovation/57129-fereshteh-forough-afghanistan-bitcoin Afghan Hero Girls https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-04-19-code-to-inspire-is-creating-afghan-hero-girls-through-education   US Military leaving Afghanistan https://www.cbsnews.com/news/afghanistan-withdrawal-united-states-troops-pentagon/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/last-u-s-troops-leave-afghanistan-after-nearly-20-years-11630355853 

Steven Ehrlich, director of research for digital assets at Forbes, discusses the FTX.US-LedgerX merger, what to expect from FTX going forward, DeFi regulation, and more. Show highlights: why the FTX.US acquisition of derivatives platform LedgerX is significant how FTX.US stacks up against other US cryptocurrency exchanges who should use crypto derivative products how regulators might handle FTX.US and crypto derivative ETFs what to expect from FTX going forward how long FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried spends talking to regulators every day why Steven thinks crypto mergers and acquisitions will be a trend going forward what Steven learned from his conversations with Polygon and Hermez how Fereshteh Forough, a woman living in Afghanistan, is using crypto to help teach women to build dapps, smart contracts, and use crypto   Thank you to our sponsors!   Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021   Polymarket: https://polymarket.com   Sorare: https://sorare.com       Episode Links   Steven Ehrlich https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/?sh=fb976542ce44 https://twitter.com/Steven_Ehrlich  https://www.forbes.com/newsletters/forbescryptoassetadvisor/?sh=55678b72dec8   FTX.US Merger https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/2021/08/31/us-bitcoin-exchange-backed-by-billionaire-sam-bankman-fried-moves-into-crypto-derivatives/   M&A Trend https://www.forbes.com/newsletters/forbescryptoassetadvisor/2021/08/31/exploring-voyagers-900-million-token-merger/?sh=29f4f16851b4    Interview with Sam Bankman-Fried https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/2021/08/30/billionaire-sam-bankman-fried-pushes-back-against-critics-of-crypto-derivatives/?sh=6428141b5cbd    Polygon-Hermez Deal https://www.coindesk.com/polygon-merges-with-hermez-network-in-250m-deal    Fereshteh Forough Coverage https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/2021/08/17/taliban-resurgence-could-threaten-afghan-school-teaching-women-to-code-and-build-ethereum-apps

Steven Ehrlich, director of research for digital assets at Forbes, discusses the FTX.US-LedgerX merger, what to expect from FTX going forward, DeFi regulation, and more. Show highlights: why the FTX.US acquisition of derivatives platform LedgerX is significant how FTX.US stacks up against other US cryptocurrency exchanges who should use crypto derivative products how regulators might handle FTX.US and crypto derivative ETFs what to expect from FTX going forward how long FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried spends talking to regulators every day why Steven thinks crypto mergers and acquisitions will be a trend going forward what Steven learned from his conversations with Polygon and Hermez how Fereshteh Forough, a woman living in Afghanistan, is using crypto to help teach women to build dapps, smart contracts, and use crypto   Thank you to our sponsors!   Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021   Polymarket: https://polymarket.com   Sorare: https://sorare.com       Episode Links   Steven Ehrlich https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/?sh=fb976542ce44 https://twitter.com/Steven_Ehrlich  https://www.forbes.com/newsletters/forbescryptoassetadvisor/?sh=55678b72dec8   FTX.US Merger https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/2021/08/31/us-bitcoin-exchange-backed-by-billionaire-sam-bankman-fried-moves-into-crypto-derivatives/   M&A Trend https://www.forbes.com/newsletters/forbescryptoassetadvisor/2021/08/31/exploring-voyagers-900-million-token-merger/?sh=29f4f16851b4    Interview with Sam Bankman-Fried https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/2021/08/30/billionaire-sam-bankman-fried-pushes-back-against-critics-of-crypto-derivatives/?sh=6428141b5cbd    Polygon-Hermez Deal https://www.coindesk.com/polygon-merges-with-hermez-network-in-250m-deal    Fereshteh Forough Coverage https://www.forbes.com/sites/stevenehrlich/2021/08/17/taliban-resurgence-could-threaten-afghan-school-teaching-women-to-code-and-build-ethereum-apps

Today I'm introducing you to a computer science phenom and a true trailblazer: Fereshteh Forough. Born an Afghan refugee in Iran, Fereshteh earned both her Bachelors and her Masters degree in Computer Science before founding Code to Inspire, the first coding school for girls in Herat, Afghanistan. You might think that teaching web design to girls in Afghanistan would be an uphill battle, but Fereshteh's story is one of profound hope and optimism. You'll learn the crazy way she ended up majoring in Computer Science, hear some moving success stories of some of the Code to Inspire students, and find out what's the first thing the incredibly hospitable Afghan families offer when a guest walks in the door. It's an eye-opening, heartening episode that will show you a new way to view Afghanistan that's more beautiful and rich than you could ever imagine. I hope you enjoy.

My guest is Farooq Ahmed, he is the President of the Bitcoin Association Pakistan. Pakistan is a country of over 200 million people, between Afghanistan and India. I recently released interviews with Fereshteh Forough and Sunny Ray about those countries as well. Bitcoin and cryptocurrency trading is banned in Pakistan at the moment, nonetheless the use of Bitcoin and Bitcoin mining is rising. We discuss: Farooq Ahmed’s personal Bitcoin story The situation in Pakistan Bitcoin’s legal status Trading and holding bitcoin Bitcoin mining Bitcoin Association Pakistan ----------- Card Wallet - the easy cold storage solution for your bitcoin. No software needed. Order now and get 20% off! https://www.cardwallet.com/anita ---------- and ---------- LocalBitcoins.com - the world's largest peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange. Buy and sell bitcoin securely: https://www.localbitcoins.com ---------- and ---------- Check out Bitcoin2021 Conference https://b.tc/conference ----------- Like it? My work is open and free to use. If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! Bitcoin: https://tallyco.in/AnitaPosch/ Lightning: https://tippin.me/@AnitaPosch Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anitaposch Want more episodes? Bitcoin in Afghanistan: https://bitcoinundco.com/en/fereshteh-forough/ sorted by guest https://bitcoinundco.com/en/guests/ sorted by topic https://bitcoinundco.com/en/topics/ ---------- Follow and Subscribe: Anita's Weekly - the best stories in Bitcoin from my point of view: https://anita.link/subscribe Twitter: https://twitter.com/anitaposch YouTube: https://youtube.com/AnitaPosch ---------- #Bitcoin #Interview #Podcast

My guest is Fereshteh Forough, she is the founder of “Code to Inspire”, which is the first coding school for women in Afghanistan. We will be talking about her journey and her learning’s from being a refugee, the general situation in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, which is one of the least developed nations in the world and of course about Bitcoin in Afghanistan and how it is used to support the female students of “Code to Inspire”. Topics: Fereshteh’s learning’s as a refugee Situation of women in Afghanistan Gender gap in STEM How Bitcoin can support the lives of women Bitcoin in Afghanistan Code to Inspire’s approach to economic equality ----------- Card Wallet - the easy cold storage solution for your bitcoin. No software needed. Order now and get 20% off! https://www.cardwallet.com/anita ----------- Like it? My work is open and free to use. If you value my work and would like to send me a tip, they are always appreciated! Bitcoin: https://tallyco.in/AnitaPosch/ Lightning: https://tippin.me/@AnitaPosch Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anitaposch Want more episodes? sorted by guest https://bitcoinundco.com/en/guests/ sorted by topic https://bitcoinundco.com/en/topics/ ---------- Follow and Subscribe: Anita's Weekly - the best stories in Bitcoin from my point of view: https://anita.link/subscribe Twitter: https://twitter.com/anitaposch YouTube: https://youtube.com/AnitaPosch ----------

In our 14th episode, Sharleen and Karina speak to social activist and founder and CEO, Fereshteh Forough. Fereshteh moved from Afghanistan to Germany in childhood and eventually settling in the United States. She has a degree in computer science and a Masters from the Berlin Technical University. In 2013, Fereshteh presented a TED Talk on digital literacy. In 2015, she founded Code to Inspire, an organization that empowers women in Afghanistan by teaching them how to code. Code to Inspire has taught 200 female students to date. An advocate for gender equality, Forough works tirelessly to empower women through digital literacy, education, and financial independence. In this edition of #mymissionis, we chat with Fereshteh about her childhood as an immigrant, how Afghanistan is more than a war zone, and her mission to build Afghanistan 2.0, “hopefully we will have a generation that will code for peace rather than war," she remarks. Like what you heard? Help us spread the word by rating and reviewing in iTunes to help others find us or share about the show on social media. FIND FERESHTEH Twitter: @f_forough FIND CODE TO INSPIRE Instagram: @codetoinspire Twitter: @CodeToInspire Website: codetoinspire.org FIND MISSION HOSTS Karina: @missionmagazine Sharleen: @sharleenspiteri Website: missionmag.org --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mission-magazine/support

Our guest, Fereshteh Forough, is the CEO and Founder of Code to Inspire, a coding school for girls in Afghanistan that has already transformed the lives of 150+ women. We discuss how the school works and the amazing life-changing impact it has had for these girls and their community. We then talked about Fereshteh’s fascinating origin story, her experiences and challenges of being a refugee, facing discrimination and needing to constantly hide her true identity, and what psychological impacts this left on her. But despite all of the changes and roadblocks she’s faced, she’s learned to open her mind, accept the various cultures that have been a part of her life, and incorporate them into her company. By embracing all of these diverse beliefs, experiences, struggles, and successes into her being, she has both redefined what “home” means to her and interwoven every piece of diversity into her company.Memorable QuotesCode to Inspire"Not a lot of people believed in us. They thought, oh it's just a short term project for a couple months. But we've been in this space for four years and we've proved that we're not here for short term. After the first six months, we actually had a father and brother of one of the girls who wanted to come check out the space because they saw such a difference in their daughter."Being a refugee"The negativity around being a refugee I think is something that a lot of people first think about refugees. That you come to one city to steal the opportunity from people to get the jobs. To my perspective as a real refugee, it's not something the refugees are doing. It's a beauty of diversity and in differences and people helping the community to thrive and grow. To me that's the beauty of the refugees going somewhere and introducing their cultures to other people and learn from other's culture."Resources & LinksYou can see more of Baktash Ahadi's work here.Follow Baktash Ahadi on Instagram here.Keep updated on the latest episodes of "Stories of Transformation” here.Want to connect with Fereshteh? Find her below:Company WebsiteCompany InstagramCompany TwitterCompany FacebookPersonal TwitterPersonal Instagram

Fereshteh Forough is the Founder and CEO of Code to Inspire. As a refugee, she learned, great things can start with empty hands! Fereshteh was born in a small town on the border of Iran and Afghanistan. She grew up in a family of eight kids. Fereshteh’s family left Afghanistan in the early 80's because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.  One year after the Taliban regime collapsed, Fereshteh and her family moved back to Herat, Afghanistan. After returning to Herat, she earned her Bachelors in Computer Science and then her Master’s from Technical University of Berlin in Germany. She taught as a professor at the Computer Science faculty of Herat University for almost three years.  In January 2015, she founded the first coding school for girls in Herat, Afghanistan teaching around 150 girls how to code. Fereshteh often cites her favorite poem by Rumi to describe the resilience and change that is happening in modern-day Afghanistan, “Where there is ruin, there is hope for great treasure.”   In This Episode We Talk About: Her experience as a refugee. The concept of home and how it's beyond our physical location.  Demystifying modern day Afghanistan. How she started Code to Inspire and why. How she is able to change culture in a male-dominated traditionally conservative country. How she continues forward even when she gets backlash. Show Notes: Code to Inspire Website Code to Inspire Instagram Connect with Awaken and Align: If you enjoyed the podcast, please share it.  Subscribe, rate and review the show wherever you get your podcasts. Your rating and review help more people discover it! Follow on Instagram @awakenandalign and let me know your favorite guests, lessons or any show requests.

This week I sat down with Fereshteh Forough, Founder & CEO of Code to Inspire -- a nonprofit committed to teaching female students in Afghanistan how to code. Fereshteh talks about her journey from Afghan refugee, to international advocate for women's education and equality. You can learn more about Code to Inspire & support their mission here: http://codetoinspire.org/ Music edited from 'Something Elated' by Broke For Free. freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_Fo…mething_Elated From the Free Music Archive. CC Attribution 3.0 Produced by Rachel James. Positively Gotham Gal is proud to be made in NYC.

Change is scary but often worth it. In fact for the world to move on, to be propelled forward, change is exactly what we need. Listen to inspiring women talk about the change we still need in terms of gender pay disparity, sexual assault, human rights and women in the workplace. Maybe it will inspire you to be the change that is needed. In this episode, you’ll hear from: Karen Mattison, an advocate for quality, flexible work arrangements for mothers. Alexandra Paul, an actor and environmental and animal rights activist whose activism has resulted in numerous arrests. Kyah Simon, a member of the Matildas, the Australian Women’s National Football Team. Lennie Goodings, who has worked in editorial roles for nearly 40 years at feminist publishing house, Virago. Louise Nicholas, a sexual violence survivor and anti-sexual violence activist. Graça Machel, an African stateswoman and the widow of two former presidents, Mozambique’s Samora Machel and South Africa’s Nelson Mandela. Fereshteh Forough, the founder of Code to Inspire, the first computer coding school for women in Afghanistan. Pamela Novo, a scholar and educator. Vidya Balan, a Bollywood actor and human rights activist. Sapana Thapa, a Nepalese social worker. Ann Sherry, a businesswoma and former head of Australia’s Office of the Status of Women. Inna Modja, an acclaimed musician based in France. She was born in Mali, and is a survivor of female genital mutilation. Sara Khan, an author and speaker, and co-founder of Inspire, a counter-extremism and women’s-rights organisation. Gail Kelly, former CEO of Westpac Group. Marian Wright Edelman, founder of the Children’s Defence Fund, and recipient of the American Presidential Medal of Freedom. Margaret Atwood, a critically acclaimed author and conservationist. The Emmy Award-winning series The Handmaid’s Tale, is based on her novel of the same name. Laura Dawn, a political activist, writer, musician and filmmaker. Jude Kelly, an award-winning British theatre and opera director.

Fereshteh Forough is the Founder and President of Code to Inspire, the first coding school for girls in Afghanistan. Fereshteh was born as an Afghan refugee in Iran. One year after the fall of Taliban, She moved to Herat, Afghanistan with her family where she received her bachelor’s degree in computer science from Herat University and later a Master’s degree from the Technical University of Berlin in Germany. She taught as a professor in the Computer Science Faculty of Herat University for three years. Fereshteh was a 2013 TED Talks speaker and a 2015 Clinton Global Initiative. Her passion is to empower young women from Afghanistan by improving their technical literacy. Her goal with Code To Inspire is educating Afghan women with in-demand programming skills, empower them to add unique value to their communities, and inspire them to strive for financial and social independence. Fereshteh is an advocate of using Bitcoin and the first to formally promote its use in Afghanistan. My show notes 10 THINGS TO LOOK OUT FOR Fereshteh talks about her experience of being born as a refugee and her life in Iran. How her mother inspired her to be a social entrepreneur. We talk about her family coming back to Afghanistan from Iran after more than a decade and how it was being a foreigner in her own country. Unique challenges of setting up in Afghanistan like living with only 3hrs of electricity per day, dealing with gender bias and cultural stigma attached to women in the work place. she explains how she deals with criticism and negativity on social media. 5. Why she thinks there are less females in technical fields and what we can do about it. 6. Accidentally stumbling into computer science and how she went from hating it to loving it. 7. Coming to the United States and how she was able to create this organization within a year while being unemployed. 8. We talk about how she was able to get fund and recognition in such a short period of time. 9. How code to inspire works and what is her vision for the next 5 years. 10. What is a definition of courage. go to limitlessgrit.com for show notes Follow Fereshteh: http://codetoinspire.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/codetoinspire?lang=en Connect with Shristi Limitlessgrit.com limitlessgrit@gmail.com instagram https://www.instagram.com/shristigajurel/?hl=en Twitter: https://twitter.com/search?q=shristi%20gajurel&src=typd

There are 3.6 million female students in Afghanistan today, compared to zero in 2001. However, social limitations for women still exist — women make up only 16 percent of the current Afghan labor force. Fereshteh Forough, founder and president of Code to Inspire (CTI), the first coding school for girls in Afghanistan, has a passion. She wants to empower young Afghan women by hitching their economic and social advancement to the country's growing tech industry. For businesses and governments strive to align with the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Code to Inspire is an organization to watch, as it encompasses the aims of Goal 4 (inclusive education) and Goal 5 (gender equality). Bard MBA in Sustainability student Esra Elshafey spoke with Forough to discuss how CTI educates Afghan women with in-demand programming skills, empowers them to add unique value to their communities and inspires them to strive for financial and social independence.

In this week's episode, we chat about our annual company meetup, which took place this year in the sometimes sunny Philadelphia, and featured a now-viral talk. Our very special guest this week is Fereshteh Forough, the founder and executive director of Code to Inspire, which is celebrating its one year anniversary this week. Code to Inspire uses technology, education and outreach to support Afghan women in their fight for social, political, and economic equality.

In this week's episode, we chat about our annual company meetup, which took place this year in the sometimes sunny Philadelphia, and featured a now-viral talk. Our very special guest this week is Fereshteh Forough, the founder and executive director of Code to Inspire, which is celebrating its one year anniversary this week. Code to Inspire uses technology, education and outreach to support Afghan women in their fight for social, political, and economic equality.

Fereshteh Forough is the founder & CEO of Code to Inspire, an award winning organization that is empowering Afghan girls by teaching them how to code. Fereshteh was a TED speaker on digital literacy & communication without borders in 2013. Code To Inspire was awarded a Google Rise Award for their work & she was recently featured in a “change is made with code” campaign linked on the Google homepage in Sep 2016.   In this incredibly raw conversation, we discuss everything from growing up as a refugee in Iran, to her struggles overcoming gender bias in Afghanistan, to what it took to set up Code To Inspire. We discuss why she thinks girls aren’t encouraged to go into technical fields like coding & what we can do to change that.    5 things to listen out for:   (1) Growing up - as a refugee in Iran & what it was like to return home to Afghanistan after the Taliban rule where female students made up 0% of the population.    (2) Getting into computer science by accident - why she hated it at first and the story behind how she ended up becoming a computer science professor.    (3) Unique challenges of setting up in Afghanistan - overcoming growing up with only 3hrs of electricity per day, dealing with gender bias & the cultural stigma attached to women in the work place.   (4) Embracing negativity to motivate yourself - how she uses negative comments to fuel her mission!   (5) Women in technology - why she thinks there are less females in technical fields & what we can do about it.   This conversation reminded me how much I take for granted & I hope it does for you too!     Time Stamps: What does Fereshteh (her name) mean? [1m30s] What problem are they trying to solve [2m] Out of 900k students, zero were women during Taliban regime [2m26s] Growing up as a refugee in Iran & returning to Afghanistan [3m40s]  Not liking computer science and how she accidentally got into it [11m11s] Challenges of being a girl learning in Afghanistan [14m25s] Having 3hrs of electricity a day [14m46s] Becoming a professor [16m48s] Genesis & where she got the idea for code to inspire [21m15s] Finding what you’re passionate about and dealing with a slump [22m41] Supporting herself with little income [24m28s] Process of fundraising [25m30s] Challenges of shipping laptops to Afghanistan [29m12s] Being awarded the Google Rise award and being featured on the homepage [29m47s] Recommendations on fundraising for other people [31m15s] What it takes to make a coding school [36m21s] When do you know when to pay yourself a salary [38m35s] Security & stigma attached to education for girls [40m36s] Dealing with negative comments on social media [43m11s] What does the future look like [47m25s] Academic vs practical learning [48m47s] Why are there fewer women in technical fields and can we do to impact this [52m12] Remembering women in the history of computing like Ada Lovelace [59m] What success means to her [1h] Last time she felt lost and dealing with it [1h2m] Books that have impacted her [1h2m50s] What she wants people to think of Afghanistan [1h5m] Stay connected: https://www.creatorlab.fm/subscribe https://www.facebook.com/creatorlabfm https://www.instagram.com/creatorlabfm https://www.twitter.com/creatorlabfm https://www.snapchat.com/add/creatorlabfm   Connect with Bilal: https://www.twitter.com/bzaidi https://www.instagram.com/bzaidi212  

Fereshteh Forough wanted to help women in Afghanistan. She knew that attaining education was difficult, let alone technical training, and the cultural attitudes towards women didn’t help. But she tackled these issues head on by starting the first coding school for women in Afghanistan. She talks to us about how she started the program, how she took on the different challenges her students face, and how her training in computer science and her previous role as a computer science professor affected her decision to open Code To Inspire. Show Links Digital Ocean (sponsor) MongoDB (sponsor) Heroku (sponsor) TwilioQuest (sponsor) Google RISE Awards Code To Inspire Technical University of Berlin Herat Universiy Laboratoria - Maria Costa Coding In Colombia - Juan Pablo Buriticá Codeland Conf Codeland 2019

This week we talk about very important issues as Fereshteh Forough (founder of Code to Inspire) talks to us about her experience as an Afghan refuge who grew up in Iran, and the power that technology and digital currencies have to empower women in even the most oppressive regions of the world.