10 Feb 2021
#STEM4Every1, Ambassadors, Blog, STEM Spark, Success

How the Ambassadors helped develop skills for young women in 2020

After almost eight years, we are always excited to see that our students always come back saying, “I would like to get involved beyond the program, how can I do that?”

The Ambassador Program was born and we welcomed four young women as our first ever Ambassadors.

Together, the Ambassadors raised $616 in support of hEr VOLUTION’s programs. They raised awareness for hEr VOLUTION through the use of social media, assisted with outreach for programs and developed a curriculum plan for the GO!stem Program this year. Additionally, they moderated panels and taught young women how to code.

We are very grateful to WSP for assisting the two Ambassadors, Jada and Khushi, who have excelled in the program with the opportunity to job shadow and be mentored by industry professionals from the company. This will ensure that the two Ambassadors will further develop leadership skills and obtain mentorship support.

The Ambassador Program will continue again with enrollment deadline set for March 1, 2020. 

“The ambassador program has given me many opportunities to learn about leadership, collaboration and connect with business professionals. I have been able to help with the GO STEM! Program and promote hEr VOLUTION to other organizations. I am very happy to be a part of this program and hope I inspired other girls like me to get into STEM.” Khushi Garg – 2020 hEr VOLUTION Ambassador

19 Jan 2021
#STEM4Every1, #STEMingUP, Ambassadors, Blog, Girls in STEM, GOstem, STEM Spark, Success, Youth Committee

What Impact did we make in 2020? #Impact2020 Program Highlights

Youth Board

In 2020, we voted in our Youth Committee Members with a seat at the Board to further develop leadership skills, while amplifying the voices of diverse young women interested in entering STEM fields. We look forward to see more young leaders breaking barriers in our communities and we’ll report more on this in 2021 with positive outcomes.

Ambassador Program

2020 was the inaugural year of the Ambassador Program. Supported by WSP, we welcomed four Ambassadors who worked really hard to raise funds during the #GivingTuesdayNow campaign, trying to outreach during the hard months of COVID-19 and facilitating the GO!stem program alongside professionals from GM and Salesforce Canada.

GO!stem Program

We are very happy to announce the continuous partnership with Salesforce Canada for the 6th year and happy to have welcomed GM Canada for the first time to our popular GO!stem program. Additionally, City of Toronto continues to take a major step forward to support the next generation of girls through the proclamation of hEr VOLUTION’s GO!stem Week.

STEMing UP Program

Despite the challenges this year brought upon us, our STEMing UP program has seen one of the best participations yet. We owe it all to our partners at Shopify, Slack, Citrix Canada and the Government of Canada, who stepped up to support not only with funding, but, with help in pivoting our program to virtual learning.

 

Do you want to learn more about hEr VOLUTION and how we plan to break barriers for girls in STEM in Ontario this year? We invite you to join us at our AGM on January 28, 2021.

Please click on the ticket to reserve your spot! Feel free to invite anyone from your network to join you!
09 Jan 2021
#STEM4Every1, Blog, Girls in STEM, Media, Success, Volunteers

hEr VOLUTION #Impact2020 AGM

hEr VOLUTION Annual General Meeting

About this Event

You are cordially invited to join us for the hEr VOLUTION 2020 AGM where you’ll have the opportunity to learn more about hEr VOLUTION and our plans for 2021.

What to expect:

  • Hear from our Founder, Doina Oncel share learnings from 2020
  • Hear from our Board Members with plans for 2021
  • Volunteer and Partner recognition
  • Connect with peers

Registration is required to attend and link will be sent 24 hours before the event date.

 

03 Jan 2021
#STEM4Every1, #STEMingUP, Girls in STEM, Media, STEM Spark, Success

#Impact21 Word From Our Founder

2020 has been a challenging year indeed and, just like most people around the world, we had to think on our feet and come up with the next steps as we navigated around uncertain and unprecedented times due to COVID-19.

We started the year optimistic for the big goals we were ready to tackle, including our new career fair and #Impact2020 events that we planned to introduce this year. Then, the unexpected happen, a global pandemic that forced us to shut down and shift our focus on what’s important – access to online education and technology in addition to the Black Lives Matter movement (BLM). BLM deserved this attention when everybody had no more excuses but to pay attention to the inequality that BIPOC population faces in the world today.

Although challenging, we realized this year was also the time to learn new things and plan for the organization’s future in a more strategic way. We continued to work with our long-term partners at Shopify, Citrix Canada, Salesforce and Humber College, and welcomed new partners from Slack, MongoDB, Konrad, Alexio Corporation and GM Canada. Due to the global pandemic with keeping everyone’s safety in mind, our programs were delivered online and, as an added benefit, were able to welcome more students from across Ontario. More

01 Dec 2020
#GivingTuesdayCA, #STEM4Every1, Blog, Fundraising, Girls in STEM, STEM Spark, Success

A Great Big Thanks!

A big thank you to everyone who made hEr VOLUTION their charity of choice for Giving Tuesday! Your generosity ensured that we could fund 36 households with one month of internet, which is enough to attend our STEMing UP program next year!!!!

Didn’t get a chance to give? Don’t worry, there’s still time to make your online donation today.

Do you wish to keep supporting hEr VOLUTION?

Become a hEr VOLUTION Hero and consider making a monthly gift. Monthly giving is truly the best way to support us and is the safest, simplest and most effective way to donate.

A little bit goes a very long way and that’s why our hEr VOLUTION Heroes are very important to us. For more information, contact us!

30 Nov 2020
#GivingTuesdayCA, #STEM4Every1, Blog, Fundraising, Girls in STEM, STEM Spark, Success

Will you be there for us tomorrow?

GivingTuesday Countdown Red

The holiday season is upon us and you’ve kicked-off with shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Now we ask that you begin your giving season with hEr VOLUTION.

Tomorrow, December 1st, is GIving Tuesday. Make a donation and give the gift of an opportunity. hEr VOLUTION aims to inspire young women and girls to achieve a better education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and to embrace STEM careers.

Our goal is to subsidize internet costs for girls in our programs and the breakdown is as simple as 1, 2, 3:

  • A donation of $65 will subsidize the internet cost for one girl!
  • A donation of $130 will subsidize the internet cost for two girls!
  • A donation of $195 will subsidize the internet cost for three girls!
  • A donation of $390 will subsidize the internet cost for six girls!

Click the video below to see how your gift can help.

Donate Now Through CanadaHelps.org!Faites un don maintenant par l'entremise de CanaDon.org!