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“The Sky is the Limit!”

“The Sky is the Limit!”

“The Sky is the Limit!”

The United States Diplomatic Mission to Italy has promoted the Coding Girls Programme since its inception in 2014. The project-programme aims to reinforce STEAM subjects and drive young to trust in science and undertake careers in the technical and scientific sectors.

 

The objective  of Coding Girls is to accelerate the achievement of equal opportunities, especially in education and work, a milestone that the World Economic Forum focuses is over 100 years away if we do not accelerate. Seven years after the creation of the alliance, the project has expanded: more young women are involved in more parts of Italy. Moreover, we now have new partners: ENICompagnia di San Paolo, the Embassy of the Netherlands and a network of 33 academic partners.

 

 

The United States Diplomatic Mission to Italy has renewed its crucial support ot the programme and American Consul General Robert Needham declared: “We believe that the presence of female leaders in STEM is fundamental for the success of the global community. If we want to solve the problems of the future, we need that all of you have the abilities necessary to find solutions.”

 

The video message opened all the project sessions. Consul Robert Needham spoke directly to 15,000 young women participating in the current edition of the course. The Consul’s words encouraged every young woman listening: “today’s might be your first step towards a career as a digital designer or an aeronautical engineer. Perhaps, one of you will work for NASA.”

 

Everything is possible, everything can be achieved, but we must not forget that we begin building the future and cooperating for change, now. Coding Girls and its great alliance is working to accelerate the achievement of equal opportunities in the scientific and technological sectors, and we trust that, as Consul Needham reminded us: “The sky is the limit!

 

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