I am so very proud of, and inspired by, the five young Kenyan girls who will be representing the African continent at Google 's headquarters in this year's international Technovation Challenge competition, where girls pitch the mobile apps they've developed to end problems in their communities. Other Technovation sponsors include Verizon and the United Nations The five students from Kisumu in Western #Kenya developed I-cut, an app that connects girls at risk of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) with rescue centers, and which offers legal and medical help to those who have been cut. My heartfelt congratulations to Stacy Owino, Purity Achieng, Ivy Akinyi, Synthia Otieno and Macrine Atieno as they head to California on August 6. They are such powerful embodiments of the limitless potential and innovation that exist from within the African continent. via Daniel Wesangula for Thomson Reuters Foundation News #Africa #Kenya #Technology #STEM #Girls #Gender …see more