{"id":4075,"date":"2022-02-04T07:22:45","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T07:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nepal.communitere.org\/?p=4075"},"modified":"2022-02-04T10:19:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T10:19:20","slug":"fablab-nepal-partners-with-smart-cheli-to-empower-girls-in-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nepal.communitere.org\/fablab-nepal-partners-with-smart-cheli-to-empower-girls-in-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"FabLab Nepal Partners with Smart Cheli To Empower Girls in Tech!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
By Bipin Sharma<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Women represent only 26% of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) professionals working worldwide, according to the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP). You can probably guess what the percentage is in Nepal, which is undoubtedly low. This represents the inequality in the sector while also providing a chance for countries like ours to encourage more female participation through appropriate exposure and leverage their talents and skills to advance the country’s development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At Fablab Nepal, we envision providing means and access to knowledge, tools, and resources to empower the people of Nepal, regardless of gender, social status, ability, and economic background. Walking towards this vision, we are glad to share our collaboration with Smart Cheli<\/a> with the aim to bridge the gender gap in the field of STEM where we successfully conducted a two-day basic digital fabrication workshop focused on CAD design and 3D printing for girls. Smart Cheli<\/a> is a social enterprise working with the aim to create gender equity in this digital world through STEM education, a past coworker at Nepal Communitere, and an active member of Impact Hub Kathmandu community! Recognizing this amazing opportunity to collaborate for our common vision, Smart Cheli’s alumni of their unique STEM mentorship program attended the workshop at FabLab Nepal where they were able to practice and have hands-on experience of various tools. On the first day of the workshop, participants learned about 2D sketching and 3D modeling through project-based learning, and on the second day, they learned the fundamentals of 3D printing and had hands-on experience developing their product using a 3D printer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n