UN Women first learned about Randa Atef in an article by Egyptian journalist Mahmoud Abdel-Warith, published in ElMasry ElYoum newspaper, who helped connect her with UN Women for a separate interview.Problem: Crystallized the problem of the study in an attempt to identify the level of job satisfaction for those in charge to communicate the news websites. UN Women is working closely in partnership with the Government of Egypt, civil society, and the private sector to ensure gender-sensitive responses in all aspects of the crisis.
UN Women spoke to Atef to learn more about how the coronavirus crisis has changed her life and that of her community. Her work contributes to SDG 3: “Good health and well-being” as she seeks to improve access to personal protective equipment for members of her community, and SDG 9: “Industry, innovation and infrastructure”, as she seeks to innovate and develop local technological abilities and increase children’s and girls interest in technology. Randa Atef, 26, is one of the millions of women in Egypt who are innovatively adapting and responding to the coronavirus crisis. They can also be used by people in different fields.” But I think I will focus more of my efforts on the face shields because they provide an extra layer of protection and they require less testing and approvals from the responsible authorities. She thinks they are useful and some people in her field have already requested some from me, but I haven’t applied for an approval to produce them yet, so I politely declined. I found online designs, printed them, and gave them to my sister to use as a temporary solution. With the outbreak of the coronavirus and since my sister is a dentist, I was worried about her health, especially since there is a shortage in personal protective equipment, so I thought about using my 3-D printer to print facemasks and face shields for her. These are not very widespread in Egypt, but they are gaining popularity, especially now. In my centre, we used to facilitate some activities for the children using a 3-D printer. My goal is to introduce them to the languages of the future. I am mainly teaching them the basics of programming.
I also had to close the centre as I couldn’t pay the rent, but I shifted to facilitating online activities for the children. What made it even worse is that this is the beginning of the summer season and this is our most active time of the year, since children are off from schools. My centre suspended its activities since 14 March 2020, because it’s a place where many children are gathered at the same time. Unfortunately, the coronavirus crisis had a huge, negative impact on my life and the lives of those close to me. It is an open field where you can always innovate using whatever materials or tools that are available to you at a low cost. There, I joined a club called ‘Alpha’ and it really increased my passion for robotics and electronics. “My passion for engineering started at a very young age and it led me to the Department of Electrical Engineering of Mansoura University. Randa Atef dons the face shield she produced for her sister.
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