Maker Party 2014: Teaching the web in two months to 125,000+ people around the world

After finally having a chance to stop and breathe after Maker Party, I’m excited to share what happened in the past few months. We’ve seen individuals from all parts of the world joining us to spread the movement around teaching the web, organizations putting their hands up to teach key web literacy skills and communitiesContinueContinue reading “Maker Party 2014: Teaching the web in two months to 125,000+ people around the world”

Tech Girls Canada Portraits of Strength (Q+A)

I was thrilled to be featured in Tech Girls Canada who often features women in STEM who have helped break barriers and achieved great things within their industry. They asked me to answer a few question to help inspire other women in STEM: I am a tech evangelist and community builder When I was 10ContinueContinue reading “Tech Girls Canada Portraits of Strength (Q+A)”

Quarter of a Million Dollars for Cancer Research

My friends and I fundraised over $250,000 in 4 years. Did I say that too quickly? Let me try this again to show you how big of a deal this is. Myself and 15-20 ladies have collected over a quarter of a million dollars for the Canadian Cancer Society in just a few years. UnlikeContinueContinue reading “Quarter of a Million Dollars for Cancer Research”

Project Ukulele Gangsterism

Project Ukulele Gangsterism: The Unedited Story February 28, 2013 Adil Dhalla ( also known as my brother) receives $1000 from the CSI Awesome Foundation to take one of his crazy ideas to the next level. He was super happy and thanks to his Facebook post the idea starting getting legs.  Beginning of March, 2013 AdilContinueContinue reading “Project Ukulele Gangsterism”