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Rise Fellow 2023

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2023 fellow

Leena Abdeen

Palestine

Leena is an advocate for women in STEM with a love for technology. For her Rise project, Leena co-created a web app to address delayed emergency responses in Arab neighborhoods in East Jerusalem. Her solution simplifies first aid to save lives. In the future, she hopes to pursue studies in astrophysics and computer science. Leena hopes to leverage her interests and knowledge to create more innovations that benefit her community.