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Rise Global Winner 2021

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2021 winner

Louisa Balechion

Australia

Passionate about the inclusion of women in STEM, Louisa works on encouraging girls to pursue traditionally male-dominated fields of education. For her Rise project, she created an app that matches women with various opportunities in STEM fields. Louisa is a recipient of the Australian Defense Force Future Innovators Award which encourages the next generation of innovators, critical thinkers and problem solvers. Louisa enjoys being challenged, experiencing new things, and would like to be an engineer.