{"id":24448,"date":"2021-07-21T10:28:49","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T10:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/?p=24448"},"modified":"2021-07-21T10:28:49","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T10:28:49","slug":"nabil-an-algerian-student-who-became-a-mentor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/en\/nabil-an-algerian-student-who-became-a-mentor\/","title":{"rendered":"Nabil \u2013 An Algerian Student Who Became a Mentor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nabil Dabouz is a busy man. He\u2019s a former\u00a0<em>FIRST<\/em>\u00a0Global participant, a software engineering student at the Polytechnic Montr\u00e9al, and a volunteer with the\u00a0<em>FIRST<\/em>\u00a0LEGO\u00ae League in Canada. However, during the summer of 2018, he took on one more role \u2013 that of mentor to Team Algeria.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24454 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Team-Algeria-2018-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Team-Algeria-2018-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Team-Algeria-2018-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Team-Algeria-2018-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Team-Algeria-2018.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Before 2017, Nabil didn\u2019t have much experience with STEM. He participated in a summer camp where he was first introduced to technology through its Information Technology Club. Soon after he was\u00a0representing Algeria in the 2017\u00a0<em>FIRST<\/em>\u00a0Global Challenge in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe\u00a0<em>FIRST<\/em>\u00a0Global Challenge is an amazing opportunity for us to be part of a global community of young leaders working together for a better tomorrow,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The next summer, while on break from university, Nabil went to the Algiers STEAM Center that had previously been his second home. There he was asked to run selection for the 2018 team, and ultimately, become its mentor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The team went on to win the silver medal for the Sofia Kovalevskaya Award for International Journey.<\/p>\n<p>In Mexico City the team won the silver medal for the\u00a0Sofia Kovalevskaya Award for\u00a0International Journey.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-24451 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nabil-photo-300x282.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nabil-photo-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nabil-photo-1024x961.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nabil-photo-768x721.jpg 768w, https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Nabil-photo.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nabil credits his mentoring success to the skills he gained from his participation in 2017 \u2014 not only technical skills, but also leadership, communication, teamwork, and critical thinking.\u00a0Considering the impact the\u00a0<em>FIRST<\/em>\u00a0Global Challenge has had on his life, Nabil is determined to continue utilizing these skills to further the reach of STEM opportunities to more students.<\/p>\n<p>And Nabil isn\u2019t the only one; several other past\u00a0participants have gone on to become team\u00a0mentors, including students in Botswana,\u00a0Madagascar, Chile, and Tunisia.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>\u201cWe have been inspired by\u00a0<em>FIRST<\/em>\u00a0Global, so we are inspiring our youth to pursue their STEM passion and to aim for changing the world,\u201d Nabil said.<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>first.global<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nabil Dabouz is a busy man. 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