Good practices “I think that the new female generation Girls in STEM should perceive JA Europe and Avanade have agreed themselves as capable to launch a new effort worldwide. The to grow in the technology programme focuses on empowering, area, and not only that, to be upskilling and educating more than 500 part of the positive change that girls in technology, enabling them to make a considered decision on choosing a career in is happening globally, a world science, technology, engineering and maths with equity.” (STEM). Mirna Rodriguez, Avanade. Karoli Hindriks, from a JA alumna to a successful entrepreneur Karoli Hindriks took part in the Company solutions and 2 international trademarks in Programme of JA Estonia in 2002. She her name. Karoli is now the Founder and founded a student company startup at the CEO of Jobbatical.com, a platform where age of 16 and became the youngest inventor techies and creatives meet employers of Estonia after registering a patent for a across the globe who want to borrow their soft pedestrian re昀氀ector. In total she has skills. She also joined JA Europe Board of 2 registered patents, 3 registered design Directors in April 2016. “Junior Achievement has opened a door for me for which I am ever thankful. This is a door that exists in all of us. It’s the door to the greatest superpower of them all—the belief that you can make a change. I hope we can help open millions of these doors across Europe by mixing and matching our experience and knowledge on the Board of Directors of JA Europe.” Karoli Hindriks, from JA alumna to successful entrepreneur. We encourage girls move away from traditional social perceptions and offer them a better future. JA EUROPE / Annual Report 2016 33