SemegaChange 5th Annual Gala: "It Takes a Village"

Schedule

Sat May 10 2025 at 06:30 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Naval Lodge | Washington, DC

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An evening filled with awards, opportunities, performances, networking & celebration of women of color in STEM & our 5th Year Anniversary
About this Event

🎉 You're Invited to the SemegaChange 5th Annual Gala: 'It Takes a Village'
📅 Saturday, May 10th, 2025 | 📍 Washington, D.C.

Join us for an unforgettable evening as SemegaChange celebrates 5 years of empowering Women of Color in STEM through awards, providing resources, inspiring speakers, an elegant dinner, blockbuster giveaways, and fundraising.

📣 After hosting successful galas in NYC the past few years sponsored by VS PINK, NYU & more, SemegaChange is hosting our 5th Annual Anniversary Gala this time in the heart of a city swarmed by change makers -- Washington D.C

Themed “It Takes a Village,” this year’s gala celebrates the collective efforts that empower Women of Color in STEM by offering recognition, resources, and opportunities. The evening will also raise funds for our cross-continental initiative, the Ghana EmpowerHer Program, which provides scholarships for underprivileged girls to attend private institutions.

SemegaChange is a non-profit for Black & women of color in STEM that supports their education, projects & businesses in the U.S & Africa.

📢 Come enjoy an elegant dinner networking with professionals & students across the D.C area while:

💜 Gaining access to opportunities from our partners like NSBE D.C, QuEra Computing & more

👑 Keynote address by Deputy Director of Epidemiology at the FDA- Dr. Adebola Ajao

✨ Join in fundraising to send 5 underprivileged girls in Ghana to a private institution

🏆 Celebrate our 2025 awardees as they receive the SemegaChange Trailblazer Award as inspiring women of color in STEM

🎉 Free gifts + special giveaway items to all of our attendees including: Topicals, VSPINK, Amazon Cards & more to celebrate our 5th year anniversary!

This is an event you will not want to miss! Calling all Black & women of color in STEM, this is your night and for those that support our mission to support women of color in STEM in the U.S & the African continent, come through!

Come for the mission, stay for the movement. ✨


RSVP now and be part of shaping the future of equity, innovation, and impact.

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Naval Lodge, 330 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20003, United States

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