A mobile application developed by an Afghan woman, Fakhria Ibrahimi Momtaz, has find its way to the Global Innovation through Science and Technology (GIST) competition in the United States. 
 
The GIST Tech-I Competition is an annual competition for science and technology entrepreneurs from emerging economies worldwide.
 
Aspiring innovators submit their ideas and startups online which are then reviewed by experts before they enter a global public vote to pick the top entrepreneurs who compete in the Tech-I finals.
 
The Global Innovation through Science and Technology initiative (GIST) is a US government program on innovation and entrepreneurship. The program assists business people to establish startups.
 
In this episode of Mehwar, host Sadaf Amiri discusses the topic with Fakhria Ibrahimi Momtaz.