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We are proud to share that AVELA has been recognized with a 2026 ACM SIGCHI Special Recognition for “building an impactful mentorship ecosystem that empowers thousands of underrepresented youth and strengthens community-rooted STEM learning and workforce development”. The ACM Special Recognition awards celebrate meaningful contributions to the human-computer interaction community and to society more broadly.

AVELA was recognised as one of the winners of BECU’s People Helping People Awards 2024, which honors organizations in the Seattle community making a meaningful difference through service and positive change. Our very own Ngozi Ezeokeke won BECU’s Member Volunteer of the Year Award. As part of the prize, she was able to nominate a

AVELA’s Executive Director goes on Converge Media’s The Day with Trae podcast to advertise AVELA’s upcoming Hip Hop Climate Conference on November 7th.