List of organizations engaged in STEM education across Africa
Education in Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields has been identified as a development goal in the global South.[1][2] STEM oriented economies perform strongly on a number of economic indicators.[3] Currently, there is a shortage of trained scientists in Africa.[4][5] Many African countries are investing in STEM research and education, with the African Union encouraging its members to spend 1% of their GDP on STEM.[6]
This is a list of organizations that are currently engaged in STEM Education activities and outreach across Sub-Saharan Africa. The organizations range in size, scope, funding mechanisms, and mission statements.
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By name
- A-MAN, Inc. STEM International Science Discovery & Learning Center: International Technology Education Programs
- Africa Code Week
- Africa ICT Right
- Africa Teen Geeks
- African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
- African University of Science and Technology
- African Research Academies for Women
- Audax Solutions Ltd.
- Bunengi STEM
- Burundi American International Academy (BAIA)
- Coderina Education & Technology Foundation
- COSAT
- Cosmos Education Kenya
- Esso Angolan Scholars Program
- Fundi Bots
- Her2Voice
- iNERDE [7]
- MATHAFRICA
- Meta Economic Development Organisation (Medo) Young Women in STEM
- NAIROBITS
- New Education for Radical Development
- Nutty Scientists
- Oysters & Pearls
- The P-STEM Foundation
- People's economic development foundation
- Regional Science Expos in South Africa
- SASOL INZALO Foundation
- STEM-Ed Enterprises
- STEM Synergy
- STEM4Africa
- Science and Technology Education Post_basic Project
- Science Circus Africa
- STEM Africa
- STEM Girl (Education)
- STEM Innovation Camps in South Africa
- Teaching and Research in Natural Sciences for Development in Africa (TReNDs)
- TEAM4TECH
- Technovation For Girls; Rainbow Gate Foundation
- The Cabo Verde Tenth Island Project
- The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
- The Zimbabwe Science Fair STEM Education Symposium
- The Visiola Foundation
- WAAW FOUNDATION (Working to Advance Stem Education for African Women
- WiSci: Girls STEAM Camp]
- Pamusha STEM Village Zimbabwe (digital literacy program for women in marginalized communities)
- Robofest Zimbabwe
By country
Angola
- Africa Code Week
- Esso Angolan Scholars Program
Benin
- Africa Code Week
Botswana
- Science Circus Africa
Burundi
- Burundi American International Academy (BAIA)
Cameroon
- African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
- Africa Code Week
- WAAW FOUNDATION (Working to Advance Stem Education for African Women)
Cape Verde
- The Cabo Verde Tenth Island Project
Chad
- Nutty Scientists
Ethiopia
- STEM Synergy
- Teaching and Research in Natural Sciences for Development in Africa (TReNDs)
Ghana
- African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
- STEM Girls Foundation
- Africa ICT Right
- WAAW FOUNDATION (Working to Advance Stem Education for African Women
- African Research Academies for Women (Research Academy for Women, Ghana)
- Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT
Ivory Coast
- Africa Code Week
Kenya (Education in Kenya)
- AkiraChix
- Africa Code Week
- Cosmos Education Kenya
- NAIROBITS
- STEM Africa
- TEAM4TECH
- WAAW FOUNDATION (Working to Advance Stem Education for African Women
Madagascar
- Nutty Scientists
Malawi
- Science Circus Africa
- WAAW FOUNDATION (Working to Advance Stem Education for African Women
Mali
- iNERDE: New Education for Radical Development [8]
Nigeria (Nigerian Ministry of Science & Technology)
- Africa Code Week
- African University of Science and Technology
- Audax Solutions Ltd.
- Coderina Education & Tech Foundation
- Science and Technology Education Post_basic Project
- STEM-Ed Enterprises
- STEM Innovation Camps in South Africa
- Teaching and Research in Natural Sciences for Development in Africa (TReNDs)
- Technovation For Girls; Rainbow Gate Foundation
- The Visiola Foundation
- WAAW FOUNDATION (Working to Advance Stem Education for African Women)
- African Research Academies for Women
Rwanda
- African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
- Her2Voice
- WiSci: Girls STEAM Camp
- STEM Initiative
Senegal
- African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
- Africa Code Week
- Nutty Scientists
South Africa (Science and Technology in South Africa)
- African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
- @iLabAfrica
- A-MAN, Inc. STEM International Science Discovery & Learning Center: International Technology Education Programs
- Africa Code Week
- Africa Teen Geeks
- African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
- Bunengi STEM
- COSAT
- MATHAFRICA
- Meta Economic Development Organisation (Medo) Young Women in STEM
- Nutty Scientists
- The P-STEM Foundation
- Regional Science Expos in South Africa
- SASOL INZALO Foundation
- Science Circus Africa
- STEM Innovation Camps in South Africa
- TEAM4TECH
- Taungana STEM Expo
- WAAW FOUNDATION (Working to Advance Stem Education for African Women)
Tanzania
- African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
- STEM Girl (Education)
- The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
- TEAM4TECH
Togo
- Africa Code Week
- WAAW FOUNDATION (Working to Advance Stem Education for African Women
Uganda
- Teaching and Research in Natural Sciences for Development in Africa (TReNDs)
Zambia
- People's economic development foundation
- Science Circus Africa
- Asikana Network
Zimbabwe
- The Zimbabwe Science Fair STEM Education Symposium
- Techwomen Zimbabwe
- Trust for Education in Science and Technology
African STEM Collaborations, Grants, and Award Initiatives
- African Mathematics Millennium Science Initiative
- Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA)
- Chevron
- Developing Excellence in Leadership, Training and Science (DELTAS) Africa Awards and Grand Challenges Africa
- Miss Africa Initiative Seed Fund
- MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives
- Royal Society-DFID Africa Capacity Building Initiative
- Science Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Social Science Research Council: Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa
- The Elsevier Foundation
- Volkswagen Foundation
- The Africa Desk – http://www.africadesk.ac.uk/directory/fellowship/
- Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) - https://globalhealthtrainingcentre.tghn.org/aref/
- After School Africa - http://www.afterschoolafrica.com/scholarship/by-level/masters/
- Advance Africa - http://www.advance-africa.com/Research_Grants.html
- Association of African Universities (AAU) - http://www.aau.org/content/funding-opportunitiesschorlaships-and-training-notices
- DFG German Research Foundation - http://www.dfg.de/en/research_funding/international_cooperation/international_cooperation/cooperation_africa/
- Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases - http://www.gacd.org/projects/funding-opportunities/current
- Medical Research Foundation - http://www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/for-researchers/funding-opportunities/funding-for-african-researchers/
- Scholarships for Africans - http://www.scholarshipforafricans.com/
- Scholarships for Development - http://www.scholars4dev.com/category/target-group/africans-scholarships/
- Sustainable Sciences Institute - http://sustainablesciences.org/funding-for-research
- The University of Cambridge - http://www.cambridge-africa.cam.ac.uk/funding/
- United States Scholarship to Africa - http://www.ussafrica.org/
- West African Research Association - http://www.bu.edu/wara/fellowship/
- The Wellcome Trust - www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/index.html
See also
- Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa
- History of science and technology in Africa
- Kenya Vision 2030
- New Partnership for Africa's Development
- Pan Africa Chemistry Network
- STEM Pipeline
- STEM Girls Foundation
References
- ↑ "UNESCO Science Report". UNESCO. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ↑ SciDev.Net. "Basic science linked to faster economic growth". SciDev.Net. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ↑ "The Hidden STEM Economy". The Brookings Institution. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
- ↑ Muindi, Fanuel; Guha, Moytrayee (2013-12-12). "Training: African database for education schemes". Nature. 504 (7479): 218–218. doi:10.1038/504218d. ISSN 0028-0836.
- ↑ SciDev.Net. "The case for a global fund for science education". SciDev.Net. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ↑ Irikefe, Vivienne; Vaidyanathan, Gayathri; Nordling, Linda; Twahirwa, Aimable; Nakkazi, Esther; Monastersky, Richard (2011-06-29). "Science in Africa: The view from the front line". Nature News. 474 (7353): 556–559. doi:10.1038/474556a.
- ↑ http://inerde.org/
- ↑ http://inerde.org/
External links
- "UNESCO Science Report, Towards 2030". UNESCO. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- "Science in Africa". www.scienceinafrica.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- SciDev.Net. "Science Development Network". SciDev.Net. Global. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
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