Promoting the Role of Women in STEAM in Africa

Mapping of STEAM initiatives in africa

What is the STEAM education?

STEAM education is the name given to an education model that focuses on science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics. The STEAM initiative itself was originally developed by Georgette Yakman and emerged from the previous STEM model, which broadly covers the same topics but excludes the arts from its definition.

We want to promote STEAM vocations in girls

Its mission is to promote specific initiatives that contribute to shaping an education and training system that eliminates gender stereotypes associated with certain vocations and professions, that promotes female empowerment in STEAM disciplines from early stages of education and contributes to eliminating the gender gap. It is making headway thanks to the access of our young women to these disciplines, as is occurring at an international level.

How to apply for STEAM Alliance membership

What are the motivations for applying for membership and what can your organization or company contribute to the members of the STEAM Alliance in one of these fields:
– Research on the talent of girls and young women in the field of STEAM.
– Social visibility and sensitization campaign on the importance of the presence of women in STEAM.
– Promotion of a network of Alliance STEAM Afrika Education centers through methodological contributions and didactic materials.

Jolie MPUTELA

Project Manager

ASAE Project Coordinator

Caroline Karimi Nyaga 

Responsible

African Women’s Network in STEAM

Ann Nyakinyua Gathura

Responsible

Mathematics area of the ASAE project

This initiative is based on the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the African Union’s Agenda 2063, especially when it comes to ensuring inclusive, equitable and quality education.

Women promoting the participation of women and girls in STEAM in Africa.

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Continental conference on transforming science, technology, engineering and mathematics in Africa

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October 13, 2024
Education, Research
This conference, organized by UNESCO and the African Union Commission with partners, aims to build a transformative STEM ecosystem for Africa. Building on the African Union’s 2024 theme, “Educate an African fit for the 21st Century”, UNESCO and the African Union Commission (AUC), and key continental organizations are co-organizing this three-day conference to forge a continent-wide strategic partnership to build a transformative Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) ecosystem. This comprehensive approach, coupled with strong collaboration among stakeholders aims to position Africa as an equal player in the future of STEM education, innovation, entrepreneurship, and engineering. This conference aims to identify the root causes of challenges hindering STEM education, research, innovation, and entrepreneurship in Africa, and to develop effective strategies to overcome them and unlock the continent’s development potential.  Africa is poised for a transformative leap. By 2030, it will hold the world’s largest youth bulge, with an estimated 500 million people aged 15-24. This demographic dividend presents a tremendous opportunity. However, a significant challenge remains, a critical skills gap exists that threatens to stall progress and that is costly for Africa. Millions of young people on the continent require STEM skills crucial for navigating the demands of the 21st-century…
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