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Promoting STEM Subjects for Girls in Africa
Help fund STEM subject after school clubs to help girls access science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers.
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Project Summary
Project Challenge
Project Solution
Impact
Reports
Project Summary
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are subjects which are phasing huge ethnic and gender gaps across the globe, including Africa. This limits the infrastructure, innovation and industrialisation of the continent and hinders it from developing with the modern times. By providing information and resources for STEM education to marginalised communities we are contributing to reduced inequality and the opportunity for the continent to grow and develop
Project Challenge
The STEM-field is currently facing a lack of ethnic groups and large gender gaps across the globe and therefore is an essential part to tackle SDG 11 – reduce inequalities. Girls and women are faced with stereotypes and lack of encouragement to enter the STEM-fields and disadvantaged communities often lack the resources to be able to teach in the classroom. These are issues which are particularly present in Africa, a continent which is in desperate need of infrastructure, innovation and industrialisation.
With STEM today are still seen to be very male-related subjects with less than 36% of graduates of these subjects being women. In Africa, this number is even lower. This project aims to promote and introduce these subjects to women in Africa to break the barriers for them to access these subjects and employment within these areas.
Project Solution
Through local partners, we want to provide disadvantaged communities and girls with information to encourage STEM subjects and professions; provide STEM equipment to disadvantaged schools and to offer innovative after-school programs to children to build a passion for STEM at an early age. This will include the participation of local teachers and community workers to ensure sustainability and ownership.
Impact
By encouraging children and youth across Africa to study STEM, we are not only reducing inequalities and gender differences but also contributing to a sustainable continent. Africa is currently phasing shortages in qualified doctors and health professionals, as well as engineers and programmes, professions which we know, are the professions of the future. This will therefore increase the quality of services and products being delivered in Africa and increase the standard of living.
Reports
Project Report | Mar 26, 2026
Coding for the Future: Breaking the Cycle
By Debbie | Zimbabwe Volunteer
In the rural corners of Zimbabwe, talent is everywhere—but opportunity is not. This quarter, your support has been the bridge between a student’s potential and a career in the sciences.
While many of the schools we support are still working on basic infrastructure like water and food sustainability, our STEM students are looking even further ahead. They aren’t just thinking about how to survive; they are learning how to solve the problems of tomorrow.
The Challenge: Beyond the BlackboardScience and math are difficult to teach from a textbook alone. To truly inspire a future engineer or doctor, students need hands-on experience. However, in many of our partner schools, a single computer might be shared by 50 students, and lab equipment is often a luxury.
This quarter, we have focused on providing the “Tools of the Trade”:
Learning Materials: We have supplied advanced textbooks and stationary for high-achieving students in rural districts who are preparing for their O-level and A-level exams.
Tech Access: Your donations have helped us maintain solar-powered charging stations, ensuring that even in areas without a stable power grid, students can use tablets and laptops for research and coding.
When a child from a rural village becomes a scientist or an engineer, they don’t just change their own life—they change their entire community.
A student learning Biology today becomes the person who improves local crop yields tomorrow.
A student learning Engineering today becomes the person who designs the next generation of solar boreholes for their village.
A student learning Technology today is able to access the global economy from their own doorstep.
Our goal is to ensure that “rural” does not mean “left behind.” We are currently identifying our top-performing students to provide them with specialized tutoring and mentorship from professionals within the Action Change network.
The Reality of the Costs: To keep these bright minds focused on their studies rather than their school fees or supply costs, we rely on your consistent support:
$15 funds a comprehensive education pack for a young student.
$50 funds a virtual session with a STEM mentor for a group of 10 students.
$1,000 supports our research and curriculum development for a full month to ensure we are teaching the most relevant, future-proof skills.
We often say that “food feeds the body, but education feeds the future.” Thank you for being the reason a young girl in Zimbabwe believes she can be a software engineer, or a young boy believes he can design a new water system for his town.
You are not just donating to a project; you are investing in the future leaders of Zimbabwe.
With gratitude and pride in our students,
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are subjects which are phasing huge ethnic and gender gaps across the globe, including Africa. This limits the infrastructure, innovation and industrialisation of the continent and hinders it from developing with the modern times. By providing information and resources for STEM education to marginalised communities we are contributing to reduced inequality and the opportunity for the continent to grow and develop
The STEM-field is currently facing a lack of ethnic groups and large gender gaps across the globe and therefore is an essential part to tackle SDG 11 – reduce inequalities. Girls and women are faced with stereotypes and lack of encouragement to enter the STEM-fields and disadvantaged communities often lack the resources to be able to teach in the classroom. These are issues which are particularly present in Africa, a continent which is in desperate need of infrastructure, innovation and industrialisation.
With STEM today are still seen to be very male-related subjects with less than 36% of graduates of these subjects being women. In Africa, this number is even lower. This project aims to promote and introduce these subjects to women in Africa to break the barriers for them to access these subjects and employment within these areas.
Through local partners, we want to provide disadvantaged communities and girls with information to encourage STEM subjects and professions; provide STEM equipment to disadvantaged schools and to offer innovative after-school programs to children to build a passion for STEM at an early age. This will include the participation of local teachers and community workers to ensure sustainability and ownership.
By encouraging children and youth across Africa to study STEM, we are not only reducing inequalities and gender differences but also contributing to a sustainable continent. Africa is currently phasing shortages in qualified doctors and health professionals, as well as engineers and programmes, professions which we know, are the professions of the future. This will therefore increase the quality of services and products being delivered in Africa and increase the standard of living.
Project Report | Mar 26, 2026
Coding for the Future: Breaking the Cycle
By Debbie | Zimbabwe Volunteer
In the rural corners of Zimbabwe, talent is everywhere—but opportunity is not. This quarter, your support has been the bridge between a student’s potential and a career in the sciences.
While many of the schools we support are still working on basic infrastructure like water and food sustainability, our STEM students are looking even further ahead. They aren’t just thinking about how to survive; they are learning how to solve the problems of tomorrow.
The Challenge: Beyond the BlackboardScience and math are difficult to teach from a textbook alone. To truly inspire a future engineer or doctor, students need hands-on experience. However, in many of our partner schools, a single computer might be shared by 50 students, and lab equipment is often a luxury.
This quarter, we have focused on providing the “Tools of the Trade”:
Learning Materials: We have supplied advanced textbooks and stationary for high-achieving students in rural districts who are preparing for their O-level and A-level exams.
Tech Access: Your donations have helped us maintain solar-powered charging stations, ensuring that even in areas without a stable power grid, students can use tablets and laptops for research and coding.
When a child from a rural village becomes a scientist or an engineer, they don’t just change their own life—they change their entire community.
A student learning Biology today becomes the person who improves local crop yields tomorrow.
A student learning Engineering today becomes the person who designs the next generation of solar boreholes for their village.
A student learning Technology today is able to access the global economy from their own doorstep.
Our goal is to ensure that “rural” does not mean “left behind.” We are currently identifying our top-performing students to provide them with specialized tutoring and mentorship from professionals within the Action Change network.
The Reality of the Costs: To keep these bright minds focused on their studies rather than their school fees or supply costs, we rely on your consistent support:
$15 funds a comprehensive education pack for a young student.
$50 funds a virtual session with a STEM mentor for a group of 10 students.
$1,000 supports our research and curriculum development for a full month to ensure we are teaching the most relevant, future-proof skills.
We often say that “food feeds the body, but education feeds the future.” Thank you for being the reason a young girl in Zimbabwe believes she can be a software engineer, or a young boy believes he can design a new water system for his town.
You are not just donating to a project; you are investing in the future leaders of Zimbabwe.
With gratitude and pride in our students,
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