From the Innovative Astronomy Forum The basic sciences provide the essential means to meet crucial challenges such as universal access to food, energy, health coverage and communication technologies. They enable us to understand the impact of the nearly 8 billion people on the planet and to act to limit, and sometimes even to reduce it: […]
2021, Central and South Asia, Empowerment of Disadvantaged Rural Girl Children as Social Change Agents through Basic Education in Astronomy.
Project Trains Girls as Change Makers
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The project targeted girl children from disadvantaged, rural communities in Dindigul, India and nurtured them as social change agents. The aim was to create first generation social change makers who can influence their family and society in bringing down the superstition and improving the gender condition in society. The project formed 10 school clubs for […]
2021, Elimisha Msichana. Elimisha Jamii na Astronomia, Sub-Saharan Africa
Project Improves Girls Enrollment in Rural Kenya
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The Elimisha Msichana Elimisha Jamii na Astronomia (EMEJA) project, Swahili for ‘educate a girl child, educate the entire community with Astronomy’ or rather, society benefits when a girl is educated, supported by funding from the IAU-Office for Astronomy for Development, targets girls education issues in rural Kenya. The project used multiple interventions to tackle the […]
2022, astrotourism, Central and South Asia, Guide training workshop for tribal students
Disadvantaged Students Trained as Astroguides in India
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The aim of this project, run by AstronEra headed by Shweta Kulkarni, is to educate the tribal students about the field of astronomy and also give them an opportunity to generate an income using the skills gained through this program. These students are recognized as “AstroGuides” and are now set to organize stargazing programs and promote […]
2022, Acornhoek Physics Summer School, Sub-Saharan Africa
Alumni Teach and Mentor Students in Rural South Africa
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The Acornhoek Physics Summer School (APSS) is an annual 3-week program aimed at grade 11 learners, run during December and January holidays. During the program learners are introduced to grade 12 maths and science so that when they start their last year of school leading to the South African National Certificate, they are already aware […]
