The EMEJA project aims to address the issue of high school dropout rates among girls in rural Kenya and Uganda via Astronomy outreach, mentorship, & targeted STEM workshops and scholarships opportunities, to be guided & supported by long-term student tracking & monitoring to ensure that schoolgirls in these regions complete secondary education: Mentorship and outreach: […]
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2023, Elimisha Msichana Elimisha Jamii na Astronomia (2), Sub-Saharan Africa
Astro-STEM Workshops and Mentorship Targeting Rural School Girls in Kenya
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Sep
Sep
Dropout rates are high between primary-to-secondary transition among schoolgirls in rural areas of Kenya and Uganda. Addressing gender disparity and equality in education is critically important for the socio-economic growth within these regions. EMEJA aims to address some of these issues in rural Kenya & Uganda via Astronomy outreach programmes, mentorship, & targeted STEM workshops […]
2023, Elimisha Msichana Elimisha Jamii na Astronomia (2), Sub-Saharan Africa
Overview: Elimisha Msichana Elimisha Jamii na Astronomia (2023)
10
Jan
Jan
Due to several socio-economic issues such as early marriages, teenage pregnancies & poverty, schoolgirl dropout rates are high in rural areas of Kenya & Uganda during the primary-to-secondary transitions. EMEJA aims to address these issues via Astronomy outreach programmes, mentorship, & targeted STEM workshops and scholarships opportunities. These are guided & supported by long-term student […]