LAMPS: Leveraging local AstronoMy site to Promote STEM in Madagascar Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/lamps-leveraging-local-astronomy-site-to-promote-stem-in-madagascar/ Astronomy for a better world! Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:31:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://astro4dev.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-03_OAD_symbol_colour_2-32x32.jpg LAMPS: Leveraging local AstronoMy site to Promote STEM in Madagascar Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/category/lamps-leveraging-local-astronomy-site-to-promote-stem-in-madagascar/ 32 32 Madagascar STEM Non-profit Completes a Successful OAD Project https://astro4dev.org/madagascar-stem-non-profit-completes-a-successful-oad-project/ Tue, 02 Nov 2021 11:31:41 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=24083 A team of female scientists from Ikala STEM (Women in STEM – Madagascar) implemented LAMPS, a project to directly address the inequality between urban and rural Madagascar in accessing quality STEM education and to showcase the relevance of science in everyday life. Originally planned to be held in the AVN-host city of Arivonimamo, this OAD-funded [...]

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]]> Two OAD Projects Shortlisted for Nature Awards for Inspiring Women in Science https://astro4dev.org/two-oad-projects-shortlisted-for-nature-awards-for-inspiring-women-in-science/ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 10:51:02 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=23990 Two IAU OAD-funded projects are on the shortlist of the Nature Research Awards for Inspiring Women in Science in the Science Outreach Category. The aim of the awards for inspiring women in science, in partnership with The Estée Lauder Companies, is to celebrate and support the achievements of women in science, and of all those [...]

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]]> OAD Project Leader In ‘200 Young South Africans’ List 2021 https://astro4dev.org/oad-project-leader-in-200-young-south-africans-list-2021/ Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:39:41 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=23232 Zara Randriamanakoto, one of the Mail & Guardian’s 200 Young South Africans in 2021 is a postdoctoral researcher at the South African Astronomical Observatory. She also cofounded the Ikala STEM non-profit organisation that rallies about 300 women scientists across four continents to inspire mainly girls and women to consider a career in STEM. Through Ikala [...]

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]]> LAMPS Project Online Activities in Madagascar, 7-12 June 2021 https://astro4dev.org/lamps-project-online-activities-in-madagascar-7-12-june-2021/ Sun, 06 Jun 2021 15:09:43 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=23178 Join the e-LAMPS online event next week for French and Malagasy high school and college students. Message from Ikala STEM: Ny ekipan’ny Ikala STEM Sub-Saharan African Chapter dia faly manasa antsika mpanaraka ny pejy fa indrindra ianareo mpianatra eny amin’ny kolejy sy lisea hanatrika ny hetsika e-LAMPS mandritra izao hamehana ara-pahasalamana izao. Ny lohahevitra? « [...]

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]]> Overview https://astro4dev.org/overview-30/ Wed, 13 Nov 2019 07:23:21 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=18965 The fields of STEM have long been recognized as key factors for socio-economic development. Although emphasized in the UN Sustainable Development Goals, acknowledging STEM as source of development remains a challenge for Madagascar. From a very young age, many struggle to see the direct relevance of STEM in daily lives and assume it as a [...]

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