AstroPhy Ghana 2023 was a one-week, residential radio astronomy training school in Ghana. It focused on Astronomy Instrumentation and Observations Techniques targeting undergraduate and graduate university students. Its objective was to equip students with skills in Python programming, astronomical technical instrumentation, data reduction, analysis, and observational techniques. The primary aim of AstroPhy was to introduce […]
Category Archives: Sub-Saharan Africa
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
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, Science and Astronomy in Southern Botswana, Sub-Saharan Africa
Training of Teachers in Rural Botswana
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Sep
Sep
The SASB project organised a teacher training and stargazing event at Kanye and Machana in Botswana from 6–9 June 2023. Teachers from rural areas and primary schools students from poor socio-economic backgrounds were targeted. The training covered an introduction to Astronomy and the history of Astronomy, definitions of celestial objects, overview of the solar system and […]
2023, Astronomy Development for the Girl-Child Using Optical Telescope in Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa
Astronomy Workshop in Nigeria Targets Female Students
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Sep
Sep
The Astro Girl project, in collaboration with the Nigerian National Space Research and Development Agency, and Centre for Basic Space Science and Astronomy, completed an astronomy training workshop for eighty female students. The 3 day workshop was held in Ebirimiri-Agu Umuakashi, Nsukka, Enugu State, from 7 to 9 June 2023. The workshop aimed at building capacity among […]
2023, Internet of Things Lab for Air Quality Monitoring, Sub-Saharan Africa
International Seminar on Air Quality and IoT-based Sensors
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Sep
Sep
Poor air quality is a concern in African cities but governments have been too slow to react, one of the reasons being the scarcity of data on different air pollutants. Instruments based on low-cost sensors and Internet of Things are being considered as solutions to evaluate the concentration of different pollutants. The main objective of […]