girls Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/tag/girls/ Astronomy for a better world! Tue, 10 Jan 2023 11:13:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://astro4dev.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/cropped-03_OAD_symbol_colour_2-32x32.jpg girls Archives - IAU Office of Astronomy for Development https://astro4dev.org/tag/girls/ 32 32 Overview: Astronomy Development for the Girl-Child Using Optical Telescope in Nigeria https://astro4dev.org/overview-astronomy-development-for-the-girl-child-using-optical-telescope-in-nigeria/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:51:49 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=26624 The project “Astronomy Development for the Girl-Child Using Optical Telescope in Nigeria” is a unique project geared towards awakening the interest of the girl-child for active participation in astronomical activities. In Africa, the study of astronomy is lagging compared to what is obtainable in the western world. The story is not different in Nigeria as [...]

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]]> Overview: Elimisha Msichana Elimisha Jamii na Astronomia (2023) https://astro4dev.org/overview-elimisha-msichana-elimisha-jamii-na-astronomia-2/ Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:51:43 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=26634 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 [...]

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]]> Project Trains Girls as Change Makers https://astro4dev.org/project-trains-girls-as-change-makers/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 12:59:44 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=26481 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 [...]

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]]> Project Improves Girls Enrollment in Rural Kenya https://astro4dev.org/project-improves-girls-enrollment-in-rural-kenya/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 10:08:29 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=26467 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 [...]

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]]> Supporting Girls Education in Kenya https://astro4dev.org/supporting-education-for-girls-in-kenya/ Wed, 21 Jul 2021 10:25:44 +0000 https://astro4dev.org/?p=23341 this article on girls education was published on DARA Big Data. Read the full article. Elimisha Msichana, Elimisha Jamii na Astronomia (EMEJA) started as a mentorship programme to support girls education for school girls in Kenya between 12 to 18 years old. The programme was founded by Kenyan DARA Project student Ann Njeri, who is [...]

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