Promoting STEM Subjects for Girls in Africa

Dear Supporters,

2020 was an incredibly tough year for many people and that doesn't exclude the passionate female students who were excited and eager to continue or to start their studies within the field of science, technology engineering and mathematics (STEM).

COVID-19 started to spread rapidly across the world and at the end of March reached Zimbabwe. As a result, the government decided to close schools and close to all businesses to tackle the virus, forcing even more girls into poverty, prostitution and child marriages. This struggle is far from over, with Zimbabwe going into another hard lockdown as of yesterday, and scheduled to remain in place for a month...

It is incredibly unfortunate that our STEM project has had to take a backseat as the schools and institutions have been closed for many months, however, we have still continued to support our girls through food parcels and other necessities to ensure they remain safe and healthy so that they may continue with their studies the moment schools reopen.

As our plans have yet again been put on hold and we will have to wait and see how we can start up our STEM workshops and continue recruiting young, passionate women into the field of science. This is a project we are incredibly excited about and we know will have an incredible impact on the lives of these girls as they expand their horizons and break down the huge gender gap between men and women in STEM.

A huge thank you from the Action Change team, and we look forward to being able to update our incredible supporters as soon as lockdown is over!

Stay Safe and Happy new year!