#girlsinSTEM
Inspiring the next generation of STEM Leaders
Our programs equip young girls with the knowledge and confidence to explore diverse STEM fields and shape their own futures.
Girls Ignite STEM Festival Coming Soon…
A day of experiencing the world of STEM through science experiments, robotics, coding, 3D printing, photography and more!
Our Goals
Provide mentorship on technical and soft skills girls need to become Future Leaders in STEM.
Encourage and inspire girls and young women to pursue STEM education and careers.
Build a STEM community for girls and promoting collaboration through partnerships.
Our Focus
Our focus is to increase the interest and participation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) learning, particularly among girls in Primary, Junior High and Senior High Schools. Our priority is to evolve the learning in a way that supports the development of STEM skills by our young girls to meet their needs and employer needs in the twenty-first century.
Science
The study of nature through observation, experimentation, making predictions etc.
Technology
Applying scientific knowledge for practical purposes.
Engineering
Using technological innovation to make the world a better place.
Mathematics
Dealing with quantities, magnitudes, attributes, etc., by the use of numbers and symbols.
STEM is an excellent program to allow students to learn more about not only science, technology, engineering, and math but also to apply this knowledge. Students are given the opportunity to use these skills to develop their creative and critical thinking in school and to better prepare them for their future careers.
– Anna Lopez, STEM Academy Coordinator
We engage our participants!
These are only but few ways we engage with girls to help them nurture their interest in STEM
Bootcamps and Hackathons
A week long event where girls are put into groups, trained and work on projects.
Goal: To foster group work, creativity and innovation while tackling real world problems.
STEM Festivals
An annual event where girls are brought together to explore different STEM fields.
Goal: To foster group work, creativity and community building.
Mentorship Sessions
An event where girls get to meet other Women in the STEM Industries.
Goal: To help girls learn about careers in STEM fields while building on theirs through network.
Vision Board Parties
An annual event to help participants plan and create achievable goals for the year.
Goal: To allow girls dream big and help them work through to achieve their set goals.
Field Trips
Visiting organizations and learning more about what they do.
Goal: Exposure to careers in STEM and it's practicality.
STEM Clubs
Creating clubs to help girls meet, have healthy conversations, while exploring STEM through practical sessions.
Goal: To boost girls interest in STEM.
We provide a platform where girls discover and learn while innovating with our carefully curated programs!
Our upcoming eventsMeet our Founder
Abigail Mesrenyame Dogbe
IT Professional
Mesrenyame is an IT professional from Accra in Ghana who loves the power that programming can put in people's hands – especially those people who have less power of their own to begin with. She wants to help do more of that, and is confident that Mesrenyame & FRIENDS can help achieve it.
She is a staunch member of the Python Software Community in Ghana, a recipient of a Python Software Foundation Community Service Award and a Google Open Source Peer Bonus Award. She has served on the organising teams of both PyCon Ghana and PyCon Africa and believes that women, technology and education need to come together as strongly as possible, and will do whatever she can to help create a future in which they do.
Feedback from participants
We value feedback from every partaker of our event to enable us do better. Here are a few feedbacks from our previous participants!
“We are grateful! Thank you! We are much excited for your visit. Much exuberance has been felt in our hearts as your crew came in to motivate and encourage us to continue working. We say Ayekoo!! We wish to see you again.”
“It was so interesting learning practically with science tools. I'll end by saying thank you!”
“The lesson was so interesting and awesome and I have not experienced this before in my lifetime. So interesting experience.”
“I am proud to be just me!! STEM Girls Rock!”
Partners
Our work is supported by industry players who believe in our vision. Their support goes a long way in us achieving our goals.
