Nurturing young girls’ ambitions in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) is crucial to build self-esteem and promote gender equality globally. In Africa, the under-representation of women in STEM fields persists across the continent. To close the gender gap in STEM, we must address the disparity by beginning in the classroom and community itself.

Humber College’s STEM Education for Empowerment Project (STEEP), funded by the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada, and the Barrett Family Foundation, will enhance gender equality and empowerment of adolescent girls (aged 14-18) from marginalized communities in Kenya and Ethiopia. It will do so by supporting adolescent girls in school and out-of-school with the knowledge, skills and support systems they need to pursue education and employment in the STEM sectors.   

For more information and how to get involved, please contact: 

Clarisse Estebar, Project Lead at International Development Institute (IDI)
clarisse.estebar@humber.ca