Tag: African girls

• Changing The Ratio of African Girls in STEM – Unoma Okorafor Talks to the AWP Network

  

    Many of the girls in our program still worry that if they are too educated or smart, that they may not get married and would ultimately live unhappy lives and therefore bring shame to themselves and their families. Many girls are taught not to think, not to speak up and to just do what…

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  September 14, 2015

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• Apply: Scholarship for African Girls in STEM

  

  WAAW foundation’s annual scholarship initiative is aimed at supporting need-based African female STEM-focused college education. WAAW Foundation awards annual scholarships to students who demonstrate the need and can prove their status as full-time students in a STEM related course in an African University. Award recipients will become WAAW Ambassadors in their respective communities. Candidates must also demonstrate financial…

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  September 9, 2015

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• AWP Network Partners With the WAAW Foundation to Support African Girls in STEM

  

  Working to Advance STEM Education for African Girls   This year, the AWP Network will work with the WAAW foundation to support African girls in STEM. The launch of this need-based scholarship program will support African girls studying a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) related degree course. To qualify for the program, girls must be: (a) of African origin, living…

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  January 2, 2015

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• Scholarship for African Girls in STEM

  

  WAAW foundation’s annual scholarship initiative is aimed at supporting need-based African female STEM-focused college education. WAAW Foundation awards annual scholarships to students who demonstrate need and prove their status as full-time students in a STEM related course in an African University. Award recipients will become WAAW Ambassadors in their respective communities. Candidates must also demonstrate financial…

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  August 26, 2014

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