List of organizations engaged in STEM education across Africa

Education in Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields has been identified as a development goal in the global South. STEM oriented economies perform strongly on a number of economic indicators. Currently, there is a shortage of trained scientists in Africa. Many African countries are investing in STEM research and education, with the African Union encouraging its members to spend 1% of their GDP on STEM.

This is a list of organizations that are currently engaged in STEM Education activities and outreach across Sub-Saharan Africa. The organizations range in size, scope, funding mechanisms, and mission statements.

By name

• A-MAN, Inc. STEM International Science Discovery & Learning Center: International Technology Education Programs
• Africa Code Week
• Africa ICT Right
• Africa Teen Geeks
• African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
• African University of Science and Technology
• African Research Academies for Women
• Audax Solutions Ltd.
• Bunengi STEM
• Burundi American International Academy (BAIA)
• Coderina Education & Technology Foundation
• COSAT
• CoSMoS Education Kenya
• Esso Angolan Scholars Program
• Fundi Bots
• Her2Voice
• iNERDE
• MATHAFRICA
• Meta Economic Development Organisation (Medo) Young Women in STEM
• NAIROBITS
• New Education for Radical Development
• Nutty Scientists
• Oysters & Pearls
• The p-STEM Foundation
• People's economic development foundation
• Regional Science Expos in South Africa
• SASOL INZALO Foundation
• STEM-Ed Enterprises
• STEM Synergy
• STEM4Africa
• Science and Technology Education Post_basic Project
• Science Circus Africa
• STEM Africa
• STEM Girl (Education)
• STEM Innovation Camps in South Africa
• Teaching and Research in Natural Sciences for Development in Africa (TReNDs)
• TEAM4TECH
• Technovation For Girls; Rainbow Gate Foundation
• The Cabo Verde Tenth Island Project
• The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
• The Zimbabwe Science Fair STEM Education Symposium
• The Visiola Foundation
• WAAW FOUNDATION (Working to Advance Stem Education for African Women
• WiSci: Girls STEAM Camp]
• Pamusha STEM Village Zimbabwe (digital literacy program for women in marginalized communities)
• Robofest Zimbabwe

By country

Angola

• Africa Code Week
• Esso Angolan Scholars Program

Benin

• Africa Code Week

Botswana

• Science Circus Africa

Burundi

• Burundi American International Academy (BAIA)

Cameroon

• African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
• Africa Code Week
• WAAW FOUNDATION (Working to Advance Stem Education for African Women)

Cape Verde

• The Cabo Verde Tenth Island Project

Chad

• Nutty Scientists

Ethiopia

• STEM Synergy
• Teaching and Research in Natural Sciences for Development in Africa (TReNDs)

Ghana

• African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
• STEM Girls Foundation
• Africa ICT Right
• WAAW FOUNDATION (Working to Advance Stem Education for African Women
• African Research Academies for Women (Research Academy for Women, Ghana)
• Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT

Ivory Coast

• Africa Code Week

Kenya (Education in Kenya)

• AkiraChix
• Africa Code Week
• Cosmos Education Kenya
• NAIROBITS
• STEM Africa
• TEAM4TECH
• WAAW FOUNDATION (Working to Advance Stem Education for African Women

Madagascar

• Nutty Scientists

Malawi

• Science Circus Africa
• WAAW FOUNDATION (Working to Advance Stem Education for African Women

Mali

• iNERDE: New Education for Radical Development

Nigeria (Nigerian Ministry of Science & Technology)

• Africa Code Week
• African University of Science and Technology
• Audax Solutions Ltd.
• Coderina Education & Tech Foundation
• Science and Technology Education Post_basic Project
• STEM-Ed Enterprises
• STEM Innovation Camps in South Africa
• Tanteeta
• Teaching and Research in Natural Sciences for Development in Africa (TReNDs)
• Technovation For Girls; Rainbow Gate Foundation
• The Visiola Foundation
• WAAW FOUNDATION (Working to Advance Stem Education for African Women)
• African Research Academies for Women

Rwanda

• African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
• Her2Voice
• WiSci: Girls STEAM Camp
• STEM Initiative

Senegal

• African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
• Africa Code Week
• Nutty Scientists

South Africa (Science and Technology in South Africa)

• African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
• @iLabAfrica
• A-MAN, Inc. STEM International Science Discovery & Learning Center: International Technology Education Programs
• Africa Code Week
• Africa Teen Geeks
• African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
• Bunengi STEM
• COSAT
• MATHAFRICA
• Meta Economic Development Organisation (Medo) Young Women in STEM
• Nutty Scientists
• The P-STEM Foundation
• Regional Science Expos in South Africa
• SASOL INZALO Foundation
• Science Circus Africa
• STEM Innovation Camps in South Africa
• TEAM4TECH
• Taungana STEM Expo
• WAAW FOUNDATION (Working to Advance Stem Education for African Women)

Tanzania

• African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
• STEM Girl (Education)
• The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
• TEAM4TECH

Togo

• Africa Code Week
• WAAW FOUNDATION (Working to Advance Stem Education for African Women

Uganda

• Teaching and Research in Natural Sciences for Development in Africa (TReNDs)

Zambia

• People's economic development foundation
• Science Circus Africa
• Asikana Network

Zimbabwe

• The Zimbabwe Science Fair STEM Education Symposium
• Techwomen Zimbabwe
• Trust for Education in Science and Technology

African STEM Collaborations, Grants, and Award Initiatives

• African Mathematics Millennium Science Initiative
• Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA)
• Chevron
• Developing Excellence in Leadership, Training and Science (DELTAS) Africa Awards and Grand Challenges Africa
• Google
• Miss Africa Initiative Seed Fund
• MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives
• Royal Society-DFID Africa Capacity Building Initiative
• Science Granting Councils Initiative in Sub-Saharan Africa
• Social Science Research Council: Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa
• The Elsevier Foundation
• Volkswagen Foundation
• The Africa Desk – http://www.africadesk.ac.uk/directory/fellowship/
• Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF) - https://globalhealthtrainingcentre.tghn.org/aref/
• After School Africa - http://www.afterschoolafrica.com/scholarship/by-level/masters/
• Advance Africa - http://www.advance-africa.com/Research_Grants.html
• Association of African Universities (AAU) - http://www.aau.org/content/funding-opportunitiesschorlaships-and-training-notices
• DFG German Research Foundation - http://www.dfg.de/en/research_funding/international_cooperation/international_cooperation/cooperation_africa/
• Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases - http://www.gacd.org/projects/funding-opportunities/current
• Medical Research Foundation - http://www.medicalresearchfoundation.org.uk/for-researchers/funding-opportunities/funding-for-african-researchers/
• Scholarships for Africans - http://www.scholarshipforafricans.com/
• Scholarships for Development - http://www.scholars4dev.com/category/target-group/africans-scholarships/
• Sustainable Sciences Institute - http://sustainablesciences.org/funding-for-research
• The University of Cambridge - http://www.cambridge-africa.cam.ac.uk/funding/
• United States Scholarship to Africa - http://www.ussafrica.org/
• West African Research Association - http://www.bu.edu/wara/fellowship/
• The Wellcome Trust - www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/index.html

See also

• Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa
• History of science and technology in Africa
• Kenya Vision 2030
• New Partnership for Africa's Development
• Pan Africa Chemistry Network
• STEM Pipeline
• STEM Girls Foundation