GEN4STEM – GENder & GENeration for STEM
Empowering the next generation of women scientists and engineers!
GEN4STEM is a proprietary educational programme developed by Dr Awa B. Dramé and implemented by CoastGIS Research Institute under licence.
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Africa has the youngest population in the world that can be viewed as a powerful lever of development. According to Unesco, “more than 56 million young people between 15 and 24 years old – one over three young persons – have not completed primary school and do not have basic skills to get a job” (2011). Access to education and skills gaps are a crucial problem in Africa, especially for women. The higher we go, the harder we find young girls and women. In that way, the World Bank reported that in Subsaharan Africa, only 1 girl over 10 gets to university in 2020.
This is why we designed and launched GEN4STEM, our 6-month online program (in English & French) addressing the gender gap in STEM to:
- Support young girls’ academic and career orientation in STEM
- Offer mentoring with women scientists and engineers
- Provide soft skills development to prepare university/funding applications
- Network with high-powered role models.
- We are proud to operate in 21 countries across Africa, empowering girls to excel in STEM fields.
- 21 countries covered (mapped above) : Senegal, Benin, Cabo Verde, Mauritania Liberia, Gambia, Mali, Chad, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Togo, Niger, Cameroon, Guinea, Nigeria, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, , Zambia, Egypt and Sudan
- GEN4STEM was recognised among the Best programs for girls inclusion in the world and included in the 2025 UNESCO Global Compendium on Gender Inclusion in Science and the UNESCO Open Science Hub
- The program is endorsed by the Climate Chance’s Cartography for Action !
© Dr Awa B. Dramé. Licensed to CoastGIS Research Institute – Content licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0), unless otherwise stated.
Key Information
- Self-funded
- Endorsement : Climate Action
- 2022 GEN4STEM Report
- 2023 GEN4STEM Report
- Climate Chance GENSTEM Programme on the Global Map : https://www.climate-chance.org/en/best-pratices/gen4stem-generation-and-gender-for-stem/
- Le Monde Afrique. 2022. ‘Awa Bousso Dramé, afroféministe et chercheuse en sciences géospatiales’. Le Monde.fr, 2 December 2022. https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2022/12/02/awa-bousso-drame-afrofeministe-et-chercheuse-en-sciences-geospatiales_6152724_3212.html.
Ownership
GEN4STEM is an original educational programme developed by Dr Awa B. Dramé and licensed to CoastGIS Research Institute for implementation and dissemination.
Licence
Unless otherwise stated, content related to GEN4STEM is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) licence.
Use and permissions
Any reproduction, adaptation, translation, commercial use, or implementation of the GEN4STEM programme or its materials outside the scope of this licence requires prior written authorisation.
Enquiries
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For further information or enquiries, please contact:
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