Taungana is a movement that provides rural high school girls in the Southern Africa (starting with Zambia, Zimbabwe and South Africa) with an opportunity to explore the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Mathematics (STEM). The main objective is to contribute to equal representation in STEM fields by developing programs that address socio-economic and gender barriers to engagement in these fields. Taungana targets high school female students with high aptitude for math, science and application of STEM for community development. An excursion, entrepreneurship and skills exposure bootcamp occurs annually where students spend 7 days visiting STEM industries, meeting and interacting with STEM female professionals for mentorship. The organisation also conducts future skills sessions, career planning and tertiary readiness workshops for rural based high schools.

http://www.taungana.org

• Africa

• Youth
• Women
• high school female students; rural based high schools

We believe in a generation of African girls that change their lives and contribute to global sustainable development through science, technology, engineering, entrepreneurship and mathematics - STEM.