STEMi Makers Africa hosts Africa By Us, For Us and Of Us series across 17 Countries
STEMi Makers Africa launched an Africa By Us, For Us and Of Us Series that aims to shed light on the need to enable engagement of youths, strengthen their capacity and push them to the forefront of global innovation, taking important steps to accelerate social, scientific, and technological change in all of Africa.
This event which was meant to commemorate the International Youth Month for 2020 with the theme: “Driving Youth Action to create a more Sustainable World” was held virtually on 29th and 30th of August, 2020.
The event was an engagement of 12 Country Leaders who presented their narratives in driving Sustainable actions in Health, Agriculture, Technology, the new Workforce skills, Innovation, STEM Education, Citizen Science, Entrepreneurship and SDG point focuses in which we can engage young people at the local, national and continental level to be self-reliant, technology problem solvers and innovators Speakers at the The Africa By Us, For Us and Of Us implored youths to be more involved in the society in terms of seeing what they can do for the society and not just what society can do for them.
Leaders in attendance are; Dennisk Masina (Botswana), Grantina Modern (Tanzania), Martins Adusei (Ghana), Mulikita Jackson (Zambia), Mehiret Walga (Ethiopia), Claudette Nkwenti (Cameroon), Prince Achoja (Kano State, Nigeria), Nweze Victor (Lagos, Nigeria), Essah Taylor (Liberia), Madalitso Mwaungulu (Malawi), Kabwita Erwan (DR Congo), and Amanda Obidike (Host of the Africa By Us, For Us and Of Us event).
The event took a dynamic and holistic approach where the Speakers didn’t call on government actions for youth development but how youths can have a mental awakening for the sustainable change they desire, position themselves for emerging opportunities in Agriculture and Technology, think outside the box for our growing economy, begin to volunteer and be engaged in local policy making, entrepreneurial engagement, and collaborate amongst themselves. Over the next 50 years, our world will face a range of complex challenges.
New technologies and the priority to accelerate the sustainability agenda will require a shift in how we engage youths through self-exploration in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Innovation (STEMi).
The two-day program was an exhilarating experience with over 17 Countries and Social Innovator leaders who joined the virtual conversation.
