Sahara Group has announced the commencement of this year’s edition of its Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) educational programme for students in Africa. The programme, known as Sahara STEAMers programme will run concurrently in four countries and feature eight schools from Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. Speaking about the programme at this year’s launch, the Director of Sustainability and Governance, Sahara Group Foundation, Ejiro Gray, said the foundation is partnering STEMCafe, a non-linear learning centre, to jointly bring the objective of the programme to realisation. Founder, STEMCafe, Bosun Tijani, stated that the partnership had given STEMCafe the opportunity to introduce young secondary school students in Africa to STEAM education and its application towards solving real-life problems. He challenged this year’s participants to use the programme to acquire skills that will set them on an inspiring and ambitious pathway.

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 13, 2023 14:10 UTC