Who are we?

Taungana is a movement that provides rural high school girls with an opportunity to explore the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, Entrepreneurship and Mathematics (STEM).

MISSION

To provide high school girls from rural and extremely underexposed sub-Saharan communities with world-class access and exposure to education and career options in STEM. VISION

To contribute to equal representation in STEM fields by developing programs that address socio-economic and gender barriers to engagement in these fields.

THROUGH THIS TAUNGANA WILL:

empower and inspire rural high school learners to take up STEM study and career options transform the lives of rural high school girls by equipping them with entrepreneurial problem solving skills that change their outcomes catapult the sustainable development of community development through science by local changemakers create STEM awareness for the betterment of rural communities through implementation of Ambassador STEM projects and STEM evangelism events bridge the technology (and STEM) gap between rural communities and urban communities

In line with the UNESCO strategic objectives to build capacity in STEM and the SADC Protocol on Science, Technology and Innovation, Taungana is a regionally integrated approach to tackling the socio-economic and gender hindrances to STEM involvement for rural high school girls in subSaharan Africa with an initial focus on Southern Africa. Taungana’s flagship programme is the Taungana STEM Expo – an educational STEM innovation program that gives rural high school girls in the Southern African region an opportunity to connect with real STEM professionals, get exposure to leading STEM organisations, STEM career paths, and most importantly, become STEM promotion ambassadors in their own communities. In addition to being at the forefront of bridging the gap in technology access, literacy and usage at the grassroots level, Taungana Ambassadors also become part of a mentored STEM network supporting their individual journeys in STEM.