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FELLOWSHIP
PROGRAMME
Black Women In Science
Empowering young African women in science.
NURTURING
THE SCIENTISTS OF TOMORROW, TODAY!
You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end each of us must work for her own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity, out particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful.
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SUPPORT
A PLATFORM WITH A NETWORK FOR YOUNG
BLACK WOMEN IN STEM
"We will always have STEM with us. Some things will drop out of the public eye and will go away, but there will always be science, technology, engineering and mathematics."

KATHERINE JOHNSON

Call for 2024 Fellowship Application is now open.

Closing date is 12th April 2024

MISSION

We will achieve our vision by:

  • advocating for mainstreaming national science teaching institutions with black girls while campaigning for the proliferation of quality science education institutions to accommodate growing numbers of students;
  • ensuring that science curricula and research is responsive to the everyday problems faced by women specifically and communities in general, through engaging stakeholders and leaders in academia and science institutions
  • creating programmes that will enable women members to own and or lead science businesses that have global impact and repute

VISION

To demystify science for black women and girls so that they are empowered to unlock their full potential of scientific discovery. We will achieve this by establishing and enabling their access to locally relevant training and research opportunities for global impact; increasing their ownership of businesses and startups with an international footprint and creating network platforms to bring together scientists from diverse backgrounds and perspectives.

OUR IMPACT SO FAR


Promoting inclusivity and diversity in STEM is a common goal for organisations globally. What makes BWIS unique is our context and positioning. We have looked at the particular set of problems that affect black women in South Africa, and found that these issues affect black women globally.


These issues are socio-economic, academic, cultural, and psycho-social. This shows up as:

  • lack of access to funding and inability to self-fund studies
  • language barriers in education as well as poor access to quality STEM education at a foundation level
  • cultural beliefs around women pursuing STEM degrees and higher education
  • lack of representation, feelings of isolation while pursuing studies
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