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STEMtastic Adventures! Africa

22 - 25 July 2025

CEMASTEA Campus, Nairobi, Kenya

Event Highlights (Adobe PDF)
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Agenda (PDF)
List of Accepted Organizations
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List of Accepted Presentations
Background Note
Accepted Presentation Abstracts

Event Overview

Held in Nairobi from July 22–25, the STEMtastic Adventures! Africa Symposium brought together policymakers, education practitioners, donors, researchers, and innovators from across Africa and beyond.

Co-hosted by the mEducation Alliance, CEMASTEA, and AUDA-NEPAD, the symposium created space to share promising practices, explore evidence-based approaches to STEM instruction, and catalyze new collaborations.

Objectives

The Symposium focused on four key objectives:

  1. Exploring innovative STEM education approaches in both formal and informal settings.

  2. Strengthening regional and international collaborations to tackle STEM education challenges across Africa.

  3. Promoting equity by advancing inclusivity and accessibility in STEM education.

  4. Highlighting the role of STEM in fostering sustainable development and long-term impact.

Event Tracks

The event featured tracks on key themes shaping STEM education and innovation in Africa, including:

  • Accessibility with Limited Resources
  • AI and Emerging Technologies
  • Conservation & Climate Education
  • #InspirationSTEM Girls
  • Mathical Thinking
  • Foundational Learning
  • Youth Entrepreneurship / Employability
  • Teacher Empowerment
  • Policy and Funding
  • Supporting Learners with Disabilities

Target Audience

The Symposium brought together a diverse array of leading thinkers, activists, and implementers, including:

  • Government and Policy Representatives
  • International and Regional Organizations
  • Technology and Innovation Experts
  • Foundations and Non-/For-Profit Institutions
  • Researchers, Teachers, and Students

Symposium highlights

  • Engaging presentations across diverse STEM tracks
  • Ample networking and knowledge-sharing opportunities
  • Coding and Robotics Showcase
  • STEM Education Village with exhibitors! 
  • Research spotlight sessions
  • Facilitated dialogues with Ministry of Education officials & STEM funders

STEMtastic Adventures! Africa in Numbers

Representation from 18+ Ministries of Education

In The Media

Official Welcome Address – Ministry of Education in Kenya

Ambassador Prof. Julius Kibet Bitok, Principal Secretary, Basic Education

Julius Migos Ogamba, Cabinet Secretary

Opening: Welcome & Celebration

Mrs. Jacinta Akatsa, CEO, CEMASTEA

Dr. Barbara Glover, Programme Officer, AUDA-NEPAD

Anthony Bloome, Executive Director, mEA

Plenary: Ecosystem Builders

Ft. iHUB & CcHUB, AWS, SMART Technologies, VVOB in Kenya, Wavumbuzi

See Some of Our Incredible Moments from the Symposium!

See Some of Our STEMtastic Presenters

Rahim Salim Habib, Channel Manager, SMART Technologies
Rebecca Migwambo, Education Advisor, Blended Learning, VVOB in Kenya
Dr. Barbara Glover, Program Officer, (IVM), AUDA - NEPAD
Julius Migos Ogamba, Cabinet Secretary, MoE, Kenya
Anthony Bloome, Executive Director, mEA
Mrs. Jacinta Akatsa, CEO, CEMASTEA
Amb. Prof. Julius Kibet Bitok, Principal Secretary, Basic Education, MoE Kenya
Mr. Samba Sowe, Director of Science, Technology and Innovation at the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology (MoHERST), The Gambia
Ms. Mweneni Shahungu, Manager, Policy and Program Development and Council Services, National Commission on Research, Science and Technology, Namibia
Mr. Bartholemwe Lumbasi, Director of Policy Partnerships and East Africa Community Affairs, Ministry of Education, Kenya
Aidah Ng’ang’a, Head of Community and Ecosystems, CcHUB and Country Lead iHUB
Prof. Chomora Mikeka, Director of Science, Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Education, Malawi
Dr. Roselyn Marandu-Kareithi, Country Director, Kenya & Stakeholder Mobilization Lead, Eastern Africa, AGGP Wavumbuzi
Prof. Smile Gavua Dzisi, Deputy Director - General (Management Services), Ghana Education Services, Ghana
Mr. Soudah Adolphus Dolo, Sr., Director of Policy, Ministry of Education, Liberia
Faith Muricho, Technical Operations Manager, AWS

A Special Thank You to Our Sponsors!

Jax Chaudhry

Jax Chaudhry leads Project Invent, a national nonprofit that empowers youth with future ready mindsets for individual success and global impact, through invention. Originally from the Southside of Chicago, Jax loves working with students, families and partners to ensure every student can attain success as they define it. For more than 10 years, she has worked with elementary schools, high schools, education nonprofits and led regional teams and operations to ensure student success.

Michael Leventhal

Kenneth Y T Lim operates at the intersection of neuroergonomics, the learning scienceMichael Leventhal is co-founder of RobotsMali, a pedagogical and AI4D laboratory and STEM education center in Bamako, Mali. RobotsMali has trained thousands of students from elementary school to high school in computer science, robotics, and artificial intelligence, coached national robotics teams that have won 32 medals in international competitions, and developed technologies using AI and robotics for the social and economic development of Mali. Before becoming an educator in Mali, Michael worked as a technologist in Silicon Valley.s, and cognitive psychology. In 2023, he and his team were identified by UNESCO to share their work on the affordances of Generative AI for meaningful teaching and learning, during UNESCO’s first annual flagship event Digital Learning Week, international forum on the implications of Generative AI for education, in the session on ‘Preparing students and teachers for responsible use of AI’.

Enouce Ndeche

Enouce Ndeche is the founder and Director of Vijana Amani Pamoja ,VAP a community scheme based in Nairobi Kenya that uses the power and the popularity of the game of soccer/football as a catalyst for social, educational and economic empowerment.Enouce holds a degree in sociology from Egerton university and he is also the 2020 individual award recipient “Diversity and Inclusion Eminent Leader Award Enouce is also a certified Sports Philanthropy and Executive, George Washington University and is a 2023 Gratitude Network fellow.

Kenneth Y T Lim

Kenneth Y T Lim operates at the intersection of neuroergonomics, the learning sciences, and cognitive psychology. In 2023, he and his team were identified by UNESCO to share their work on the affordances of Generative AI for meaningful teaching and learning, during UNESCO’s first annual flagship event Digital Learning Week, international forum on the implications of Generative AI for education, in the session on ‘Preparing students and teachers for responsible use of AI’.