Fintech specialist e4 has launched a Girls in STEM program to provide girls in underprivileged areas with the support they need to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) post matric.
The end goal of the Girls in STEM program which was officially launched in August during Women’s Month is the upliftment of underprivileged female youth and to address the shortage of female participants in STEM careers.
e4 approached Melisizwe Computer Lab Project, a non-profit that provides schools in need with computer labs and IT skills training for help with the program.
Ntombi Mphokane, e4’s human resources, and transformation executive is passionate about getting girls into technology.
Mphokane said, “With the rise of tech in today's society, it is crucial that we invest more into STEM education for girls to be able to pursue a sustainable and meaningful career path”.
The Girls in STEM program is an after-school program designed to peak girl learners’ interests and motivate them to take up STEM subjects in Grade 10.
Through the program, female learners in Grade 9 are introduced to STEM concepts, the crucial year before maths and science are dropped by girls as they are viewed by many as subjects for boys.
The program is currently recruiting girls from two different schools in Gauteng that Melisizwe Computer Lab Project has previously worked with.
Female learners are selected based on their attitude and aptitude and given technical training in science, maths, engineering, end-user computing, software development, and robotics.
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