The Department of Chemistry, University of Nairobi in collaboration with the International Science Program (ISP) Sweden, through KEN01 project, organized for the IUPAC global women breakfast (#GWB2025) and Gender Workshop 3 (#GW3) meeting on February 21, 2025 at Arziki Conference Centre, Chiromo Campus, University of Nairobi from 8.00 am to 2.00 pm.
The workshop was designed to celebrate #GWB2025 under the theme: “Accelerating Equity
in Science” and also discuss #GW3 on the “Opportunities in Science and Technology for
Sustainable Development” through oral presentations and discussions.
As part of the events to celebrate the UNESCO declared International Year of Chemistry in 2011, the Women in Chemistry (WIC) group was formed to respond to the challenges faced by the girl child in STEM education, and provide mentorship in both high school and university. Under the leadership of Prof. Lydia Njenga, a number of schools (both girls only and mixed boys and girls schools) within Nairobi and the surrounding counties were visited by WIC members, which comprised female and male academic members of staff. The school visits were successful, as girls from most of these schools joined the university and enrolled in science-related courses.
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