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For STEM Professionals

Your Knowledge Can Inspire the Next Generation

Africa's STEM future requires professionals who are willing to share their knowledge, experience and expertise with young people. AFRISTEM provides opportunities for STEM professionals to contribute to STEM education and youth development.

Opportunities

Get involved as a:

  • Mentor
  • Trainer
  • Facilitator
  • Speaker
  • Judge
  • Consultant
  • Project adviser
  • Industry partner
Join Our STEM Professional Network
Why AFRISTEM

What you get

Mentor young talent

Guide students preparing for competitions and exploring STEM careers.

Speak & inspire

Share your journey at boot camps, school visits and award ceremonies.

Judge competitions

Bring your expertise to adjudicating SciSPELL, Code Africa and more.

Advise projects

Support student STEM projects and school programme design as an adviser.

Industry partnership

Connect your organisation to a pipeline of Africa's brightest young minds.

Give back with impact

Flexible, meaningful ways to contribute your time and expertise.

Programmes

Programmes to get involved in

SciSPELL winners holding their certificates
SCIENCE

SciSPELL

Science Spelling Bee

Spell Science. Know Science. Master Science.

Making scientific vocabulary exciting and memorable. SciSPELL — Science Spelling Bee is an innovative academic competition designed to make science learning more engaging, memorable and exciting.

Scientific vocabularyLive spelling rounds
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Students coding on computers in a lab
TECHNOLOGY

Code Africa

A Pan-African Coding Competition for Schools

Code. Create. Compete. Change Africa.

Connecting schools and young coders across Africa. Code Africa is a pan-African coding competition designed for schools across Africa.

Coding & computational thinkingHybrid: online + live
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STEM Kids Championship winners with awards
STEM

STEM Kids Championship

Pan-African STEM Competition

Where Young Minds Compete, Discover and Excel.

Inspiring young learners through STEM competition and excellence. The STEM Kids Championship — Pan-African Edition is a STEM competition designed to provide young learners across Africa with a platform to demonstrate their knowledge, develop confidence and compete in a stimulating academic environment.

Foundational STEMMulti-stage championship
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Students conducting an organic chemistry experiment
CHEMISTRY

African Organic Chemistry Tournament

Interschool Organic Chemistry Olympiad

Think Chemistry. Master Organic Chemistry.

Challenging students to think deeply and excel in organic chemistry. The African Organic Chemistry Tournament is an interschool organic chemistry olympiad designed to challenge students' understanding of organic chemistry and encourage excellence in chemical sciences.

Organic chemistryInterschool olympiad
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Your Knowledge Can Inspire the Next Generation

Africa's STEM future requires professionals who are willing to share their knowledge, experience and expertise with young people. AFRISTEM provides opportunities for STEM professionals to contribute to STEM education and youth development.