The Visiola Foundation – STEM Education for African Girls

Empowering African girls through STEM Education

Our WHY

Overall, the percentage of female graduates with core STEM degrees is steadily growing, however, the split is still just 26%. This figure is also translated in the female STEM workforce, with women making up 24%.-Women in STEM statistics website

Only 21% of engineering majors and 19% of computer science majors are women, according to AAUW's website.

According to the African Development Bank, less than 25% of African higher education students pursue STEM-related career fields

Empowering African girls and young women

The Visiola Foundation’s STEM Camp is an exciting week-long residence program designed to pique the interest of women in the STEM fields from an early age.

Recent Events

2022 December STEM Camp For Teenage Girls

The Visiola Foundation’s 2022 December STEM Camp is an exciting 8-day program designed to pique the interest of girls in the STEM fields from an

After-School STEM Clubs For Girls

The Visiola Foundation’s After School STEM Virtual club for girls will hold in 18 different schools from January 16th – March 8th 2023. This club

2022 STEM Summer Camp

The Visiola Foundation’s 2022 STEM Summer Camp is an exciting 7-day program designed to pique the interest of girls in the STEM fields from an

2022 Hybrid Coding Bootcamp Cohort 2

The Visiola Foundation’s Coding Boot camp is an intensive five-week hybrid training program that will provide participants with a strong foundation upon which to build

2022 After-School STEM Clubs for Girls

This academic year, the Foundation is focusing on educating and raising a generation of problem solvers who are committed to the advancement of their community