Empowering Female Minds in STEM
Empowering Female Minds in STEM (EFeMS) is an international non-profit organization, that is invested in the success of African women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) through mentoring, professional development, and financial support.
Empowering Female Minds in STEM (EFeMS) is a non-profit organization incorporated under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act.
EFeMS is spearheaded by African women for African women and is working to decrease the STEM gender disparity in Africa by providing opportunities for mentorship, funding, and professional development.
Who We Are
Our vision is to counter the profound gender disparity in STEM in Africa by cultivating a community of African women who are skillful leaders in STEM higher education and in STEM professions. EFeMS is founded on three pillars: leadership, community, and support.
Our Vision
Leadership: We aim to birth more African women leaders in STEM through professional development programs that will teach useful skills
Community: We aim to build a community of African women in STEM through mentorship and networking platforms.
Support: We aim to provide financial and career support to African women pursuing higher STEM education and STEM professions.
Our Mission
Watch this short documentary to learn more about the work EFeMS is doing
Hear from some of our FeMS!
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"The FeMS bootcamp has broadened my scope on the importance of being a woman in STEM in Africa, I learned so much from the speakers who came on board and had a fun time connecting with like-minded women who want to see more women go into STEM, suceed and give back to society."
Beatrice Wilson
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"I'd say attending the bootcamp was really helpful in the sense that I got to know about the merits of budgeting and financial planning and listening to experiences from others was also helpful. Getting to meet Doctors, engineers and people in various fields of STEM provided a great networking environment for me. It encouraged me to know that as a woman, you can do more."
Lois Oklu
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"Personally, FeMS boot camp has been very inspiring and empowering for me. It has spurred me on with the needed advice and push to work even harder at attaining dreams as both a young woman and scientist."
Tracy Cobblah
Our Partners
A student-led organization committed to working to shrink the socioeconomic gap in medical and graduate school -- one application at a time
SISCODEGH mission is to empower underprivileged girls in Ghana through IT literacy to be tomorrow's STEM leaders
WISC (Women in Supramolecular Chemistry) is an international network creating a sense of kinship and providing support for women.
Global Lab Network is an open science and innovation community mobilizing STEAM students and professionals through social impact
“Don’t let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live.”
— Mae Jemison, First African American woman astronaut in space.