As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, MainOne is set to empower young children on Scratch Programming and has partnered STEMCafe – a maker space for kids to explore and discover STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) in a fun interactive way.
Specifically, the training programme will take place across four primary schools in Lagos State and will contribute enormously to the early exposure to STEM education as well as empower these young future innovators.
“What we are set to do is to impact the students of these schools with resources and requisite skills that will help nurture their 21st-century skills by integrating their creative ideas. The schools benefiting from this partnership include: 2 public schools (Bonny Camp Primary School, VI and Kuramo Primary School, VI) and 2 private schools (Prudence City College, Yaba and Ken-Ade Primary School, Makoko),” said Head, Corporate Services & Development, MainOne, Tinuola Ipadeola.
She reiterated that MainOne prides itself in being a socially responsible organization with a key component of its CSR activities being education.
“We are always happy to support initiatives such as STEMCafe science maker clubs which nurtures young pupils across every social strata’s interests in STEM and encourages a generation of innovators and talents in science and technology across Africa. We will continue to provide support in every way we can to grow the MainOne Maker Space as we seek to change lives and impact the lives of the children – our future,” she added.
Also speaking on the partnership, Bosun Tijani the founder of STEMCafe said “The opportunity to expose more young people to science through play and projects takes us a step closer to fulfilling our goal of raising a new generation of makers across Africa. We are grateful for MainOne’s support to reach more kids who would have traditionally been excluded.”