When Mwenya created the interactive visual aids and school apparatus in her high school during their regional science fair, it was to fill the gap in their school’s learning curriculum. These tools were created from recycled materials to bring awareness to the climate emergency, particularly the depletion of the ozone layer. It was a call […]
The concept of career guidance is often neglected in educational institutions. Mwenya recalls only a few instances where her career guidance teacher visited her high school classroom, during the first day of orientation in tenth grade and when her class underperformed in math mock exams in twelfth grade. During the first visit, Mwenya shared her
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The word MENSTRUATION is an avoided term that is often substituted for words such as Aunty Flo/Flow, Time of the month, Moon time, Red Wedding, Girl flu, and many more euphemisms that allow people to hide from the “discomfort” that the subject brings. These terms reinforce the stigma, myths, and taboos surrounding it and are
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As the world grapples with the climate crisis, Africa, responsible for just 4% of global carbon emissions, bears the brunt of its impacts. Growing up on a subsistence farm, I have witnessed firsthand how climate change has affected my community, from the rising costs of farming inputs to the depletion of once-abundant streams. The lack
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As part of the Paideia Project’s ongoing efforts to address the global COVID-19 pandemic, we have also turned our attention to another pressing issue: climate change. In this video presentation, Mwenya shares a personal story that highlights the urgency and complexity of the climate crisis in Africa. As a continent that is both disproportionately impacted
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After listening to the inspiring words of the women featured in the previous video and reading through the insightful responses of young people from diverse backgrounds, it is clear that denying girls access to education and women a place at the table can have far-reaching negative consequences for any society. We believe that a more
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In Zambia, girls face significant challenges when it comes to accessing education due to factors such as extreme poverty, early marriages, and pregnancy, particularly in rural areas. It is crucial that we address this issue and empower the most marginalized girls in rural Zambia to pursue a complete secondary education. This can be achieved through
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On the 25th of June 2015, Mwenya had the amazing opportunity to meet and interact with Astronaut Dr. Michael Barratt through the help of her mentor Luyando Haangala-Wood and the US Embassy here in Lusaka, Zambia. When Mwenya was in tenth grade, she shared her dream of pursuing a career in the space science industry,
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Mwenya’s passion for a career in space science started when she was young. She reminisces about her third grade, her father picking her up from school to watch a NASA documentary or witness a space shuttle leaving for its voyage into space. He coupled this with stories of his tour of the Kennedy Space Centre
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As Founder, Mwenya was often asked what she envisioned for the Paideia Project’s logo, and she always imagined a tree because of its nurturing abilities to provide food, shelter, protection, medicines, homes for many birds and mammals, among other things. Mwenya also recalls having a conversation with her cousin about how the roots of a