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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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