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About Us
STEMpower is a nonprofit that established a Sub-Saharan African family of 160 opened hands-on STEM Centers, which are self-sustaining lab-based infrastructure for learning Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.
In our STEM Centers, university and pre-university students learn from locally and internationally-mentored engagement with actual lab equipment and devices. The STEM Centers also serve as anchors for Entrepreneurship training, National Science & Engineering fairs, and Community engagement.
STEMpower's STEM Centers are active from the Atlantic Ocean, across land-locked nations, to the Indian Ocean... bridging genders and ethnicity and cultures. Even in unstable regions, the universal demand for our programs fosters peace and development.
In creating permanent physical infrastructure in nearly every Sub-Saharan country, including the island nations, we may be the only nonprofit of any category to have ever achieved such a wide level of coverage.
Explore our ever-expanding continental impact!
Our Mission
Solve Societal Problems
Hands-on lab-based STEM education emphasizes real-world problem-solving, creativity, and skill-building empowering youth to engineer their homeland away from stubborn poverty.
Strengthen Nations
Engineering skills complete a country's production value chain, which leads to more exports, fewer imports, and reduced dependency.
Implement Empowerment
Pre-university STEM enrichment enhances education, competency, innovation, and careers on a national scale that "lifts all boats".
Eliminate "Application Bias"
Bring historically-denied access of first-hand STEM lab equipment (not merely books or simulations) to many hundreds of thousands of curious students across sub-Saharan Africa.
Board Members
Mark Gelfand
Founder | President
Shachar Zahavi
Director I Secretary
Tim Veldman
Director
Galit Cohen
Director
Daniel Lacks
Director
Executive
Edwin Kumfa
CEO
STEMpower Scientific Advisory Board
Daniel Lacks
Chemical Engineering Dep't at CWRU
Kanobe Fredrich (Dr.)
Head of Computer Science Dep't, Kyambogo University
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Sam Takavarasha (Dr.)
Dean, Faculty of Mgm't & Entrepreneurial Sciences, Women University in Africa
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Saphina Biira (Dr.)
Deputy Vice Chancelor, Busitema University
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Macmon Kallom
Director of Human Capital, Office of the Chief Officer
John Akec (Prof.)
Vice-Chancellor at University of Juba
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Mzolisi Payi
Director at Center for Community & Int'l Partnerships at Walter Sisulu University
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Maxwell Mageto (Dr.)
Chair, Dep't of Physics, Masinde Muliro University of Science & Technology
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Jean Uwamahoro (Prof.)
College of Education Africa Center of Excellency of Innovative Teaching & Learning Maths & Sciences, Uni of Rwanda
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Sylvie Hatungimana (Prof.)
Technical Advisor to the Rector of the University of Burundi
Abubeker Yimam
Dean of Chemical & Bio Engineering Dep't at AAIT
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Marcelin Nkelifack (Prof.)
Head of the Dep't of Computer & Mathematics, University of Dschang
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Tchaa Pali Aime (Prof.)
Director of Research, Cooperation & Partnerships at the University of Kara
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Wiseman N. Nyembe
Dep't of Electrical & Electronic Eng'g at Uni. of Eswatini
Meet the Ethiopian Team
Dr. Simenew Keskes
Country Director
Abel Tefera
Project Manager & BDS Supervisor
Entrepreneurship & Incubation Program
Merkineh Petros
Electronics Expert
Israel Gebru
Electromechanical Expert
Ruhama Tarekegn
FabLab Manager
Fasil Woldegebriel
Fundraising Manager
Yohannes Bogale
ICT Manager
Tigist Yonas
Finance & Admin Manager
Yenenesh Girma
General Service
Abigiya Tegene
PR Expert
Anteneh Fisseha
STEM Operations Manager
Eyob Ayechew
Electronics Expert
Tariqua Bekele
FabLab Attendant
Aynalem Derese
PR Expert
Meet the South Sudan Team
Lucy Biel
Country Director
Marial Daniel Kuol
Operations Officer
Mading Roben
Technical Manager
Santo Mabior
Operations Officer
Meet the Rwanda Team
Espoir Serukiza
Country Director
Peter Niwenshuti
STEM Center Installation Expert
Alexis Mutebusti
STEM Center Installation Expert
