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Ervin Massinga, the U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia, visits STEMpower STEM Center at Ethiopian Academy of Sciences
- STEMpower
- May 16
- 2 min read
STEMpower was honored to host His Excellency Ambassador Ervin Massinga, the United States Ambassador to Ethiopia, to our STEM Center at the Ethiopian Academy of Sciences (EAS). This distinguished visit highlighted the critical importance of visionary investments in innovation and youth-led education.
Upon visiting, we made our initiatives, accomplishments, and potential collaborations focus on empowering youthful minds with hands-on STEM learning, entrepreneurship, and developing workable skills essential to solving issues in the world.
Ambassador Massinga toured our grounds, interacted with our scholars, and personally saw how the experiential learning approach from STEMpower is molding the generation of problem solvers and makers.
In making his insightful speech, Ambassador Massinga averred: "I am strongly impressed with the excellent work that is being accomplished in these centers and with the undeniable passion that the students exhibit. I commend the energy and vision that are displayed by the STEMpower team; truly impressive. You are creating the engineers and leaders of tomorrow. These programs are crucial to the emergence of Africa and to the development of our young people to keep pace with evolving technology on the continent. The presentation that I received this morning was inspiring and eye-opening, it proves clearly how well-organized, impactful programs like STEMpower have the capacity to transform communities and open doors to possibility for scores of youth."
In his last remarks, the ambassador reassured us that there are numerous fields of cooperation with U.S. embassy initiatives as well as with American private and public sector entities active in Ethiopia and across Africa.
We offer our sincere gratitude for your steadfast commitment towards our endeavor. We are constructing a more robust, more innovative Africa together.
