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Articles & Stories SERVIR-West Africa: Planting Seeds of Success with Young Women in Science A unique mentoring program called Kimiya Yan Mata (Girls in Science) is designed to encourage students, especially girls, to become more involved in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) subject areas. May 26, 2021
Articles & Stories West Africa: Feeding the future through education in Niger How a USAID Partner is planting seeds of success with Girls in Science One of hundreds of young girls in Niamey, Rimana is growing more aware of the changing environment because of a unique mentoring program called “Kimiya Yan Mata (translated as “Girls in Science)”. December 3, 2020
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