Partnership Bureau

As we close the year, 2024 has been a memorable year for Partnership Bureau with our first full year of activity moving from thinking to practice. Here are some our highlights: 🛠Royal Academy of Engineering: Working with the Leaders in Innovation Fellowships and Frontiers programme to assess diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) through our power, equity and access (PEA) tool and provide practical and grounded actions - Clémentine Flack Lisa Rose Alice Radley Alice Marks. 🙋🏾 🙋🏾♂️ Small International Development Charities Network (SIDCN): Delivering a headline workshop on our Principled Power approach and how to practically implement this with international development charity leaders across the UK - Janine Edwards Amber Shotton. 🌍 Co-founding and delivering the inaugural Africa Non Profit Summit with NCVO Ghana - National Consortium For Voluntary Organisations Ghana. With 180+ attendees from CBOs to NGOs across Ghana joining the summit to learn and share about the non profit experience - Shirley Abedi-Boafo(Friar) Michael Acquah. 👩🏾🔬 👨🏾🔬 We joined the Ghana Science & Tech Explorer Prize (GSTEP) consortia to build strategy, evidence and sustainability for the initiative, as we look to scale across Ghana - DreamOval Foundation Practical Education Network Shulem Lake. 🔎 We were selected for the Enhancing Impact Evaluation in Africa (ENICA) programme run by the African Population and Health Research Center to build evidence for GSTEP on the impact of the understanding and skills relating to STEM with a research paper - Boscow Leah Mwangi Dr. Benard Ondiek, Ph.D Dr. Vincent Were, PhD Mchungwani Saad Bonface Ingumba. 🤝🏾 Facilitating an alliance of Fondation Botnar partners in Ghana to develop solidarity, support and learning for a sustained and meaningful impact on youth- STAR-Ghana Foundation Ecorys NAP GHANA Eastern Tech Hub Foundation DreamOval Foundation Susanna Hausmann-Muela Siddhartha Jha Zur Oren. 🔭 Joining Making Spaces UCL as the Africa Hub to find STE(A)M practitioners that will join the accreditation course on STEM equity, which focuses on understanding intersection of power, social justice and inclusion in STEM - Meghna Nag Chowdhuri Esme Freedman. Thanks to all our collaborators and allies for your continued support! We are excited for what 2025 brings as we push to shift power! Constance Agyeman Bhavik Doshi Francis Ahene-Affoh

We are pleased to be the Africa Hub partner to Making Spaces UCL and encourage African STEM Practitioners across the continent to find out more about the Accredited Trainer Course in 2025. Please see the information below. #STEM #ISL #Makerspaces #UCL

We are delighted to announce that we have received further funding from Lloyd's Register Foundation to run an Accredited Trainer Course in 2025. We are recruiting 50 international #STEM practitioners to take part who will become accredited to deliver training in the 3-Steps Towards Equitable Practice (3-STEP) Approach in #Makerspaces and #ISL settings. Through the 9 month online course practitioners will: 🌍 Join an international network of informal STEM learning practitioners  promoting equity and social justice. ✅ Become qualified to build capacity for equity in informal STEM organisations, with potential for income generation after accreditation. 👍 Learn from and work with leading global experts in informal STEM education practice research. 💸 Be paid for your time taking part Please see the leaflet below for more information about who we are looking for and do share with those who might be interested! https://lnkd.in/e2Xw-8Zc With thanks to our 9 brilliant international makerspace partners (3 new!) Knowle West Media Centre, MadLab, Partnership Bureau, Kersnikova, Onlfait, FabLab Nepal, Science Fuse, Spark and Adaptive Design Association Inc.

Last week, Partnership Bureau convened a virtual roundtable for NGOs working on STEM education in Ghana as part of the Ghana Science & Tech Explorer Prize. Constance Agyeman and Francis Ahene-Affoh led an engaging session on the theme of 'Fostering a STEM Education Alliance: Harnessing Collective Impact for Ghana’s Future'. We had organisations from all across the STEM ecosystem attend - DreamOval Foundation, Practical Education Network, Shulem Lake, IMPLEMENTERS, Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA), Achievers Ghana, Power to Girls Foundation, STEMbees, Social Enterprise Ghana, Experimento Ghana Starters Technology LTD, GirledUp Ghana and more. We had three key takeaways: 🤝🏾 Different organisations got to know and understand others working across STEM education from focusing on women and girls to robotics training to basic digital literacy and more. 💥 We need to commit to achieve collective impact in STEM education, whis aligned by a common agenda, shared measurement, mutually reinforcing activities, continuous communication and a strong backbone. 🏛️ We are all working with public sector in different ways, so we should leverage each others' connections to support further growth and scale. Stay tuned to find out how we grow this STEM education alliance together!

Did you know GSTEP Challenge 2025 has an official WhatsApp Channel? Stay connected with real-time updates, news and resources on this year’s Ghana Science & Tech Explorer Prize Challenge via WhatsApp by following ’GSTEP CHALLENGE 2025’ and turning on notifications 🔔 Join us now: https://lnkd.in/d_q2fXw4 #GSTEP #GSTEP2025 #GSTEPChallenge #BeSTEMpowered #STEMeducation

Constance Agyeman, Co-Founder and Francis Ahene-Affoh, Partnerships and Alliance Lead at Partnership Bureau spoke to on JOY Prime yesterday highlighting what the Ghana Science & Tech Explorer Prize has planned for 2024/2025 with our incredible partnership DreamOval Foundation Practical Education Network Shulem Lake Fondation Botnar The team addressed some important issues and updates: 🔬 Access to STEM education and equipment still remains a challenge, but the practical-based courses and activities are key to Junior High School (JHS) students being able to learn and apply STEM knowledge to build creative and innovative solutions. 🏛 GSTEP has been engaging the Ministry of Education Ghana, Ghana Education Service and other department about the state of STEM education in Ghana, and will be hosting a roundtable on how we can co-design solutions for practical solutions. 👩🏾⚕️ 👩🏾🔧 👩🏾🔬 👨🏾💻 👨🏾🚀 We have been busy hosting the Youth Ambassadors Induction Ceremonies in Greater Accra, Ashanti and Eastern regions. These young ambassadors will actively influence and represent GSTEP, alongside receiving top training on leadership skills, career development and entrepreneurship skills. 📝 GSTEP application period is open with a lot of early applications completed, but plenty of time for students, teachers and schools to ideate and submit applications. No idea is too small! You can watch the full interview here: https://shorturl.at/Gg3sK #GSTEP #BeSTEMPowered #STEMeducation #Ghana

Do you have skills in STEM and a passion for advancing education in Ghana? Become a GSTEP Technical Coach and help students discover another level in the exciting world of STEM. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eAjdmuCB and Apply here: https://lnkd.in/eFtmVH4T #GSTEP #GSTEP2025 #GSTEPChallenge #STEMEducation #STEM #BeSTEMpowered

Our team, Constance Agyeman and Francis Ahene-Affoh, are on JOY Prime live today to share more about the Ghana Science & Tech Explorer Prize (GSTEP). 📣 They will be sharing insights into this year’s challenge timeline and activities, including the upcoming Public Sector Roundtable and the GSTEP Youth Ambassadors Induction Ceremonies 👩🏾🔬 GSTEP is a STEM education prize focused on providing access to STEM knowledge and equipment, so young people in junior high school aged 11-16 can develop innovative solutions for issues in their own communities across Greater Accra, Ashanti and Eastern regions. 📻 Tune in to Joy Prime MyJoyOnline to learn more about what we have got coming up for the next GSTEP! GSTEP wouldn't be possible without the amazing consortium partners DreamOval Foundation, Practical Education Network, Shulem Lake, Ministry of Education Ghana, and Ghana Education Service #GSTEP #GSTEP2025 #GSTEPChallenge #BeSTEMPowered #STEMEducation #Ghana

Just 10 days left! The 2025 GSTEP Application closes on November 11, 2024. The Ghana Science and Tech Explorer Prize Challenge is welcoming applications from Junior High School students across the Greater Accra, Eastern, and Ashanti regions of Ghana. Now is your chance to develop an invention that addresses a problem in your community. Transform your society into the place you envision! Read more on our website: www.gstep.org.gh Apply here: https://lnkd.in/exGjqsut #STEMeducation #Innovation #GSTEPChallenge #BeSTEMPowered

The Ghana Science and Tech Explorer Prize Challenge is a rewarding experience for both students, teachers, schools and the community at large. We are calling for applications from Junior High School students in teams of 4-6 across the Greater Accra, Eastern, and Ashanti regions of Ghana to submit their STEM-powered innovations that can make the world a better place. Join the 2025 GSTEP Challenge and gain access to STEM resources, mentors and coaches. You also stand the chance to win STEM materials and devices, online courses, data subscriptions and a cash prize for your team, teacher and school. Log on to www.gstep.org.gh to learn more and APPLY NOW!! #GSTEP #GSTEP2025 #GSTEPChallenge #BeSTEMPowered #STEMeducation