#WYSD2019 – Preparing young Africans for the future of work by developing their interest in STEM

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Event: World Youth Skills Day

Theme: Preparing young Africans for the future of work by developing their interest in STEM

Host: World Bank South Africa (Pretoria)

Date: 16 July 2019

Time: 15:00 – 17:00

RSVP: Send email to edzai@tedsf.org 

Do you have a passion for empowering the youth in the 4th Industrial Revolution?

Are you a STEM expert/consultant or enthusiast who would like to join in the the discussions around STEM and jobs of the future?

Are you based in Gauteng?

If all your answers are YES, then you might be interested in participating in a VC discussion targeted at youth and people who provide coding and robotics trainings on “Preparing young Africans for the future of work by developing their interest in STEM”, on  16 July 2019, 3-5pm at the World Bank office in Pretoria to mark World Youth Skills Day. It would be great if you could join with your colleagues who work in this area.

Please take note that if you want  to attend then you have to RSVP by sending an email to edzai@tedsf.org 

NB: No RSVP, no entry due to the strict security protocols at the World Bank offices.

#WYSD #TVET #UNEVOC #WYSD2019 #Youth #Skills #TEDSF #Development #Innovation #Entrepreneurship #July15 #Celebration

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Edzai Conilias Zvobwo is passionate about empowering Africans through mathematics, problem-solving techniques and media. As such, he founded MathsGee. Through this organisation, he has helped create an ecosystem for disseminating information, training, and supporting STEM education to all African people. A maths evangelist who teaches mathematical thinking as a life skill, Edzai’s quest has seen him being named the SABC Ambassador for STEM; he has been invited to address Fortune 500 C-suite executives at the Mobile 360 North America; was nominated to represent Southern Africa at the inaugural United Nations Youth Skills Day in New York; was invited to be a contributor to the World Bank Group Youth Summit in 2016; has won the 2014 SADC Protocol on Gender and Development award for his contribution to women’s empowerment in education; and has partnered with local and global firms in STEM interventions.