Amanda Obidike is the founding Curator of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Shapers, Ozubulu Hub, and Executive Director of STEM Makers Africa, which aims to build an "Africa by us, for us" STEM ecosystem that prepares young talents to become more experienced for the continent's workforce. Forbes Science recognised her as the African changing the culture fabric for young talents to embrace opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Amanda is a social innovator, technologist and data scientist who has been leveraging her platforms to provide leadership, strategy management and oversee the design and implementation of sustainable community projects and STEM education across the sub-region. She has been addressing the unemployment scourge, under-representation of young women and girls in STEM and the fragmented education system by training teachers and students in STEM education. She is also promoting an enabling environment for 100,000 women and increased girls' participation in STEM, while strengthening competencies, particularly in STEM and digital literacy, for youths to effectively transit from education to employment.
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