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Empowering Women and Girls in STEM

by ACT

“Research shows that diversity improves problem solving, productivity, innovation and ultimately the bottom line – we need the female perspective in technology.” – Regina Honu, CEO of Soronko Academy Throughout history, numerous women have made groundbreaking contributions to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), paving the way for future generations. Among them was Marie Curie,…

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Welcoming in the New Year

by ACT

ACT trustees, staff and supporters begin each new year with prayers at an Away Day, which this year took place on 8th January at the ACT office on Tamworth Road, Croydon, England. The Prayer Away Day is a cherished event that is deeply rooted in ACT’s Christian ethos. This year’s gathering included current and past…

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ACT Martin Phillips Scholars – Three Years On!

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“We can all do our part to unleash our world’s enormous untapped talent starting with filling classrooms, laboratories, and boardrooms with women scientists.” – UN Secretary General, 2023 Gender Gap in STEM In our globalised world we consistently face worldwide challenges that require increasingly innovative solutions. From global pandemics to global warming, the world requires…

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The Power of Education

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Celebrating 25 Years of Educating Children in Africa  The UN has dedicated January 24 each year as the International Day of Education. As the world commemorates this occasion this year, we at the African Child Trust (ACT) have an abundance of reasons to mark this important event. We at ACT recently marked our 25th anniversary,…

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Happy New Year – Welcome 2024

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“The tiny bud that shut out of the ground 25 years ago is growing with leaves budding and bearing fruit.” Kunle, ACT Director What a year that was, 2023 has come and gone and its Welcome 2024. When in future the history of ACT is written, 2023 will be remembered as a landmark in our…

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Bringing Joy this Christmas

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… A Christmas message from ACT Director How will you spend this Christmas? Christmas 2023 will be different for many of us, but hopefully much better than the last three which were very much dictated by the Covid-19 global pandemic. We arrived in 2023 with the continuing war that Russia has been waging on Ukraine…

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