Dare To Dream holds successful Fly for STEAME
Friday, December 06, 2024 | 230 Views |
All aboard: Children were taken on a flight around Gaborone as part of the day’s activities
The groundbreaking programme, established in November 2020, continues to inspire and empower young minds across Botswana by introducing them to the vast opportunities in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics, and Entrepreneurship (STEAME), with a special focus on aviation and aerospace technologies.
Born in the midst of a global pandemic, Fly For STEAME has already positively impacted over 1,000 young people, with participants from urban and rural areas, including Gaborone, Francistown, Jwaneng, Takatokwane, and Mabuasehube, amongst others. The initiative combined introductory flight, robotics and coding workshops, motivational talks, and leadership sessions to unlock curiosity and fuel ambition in young minds.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...