WATCH – Jamila Mayanja and the Girls with Tools initiative

18 July 2023
By Sarah James

At the Schools2030 Global Forum in 2023, Schools2030 educator from Uganda, Jamila Mayanja, presented her innovation that aims to skill young, marginalised women in male-dominated Science Technology Engineering and maths (STEM) fields. Watch this interview to find out how she developed this idea, using the Schools2030 Three-Step Model.


The next Schools2030 Global Forum will take place from 11-13th June 2024 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, with a focus on Climate and Education. To find out more about our annual event, click here.

Schools2030 is a ten-year participatory learning improvement programme based in 1,000 government schools across ten countries. Schools2030 supports teachers and students to design and implement education micro-innovations. These low-cost and scaleable innovations will inform and transform education systems to improve holistic learning outcomes for the most marginalised learners worldwide. Join the movement on TwitterFacebook, and LinkedIn.