I-STEM MentHER Programme Yakha Isizukulwane Sangomuso SoSosayensi Besifazane Nabenzi Bezinto Ezintsha

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IKolishi LezoLimo, Ubunjiniyela neSayensi laseNyuvesi yaKwaZulu-Natali, ngenhloso yokusimamisa imisebenzi esemikhakheni yesayensi, ubuchwepheshe, ubunjiniyela nezibalo kubantu besifazane, ibihlele umcimbi waminyaka yonke okwesithathu i-STEM MentHER Programme Induction e-Science Centre.

Kulolu hlelo kuqokwa abafundi besifazane bebanga 12 abaphasa kahle basezikoleni zakuzo zonke izindawo KwaZulu-Natali, banikwe ithuba lokucijwa nokucathuliswa ukulungiselela imikhakha abangayikhetha.

Umcimbi uvulwe ngenkulumo yokwemukela yeDini yoCwaningo e-UKZN uSolwazi Neil Koorbanally, ogcizelele ukubaluleka kokuhlomisa abantu besifazane abasebancane ngolwazi emikhakheni yesayensi, ubuchwepheshe, ubunjiniyela nezibalo. Ilandelwe yisingeniso sokuthula lolu hlelo esenziwe ngumsunguli walo, uDkt Cerene Rathilal, ongumfundisi omkhulu weZibalo e-UKZN.

UDkt Rathilal ubalule injongo yalolu hlelo ukuvala igebe lobulili kwisayensi, ubuchwepheshe, ubunjiniyela nezibalo ngokuhlomisa abantu besifazane abasha abanothando lwale mikhakha, ukubabonisa amathuba nokubaxhasa.

Isikhulumi esiqavile, uSolwazi Quarraisha Abdool Karim, ungoti womkhakha wezifo ezithelelanayo nongomunye wabasunguli be-Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), wethule inkulumo ekhuthazayo. Ulandise izethameli ngohambo lwakhe locwaningo lweminyaka engama-20 ecwaninga ngegciwane lengculazi ukuthi ukuphokophela ukucwaninga kwaholela kanjani empumelelweni ukunqanda ukubhebhetheka kwesandulelangculazi.

Indaba kaSolwazi Abdool Karim ithole indawo ezinhliziyweni zentsha eningi ebikhona, ikhombisa ukuthi impumelelo kwisayensi, ubuchwepheshe, ubunjiniyela nezibalo akusho ukuthi akunazinselelo kodwa ukuphokophela nokusebenza kanzima kuzala impumelelo emangalisayo. Uhambo lwakhe lungubufakazi bokuthi abantu besifazane abanamandla bayakwazi futhi bayaphumelela ocwaningeni lwesayensi.

Ngemva kwenkulumo ekhethekile, izethameli zingeniswe kulolu hlelo, zathola amabheji azo e-STEM MentHER, zahlangana nabeluleki bazo. Ezinyangeni ezizayo laba bantu besifazane abancane bazongena ohlelweni lokucijwa oluhlelekile olunezigcawu zemfundo zokucijwa, ukwelulekwa ngemikhakha yomsebenzi nokusebenza okuhloswe ngakho ukucija ithalente labo nokubalungiselela impumelelo emikhakheni yesayensi, ubuchwepheshe, ubunjiniyela nezibalo. 

I-STEM MentHER Programme wumkhankaso omqoka ekulungiseni indaba yokushoda kwabantu besifazane emikhakheni yesayensi, ubucwepheshe, ubunjiniyela nezibalo. Ngokubahlinzeka ngabantu ababukela kubona, ukucijwa nokubabonisa ukuthi kwenzekani emsebenzini, i-UKZN icaba indlela yesizukulwane sosayensi, onjiniyela nongoti bezibalo besifazane abazophosa esivivaneni sokwenza izinto ezintsha nokuthuthukisa iNingizimu Afrika nomhlaba jikelele.

STEM Njengoba laba bantu besifazane abasha beqala uhlelo lonyaka lokucijwa, abagcini nje ukuthemba ulwazi abalutholile kodwa bagcwele umdlandla wokudiliza izindonga nokukhombisa izinto ezintsha ezingenzeka kwisayensi, ubuchwepheshe, ubininiyela nezibalo.

Amagama nezithombe: wuSiphesihle Shezi