5 Abia Female Science Students Selected for Mentoring Programme
She emphasized the need for sustained efforts by critical stakeholders in education to mobilize female students for the study of science and assured that the organization would encourage them to achieve their dreams in science.
AKACHI NOEL 
The Organisation of Women In Science for the Developing World has chosen five science students from Girls‘ Secondary School, Amuzukwu, Umuahia, Abia State, for a two-year mentoring programme on leadership.
Prof. Mabel Onwuka, the coordinator of the Umudike chapter of the organization, made this announcement during the celebration of the 2024 International Day for Women and Girls in Science in Umuahia, Abia State.
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She emphasized the need for sustained efforts by critical stakeholders in education to mobilize female students for the study of science and assured that the organization would encourage them to achieve their dreams in science.
As part of the celebration, the chapter organized an awareness campaign at the school, settled fees owed by some indigent students, and distributed books.
Prof. Judith Simoyan, the chapter’s assistant coordinator, attributed the challenges faced by female students in science to unequal access to education, fear, intimidation, lack of female role models, poor classroom environment, and inadequate teachers, among others.
In her remarks, the principal of the school, Mrs. Emilia Odo Kalu, expressed gratitude to the chapter for its tireless efforts towards the development of women and girls in the study of science. She described science as crucial to societal development and encouraged female students to pursue academic careers in science.
