Burkina Faso has been subject to terror attacks since 2015 in several parts of the country, with a cluster of violence in the northern and eastern regions. These attacks pose a serious humanitarian crisis, resulting in over a thousand deaths and more than a million internally displaced individuals so far. According to IOM, the majority […]
Monthly Archives: December 2021
2022, CosmoAmautas: Virtual teacher training in vulnerable regions in Peru, Latin America + Caribbean
Overview: CosmoAmautas- Virtual teacher training in vulnerable regions in Peru
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Countries in Latin America are going through the worst educational crisis in their history according to UNESCO. The case of Peru is particularly critical, with the highest reported mortality per capita due to COVID-19, more than 85% of schools closed throughout 2020 and 2021, and the entire public education system declared in a state of […]
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The mission of Cenca Bridge (CB) is to provide opportunities to marginalized students from Central America and the Caribbean (cencabridgeastro.weebly.com). The main challenge revolves around scientific research being inaccessible or completely absent. We believe that astronomy research can help students obtain versatile tools and transferable skills to increase employment options and create leaders. CB is […]
2022, Bringing Radio Astronomy To Classrooms with Affordable Radio Telescopes, Sub-Saharan Africa
Overview: Bringing Radio Astronomy To Classrooms with Affordable Radio Telescopes
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Radio astronomy is a highly inter-disciplinary field involving the subjects mathematics, computer science, engineering, chemistry, biology and physics. This implies that for a successful generation of scientists and engineers to be raised, huge efforts must be made in order to ignite interest in these subjects at an early age. This project focuses on one such […]
2022, Astro Tourism Development in Tanzania, astrotourism, Sub-Saharan Africa
Overview: Astro Tourism Development in Tanzania
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Tourism is a leading source of revenue for the Tanzanian Government (17% GDP, 25% foreign exchange). Basically, one-third of the country hosts dark skies in game parks and nature reserves; and geographic location near equator allows 90% of the night sky to be seen between dusk and dawn; and 16-ton Mbozi meteorite in Mbeya can […]