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Miss Michelle Maphosa

Sibo the Engineer - Project Manager, Federation of African Engineering Organisation

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Michelle is the author of Sibo the Engineer series, an African educational children's program on… (more)

Michelle is the author of Sibo the Engineer series, an African educational children's program on STEM. A civil engineer and certified project manager, she is a passionate advocate for the increased quality of STEM education in Africa, as well as the uptake and retention of women in STEM. She is the co-founder of Tea in 60, a virtual mentorship and networking platform for Zimbabwean girls and women in STEM, and its offshoot STEMExplorers, that focuses on the early introduction of  STEM to children under 12 years. Michelle has experience in construction and project management in government, private and development sectors. Michelle is implementing Sibo the Engineer Program under the Capacity Building Standing Technical Committee of the Federation of African Engineering Organisations.