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July 27, 2020

WomEng and De Beers Group Partner to Foster Young Engineering Talent

Women in Engineering

In Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, WomEng is working in partnership with De Beers Group, the world’s leading diamond company with expertise in the exploration, mining and marketing of diamonds to develop the next generation of highly skilled women for the engineering and technology industries.
Through the partnership, De Beers Group are investing more than US$300,000 over 3 years with the aim of encouraging young women to study STEM subjects and to pursue engineering careers. Through workshops, exhibitions and innovation challenges, high potential girls are supported from school age, through university and into their early careers, with access to application support, mentoring and networks.


100 high school girls participate in the #AskAnEngineer workshop hosted in partnership with the De Beers Group and Debswana in Jwaneng, Botswana.

Events include #AskAnEngineer workshops, a week-long WomEng Fellowship and a regional GirlEng programme, where high school students chosen from earlier #AskAnEngineer workshops are eligible for a funded two-day Innovation Bootcamp in Johannesburg in 2020.

Students will also be provided with support for university and scholarship applications, as well as exposure to mining environments.

For more information about programs being hosted in Botswana, Namibia and South Africa, visit womeng.org or email info@womeng.org.