Innovative Initiatives

Science Literacy and Science in Makerspaces

The final stage in the survey of science literacy was to collect examples of recent or ongoing practical activities that were felt to have the potential to be adapted to a range of different cultures and contexts. We shall continue to add examples as they are recommended to us.

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Agriculture

• Access Agriculture - Global
• Digital Green - India, Ethiopia & USA
• Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO) - Global
  
• World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) - Global

Climate

• Iskandar Malaysia Ecolife Challenge (IMELC) - Johor State, Malaysia

Environmental

• Kyrgyz Mountains Environmental Education and Citizen Science (KMEECS) - Kyrgyzstan   
• Namib Desert Environmental Education Trust (NaDEET) - Namibia
• Waterschool China - China

Health

• Alive and Thrive -  Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, Philippines)
• CASA Project - Ethiopia
• e-Bug - Global
• Medical Aid Films (MAF), Global
• Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO) - Global

Makerspaces

• Bus ConCiencia - Chile
• Del Laboratorio al Campo - Colombia
• Hardwarethon - Costa Rica
• Science Cultural Center (C3): Makerspace - Argentina
• IMAGINARY – Open Mathematics - Global

Science Communication & Education

• HundrED- Global
• Native Scientist - Europe
• Peripheral Vision International (PVI) - Global
• Pueblo Science - Global
• Science Cultural Centre (C3) - Argentina
• The La main à la pâte Foundation (LAMAP) - Global

Women's Education

• Scientific Animations Without Borders (SAWBO) - Global