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Chad awards 80 grants, including 27 to STEM winners

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Chad’s Ministry of Women and Early Childhood awarded 80 study grants, including 27 to winners of a women’s competition in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Minister Kitoko Ngata Ngoulou aims to facilitate young women’s access to higher education and scientific fields, according to her ministry.

The Chadian Ministry of Women and Early Childhood awarded 80 study grants on Friday 16 October, including 27 to winners of the women’s competition in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The ceremony was held at the National Women’s House as part of Chad’s 2026 National Women’s Week, according to Tchadinfos.

The programme aims to support the continuation of studies and encourage young women to choose scientific and technological fields offering career prospects, according to the Chadian Ministry of Women and Early Childhood.

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