By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Changing the narrative that girls should not take up science, technology, engineering and mathematics - or STEM. That's the goal of the inaugural Girls in STEM programme launched by the University of Pretoria. The programme creates a network of mentorship and training to give girls from under-privileged communities the possibility to enter the STEM sector. Director of the Department of Internationalization and Strategic Partnerships Dr Rakeshnie Ramoutar-Prieschl explains how critical it is to pay it forward for the next generation of women in science... 

<p>By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - Changing the narrative that girls should not take up science, technology, engineering and mathematics - or STEM. That's the goal of the inaugural Girls in STEM programme launched by the University of Pretoria. The programme creates a network of mentorship and training to give girls from under-privileged communities the possibility to enter the STEM sector. Director of the Department of Internationalization and Strategic Partnerships Dr Rakeshnie Ramoutar-Prieschl explains how critical it is to pay it forward for the next generation of women in science...&nbsp;</p>

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