We are proud to announce the beginning of an incredible journey! The Humanitarian Organization Genesis Project has officially launched the Girls Go STEM project (part of the EIT Manufacturing / EIT Community initiative), bringing an opportunity to transform high school education and empower young women in the Una-Sana Canton.
What is Girls Go STEM?
Girls Go STEM is an educational initiative under the patronage of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), implemented in cooperation with EIT RawMaterials and supported by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture.
The goal of this project is to equip young people, especially girls, with digital, entrepreneurial, and “green” (sustainable) skills – preparing them for the future of work and enabling innovative contributions to society.
Through an online classroom, called the Circular Learning Space, interactive lessons and challenges are offered in areas such as: e-waste, climate change, robotics, artificial intelligence, circular fashion, sustainable mobility, and others.
The program is already recognized across Europe: with over 80,000 students, more than 1,000 schools, present in 30+ countries, and available in 24+ languages.
Why is Girls Go Circular Important?
We live in a digital age, and the gender gap in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) and entrepreneurship remains significant. The European Commission reports that only 30% of entrepreneurs and 32% of economic leaders in the EU are women, and that percentage is even lower in the technology sector.
Girls Go Circular was born out of this urgent need: to provide girls aged 14 to 19 across Europe with digital and entrepreneurial skills through an online learning platform focused on the circular economy. The goal is simple yet powerful: to close the gender gap in the digital sector and equip the next generation of leaders and innovators.
Our mission is to bring that potential to Bosnia and Herzegovina, to create an opportunity for girls who may not have had access to this type of education before. Here are the concrete steps we have taken:
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We have gathered 10 teachers from 10 high schools in the Una-Sana Canton.
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Each of these teachers will find 30 girls in their school who will be invited to participate in the program.
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The program will hold courses in schools, through modules provided by Girls Go STEM – we will teach digital, entrepreneurial, and green skills.
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This allows a total of 300 girls in the canton to gain experience and knowledge that will empower them for the future.
How Will We Do This?
Teachers will use available resources: the Circular Learning Space classroom, Teacher Guides available in multiple languages, as well as ready-made interactive modules.
Students will have the opportunity through the school to participate in lessons and assignments that connect theory with real-world examples (e.g., how to recycle e-waste, how to design a circular product, how robots and AI fit into the concept of a circular economy).
They will be supported in developing their own projects – the idea is for the students to become not only consumers but also creators: to develop solutions, work in teams, and lead mini-projects in their schools.
By launching Girls Go STEM through Genesis Project in Bihać, we are creating a local impetus for a global change: we are enabling young girls to step into the world of technology, sustainability, and entrepreneurship – with the skills and confidence they need to become leaders in the very areas where the world is changing.