WAAW Foundation
Non-profit OrganizationsTexas, United States51-200 Employees
WAAW Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 2007 that aims to raise African girls' participation in computing, science, technology, engineering, and math. It operates from Lagos, Nigeria, with additional offices in Plano, Texas, and Nairobi, Kenya. Through programs such as college scholarships and STEM residential camps, it operates across 17 university campuses in 10 African countries, reaching over 10,000 African youth each year. The foundation targets African girls and young people pursuing STEM disciplines, providing college scholarships and camps to reduce access barriers and foster skills in computing, science, technology, engineering, and math. By operating across multiple African countries and university campuses, it seeks to channel this talent toward innovation and tech entrepreneurship that can contribute to the continent's development. It is positioned within the non-profit sector focused on education and gender equity in STEM.