The Future is Purple!

Our mission is to ignite the power of imagination, innovation, and inclusion by equipping girls and young women in underserved communities with transformative STEM education. We’re building a future where every child—regardless of background—can shape the world through science, technology, and fearless creativity.

🚀 Why We Exist

Despite progress, only 32% of STEM students in Zimbabwe are women. In rural areas, access to STEM education is even more limited due to resource constraints and a lack of trained educators.
Purple Future Trust is here to change that.

What we do

🔬 STEM Education Programs: Hands-on workshops, mentorship, and training — from basic electronics to entrepreneurship.
📦 PEEK STEM Kits: Interactive kits that teach physical computing and problem-solving. We’re even developing an AI-enhanced version!
🏞 STEM Park (Coming Soon!): An immersive learning space for rural learners to explore STEM through play and experimentation.
🤝 Partnerships: We collaborate with global leaders like Microsoft and Makeblock to amplify our impact.

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🌍 Some Facts.​

🌐 Globally

  • Access to Quality Education: Students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds often face institutional barriers to accessing STEM education, including attending schools without adequate science labs and materials.
  • STEM Workforce Representation: In the United States, Black and Latino students constitute less than 20% of those studying in science or math-based disciplines, leading to underrepresentation in STEM careers.

🌍 In Southern Africa

  • STEM Teacher Shortages: Rural secondary schools in Zimbabwe face significant shortages of qualified STEM teachers, impacting the quality of education and student preparedness for STEM careers.
  • Educational Resources: Many schools in rural Southern Africa lack basic infrastructure and resources necessary for effective STEM education, such as laboratories and teaching materials. ​

🇿🇼 In Zimbabwe

  • Student Performance: Zimbabwean students score an average of 396 on a harmonized test score scale, where 625 represents advanced attainment and 300 represents minimum attainment, indicating a need to improve education quality.
  • STEM Pass Rates in Rural Areas: In 2017, rural primary schools had a pass rate of 39.7% in STEM subjects, while rural secondary schools had an overall pass rate of 26.22%, highlighting significant challenges in STEM education.

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STEM education empowers women and girls to be architects of their own futures.

— Reshma Saujani