Third World Organization for Women in Science
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Third World Organization for Women in Science (TWOWS) awards fellowships in science
to female postgraduate students from third world
nations. Because of the lower cost of living and tuition, however, the student recipients are sent to good universities in countries such as South Africa and Pakistan.
Its president, Lydia Makhubu
, encourages young girls to start at the earliest level — primary school — in order to be ready to embark on a career in science.
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
to female postgraduate students from third world
Third World
The term Third World arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either capitalism and NATO , or communism and the Soviet Union...
nations. Because of the lower cost of living and tuition, however, the student recipients are sent to good universities in countries such as South Africa and Pakistan.
Its president, Lydia Makhubu
Lydia Makhubu
Lydia Makhubu is a Swaziland chemist. The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Swaziland from 1988 to 2003, she attended the University of Toronto where she studied medicinal chemistry....
, encourages young girls to start at the earliest level — primary school — in order to be ready to embark on a career in science.