There are huge divides in terms of access and quality of education across Africa
Mathematics in particular proves problematic for students and teachers alike, falling far short of global standards. There is however no shortage of passionate, enthusiastic and talented individuals in these countries with powerful ideas to improve the current state of education. SAMI was founded in 2013 as a means to support these local initiatives, and provide the expertise and funding necessary to implement, sustain and scale these ideas.
By working directly with local people and organisations that have support and contacts within mathematics education, SAMI is well positioned to help deliver high impact solutions where they are needed most.
All projects live by the following principles
Working with Partners
Supporting charities and NGOs to implement local and pan-African Maths Initiatives
Mathematical Education
Scaling projects in African countries at primary, secondary and university levels
Empowerment
Providing support for grass-root initiatives to develop into sustainable solutions
Research and Development
Assist research and development projects to access mathematics and statistical expertise
Leapfrogging
Creating awareness of cutting edge technology, methodologies and ideas that provide the opportunity for local initiatives to become world leaders
Use of Technology
Assisting in the provision and effective evaluation of the use of new technologies in the classroom to motivate and engage learners for improved outcomes
Members & Volunteers
SAMI is extremely thankful to have a fantastic team of members and volunteers that support in the UK and Africa.
Here are a few of the people that make everything possible day-to-day:
SAMI Theory of Change
At SAMI we’ve been working to build our thoughts on how everything we do can fit into a larger picture to create real change across Africa.
We hope to use this section to communicate some of these ideas when they are slightly further developed. In the meantime you can see our current working document below.
Annual Reports
Find below links to our annual report and other relevant documents
Improving Lives
My journey started in 2011,when I attended my first MathsCamp in Maseno, Kenya.The Camp gave me a wider perspective on maths and helped me to discard the negative stereotype that revolves around it. I became a maths guru at school.
I attended the Maseno Maths Camp in 2012, during my last year in school. I used to consider mathematics to be a boring and irrelevant subject, but by the end of the first day, I could see how most things involve maths. I am really happy that I was able to attend; it led to an improvement in my math grades and even grades in other subjects.
Our Partners
