The Joule Foundation is a US registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization formed with a purpose of giving back and encouraging young women in the African continent to pursue an education in the field of STEM. The Joule Foundation empowers young girls to pursue STEM education and careers by providing resources that complement the secondary school curriculum in African nations. Our academic workshops and programs are designed to address the problems closest to home by pairing learnings from the classroom with hands-on-activities, mentoring and career awareness programs. Why call it the Joule Foundation? The “Joule” is defined as the SI unit of energy. Energy can neither be created nor destroyed but it can be transformed from one form to another. The Joule’s SI base units can be broken down to kgm2/s2 and therefore if we give a person (kg) a platform (m2) over time (s2) that energy can be used to transform and change our world for the better. We believe that each individual on this earth has a God-given innate purpose that cannot be created nor destroyed. When we harness that purpose, and cultivate it and channel it for the good of the world, that's where transformation takes place. If we give a person a platform, a chance. In due time, when one finds their purpose in this world and uses it for good, that world will become a much better place.