Nkazimulo Applied Sciences

Who we are: We are Nkazimulo Applied Sciences and we unleash the scientist in you What we do: We help young people become scientists. Why We do this because we believe in a SA where every young person has an opportunity to fall in love with science by having access to learning tools that allow them to reach their full potential and become what they want to be. But the current situation is that an overwhelming number of schools in SA have no lab facilities thus making it difficult for learners going through these schools to be inspired, choose and excel in science subjects. How we do this We manufacture a mini science kit called ChemStart. This kit has experiments that a young person can perform. ChemStart links science concepts with their application in real life thus helping young people understand how knowledge is applied. The experience of performing the experiments engages young people fully, helping them better grasp science concepts and gain the confidence in handling lab tools. We believe understanding how knowledge is applied is a building block to innovation. We also do science demos as schools where we get young people excited about science. The inspiration It is not right for any student to do science experiments for the first time when they get to university. This is overwhelming and intimidating, yet thousands of learners find themselves in this position. This is a personal experience, and do we not want anyone to go through it because they shouldn't. Impact We have distributed ChemStart in schools in various provinces. Learners said they realise that science is not as scary as they thought it is, and they realize science is a subject they can pursue as a career.