Our Mission
Beyond Sciences Initiative (BSI) is a not-for-profit consortium comprised of scholars from around the globe. Our goal is to provide a platform for local and global outreach initiatives that are social or scholarly in nature. Please find information regarding some of our projects below. As we actively seek international collaborations from across the globe, please do not hesitate to contact us!
Science & Society 2024
Presenters and attendees simply connect to the live broadcast conference using a link that will be distributed to registered participants. Attending the conference does not require submitting an Abstract. Moreover, attendance is completely FREE of charge, and participation only requires that you have a stable internet connection as well as a computer or mobile device. Topics span from basic/fundamental research to translated work and population health.
For more information or to register, please click here for the Conference 2024 page.
Science and Society 2023 Award Winners
On March 18th, join us online for the final day of this year’s conference featuring interactive career development sessions.
Register at https://www.beyondsciences.org/conference2023/
Science & Society 2023
Presenters and attendees simply connect to the live broadcast conference using a link that will be distributed to registered participants. Attending the conference does not require submitting an Abstract. Moreover, attendance is completely FREE of charge, and participation only requires that you have a stable internet connection as well as a computer or mobile device. Topics span from basic/fundamental research to translated work and population health.
For a higher resolution version of the 2023 poster, please click on the poster.
Recent Events
Rescue 100 Street Youth for COVID19 safety
“Tumaini Innovation Centre has served street youth in Eldoret for over 10 years, providing a safe environment by accommodating them, providing care, and empowering them with knowledge, skills, opportunities and the necessary resources to help them establish a healthy alternative to street life.
During this difficult COVID-19 pandemic street youth are a particularly vulnerable group to infection and missing out on essential necessities. With the associated challenges, the government in Eldoret has requested us to host 100 of them. We are also planning to provide health talks and health-seeking directives for the others in the streets in the processing of reintegrating them into their homes and other centres.
We are humbly requesting any form of support from you all to help sustain this programme, and ensure the safety of our staff and volunteers.
You can send contributions or drop off food, toiletries, clothes and protective equipment at the Centre on Elgeyo Road, Eldoret (Kenya). Any amount will suffice and will be highly appreciated.
If you wish to send contributions, the Safaricom Mpesa details are as the following:
Paybill number: *891300*
Account name: *vijana*
If you are unable to contribute through this medium and are in another country you can visit this link.
We are highly grateful for your support and look forward in emerging out of this stronger together. For more information contact:
Samuel Kimani
Program Director
Tumaini Innovation Center
+254723783178
swaki13@gmail.com”
Tablets for Amani
BSI continues to develop sustainable solutions for common problems affecting communities around them, especially those from marginalized backgrounds.
Recently, the BSI Moi team visited the local Amani Shelter and introduced the children there to mobile tablets as an electronic teaching aid. Many of the children at the shelter have not had the opportunity to be enrolled in formal schooling, and are consequently stagnant in their educational progress. BSI aims to use technology, in the form of educational and cognitive learning apps on mobile tablets, to try and bridge this deficit. Our hope is that this platform, which allows the children at Amani to interact with a variety of educational games, will reap both immediate educational benefit and a curiosity for learning.
The BSI Moi team thanks Professor Eleanor Fish, BSI’s global patron, for her role in inspiring and financing this initiative. For more information about the various initiatives undertaken by the fabulous BSI Moi chapter, CLICK HERE!
4th Annual International Remote Conference: Science & Society
Kabete Rehab School Library Launch
Summer 2018
This summer, BSI Nairobi in partnership with Start a Librart (SAL) opened a brand new library at the Kabete Rehabilitation School. Kabete Rehab hosts a population of 78 students, each of whom are on a path toward a renewed life. During the launch program, the BSI team was able to interact with the Kabete rehab students and share lessons on the value of reading and education. Since the inaugural event, the school has instituted a library timetable to ensure that students may take full advantage of the resource newly afforded to them. School deputy H.T Mr. Gitonga expressed confidence that the library would serve as a staple of the school for many years to come.
BSI Moi & Tumaini Innovation Center for Jenga Vijana
Summer 2018
This past weekend the BSI Moi team joined the Tumaini Innovation Center for Jenga Vijana. The street community in Eldoret, as with many other places, is home to many talented youths who find themselves stuck in a bad situation. Jenga Vijana aimed to raise funds for recruiting 1000 street kids/ youths into the Tumaini community where they will have an opportunity to learn how to write and read as well as develop employable skills that will allow long-term sustainability. Aside from helping with fundraising, BSI Moi contributes to Tuamini through mentorship programs, delivering health talks and participating in workshops. To get involved with BSI, contact us HERE.
