WHO ARE WE?

Scifest Africa, South Africa’s National Science Festival, was established in 1996 to promote the public awareness, understanding and appreciation of science, technology, engineering, mathematics and innovation.

The project consists of two components, namely the National Science Festival held in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape in March every year, as well as regional and national outreach programmes implemented throughout the rest of the year.

Scifest Africa identifies and designs unique interactive events and educational resources with scientific integrity to advance science, facilitate learning in an informal and non-threatening way, and provide learners with a great opportunity to discover science outside the classroom.

Scifest Africa also allows South Africa and the world’s leading scientists the opportunity to share their work, make science accessible within the reach of ordinary people, network with one another, provide career guidance and act as role models for our youth, in order to encourage the youth to embark on careers and become leaders in these fields. 

Scifest Africa is a project of the Grahamstown Foundation, a not-for-profit public benefit organisation established in 1969 and based in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. The mission of the Grahamstown Foundation is “that all might have life and have it more abundantly”, and it realises this mission through quality awareness and education and training projects such as Scifest Africa.

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Latest News

Scifest Africa 2013: Marks 17 years of celebration!

28th March 2013
Scifest Africa, South Africa’s National Science Festival welcomed 66 282 visitors to its 17th year of celebrating science, and showcased a spectacular event from 13 - 19 March 2013, in Grahamsto...

FameLab South Africa 2013 Winner: Michelle Knights!

16th March 2013
FameLab South Africa 2013 held the nationals at Scifest Africa yesterday, and Michelle Knights walked away as the the first FameLab South Africa winner! This is a dream come true for Michelle Kn...

Upcoming Events

Eskom Expo Learner Workshop: Grahamstown

20th May
Eskom Expo for Young Scientists is South Africa’s leading, and only existing, national science fair that affords learners the opportunity to enter a project to exhibit their own scientific inves...

Eskom Expo Learner Workshop: Port Alfred

21st May
Eskom Expo for Young Scientists is South Africa’s leading, and only existing, national science fair that affords learners the opportunity to enter a project to exhibit their own scientific inves...

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