SHOW YOUR CREATIVITY! WIN! INSPIRE!
Are you in STEAM or hoping to get into STEAM?
Makujirtaa misa marabtaa ina STEAM gashid?
Support Dumar in STEAM
Click a support level, then donate through Zeffy.
Supporter
$10+
Helps support outreach, visibility, and celebration of Somali women in STEAM.
Champion
$25+
Helps strengthen event support, recognition, and opportunities for participants.
Empowerer
$50+
Helps grow Dumar in STEAM and invest in a stronger future for participants.
What is STEAM?
STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. Together, these fields build critical thinking, creativity, innovation, and problem-solving skills that support higher education, leadership, and meaningful careers.
What is Dumar in STEAM?
Dumar in STEAM is a space that honors Somali women who are doing well in their education and thriving through education.
It celebrates women who are building confidence, working toward independence through education, and empowering others around them.
Click a letter to see a short explanation and examples.
Science
Science is about research, experiments, evidence, and discovery.
Short explanation
In higher education, science helps people study health, biology, chemistry, the environment, and the world around us.
Examples
- Compare water filtration methods
- Study how sleep affects focus
- Test plant growth in different conditions
- Analyze bacteria on common surfaces
- Examine how pH affects reactions
Technology
Technology uses digital tools to create solutions and improve access.
Short explanation
It can include coding, websites, apps, digital design, media, and data tools that support learning and community needs.
Examples
- Build a website for a community resource
- Create an app mockup for study support
- Design a digital research portfolio
- Make a simple educational game
- Develop a study tracker
Engineering
Engineering is about designing, building, testing, and improving solutions.
Short explanation
It combines creativity and technical thinking to solve real problems in water, housing, health, transportation, and more.
Examples
- Design a low-cost water filter prototype
- Build a small bridge and test it
- Create a model for sustainable housing
- Design a protective device for fragile items
- Develop a prototype for a community problem
Arts
Arts bring creativity, storytelling, design, and expression into STEAM.
Short explanation
Arts help people share ideas, express identity, communicate research, and create powerful messages that connect with others.
Examples
- Create a short film about a social issue
- Design a public health poster
- Make visual art inspired by culture
- Write and perform spoken word
- Create branding for a nonprofit or idea
Mathematics
Mathematics helps us calculate, compare, organize, and understand data.
Short explanation
Math supports statistics, budgeting, research, forecasting, and decision-making across many fields.
Examples
- Graph survey results
- Create a project budget
- Compare public health or education data
- Study trends in outcomes
- Use statistics to find patterns
Winner Prizes
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We are looking to increase the prize amount for all winners.
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We are looking to increase the prize amount for all winners.
Waa maxay STEAM?
STEAM waa Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, iyo Mathematics. Waxay kobcisaa fikir, hal-abuur, iyo waxbarasho.
Waa maxay Dumar in STEAM?
Dumar in STEAM waa meel lagu sharfo dumarka Soomaaliyeed ee ku fiican waxbarashada.
Waxay muujinaysaa dumarka waxbarasho ku socda, madax-bannaani doonaya, isla markaana kuwa kale dhiirrigelinaya.
Riix xaraf si aad u aragto sharaxaad kooban iyo tusaalooyin.
Science
Science waa baaris, tijaabo, iyo ogaansho. Waxay naga caawisaa fahamka caafimaad, nolol, iyo deegaan.
Sharaxaad
Jaamacad ahaan, Science wuxuu ku saabsan yahay cilmi-baaris, xog uruurin, iyo faham qoto dheer.
Tusaalooyin
- Isbarbar dhig sifeynta biyaha
- Baro sida hurdadu u saameyso xasuusta
- Tijaabi koritaanka dhirta
- Baadh bakteeriyada meelaha la taabto
- Eeg saameynta pH-ga
Technology
Technology waa adeegsiga qalab dijitaal ah si loo fududeeyo shaqo iyo xalinta dhibaatooyin.
Sharaxaad
Waxay ka koobnaan kartaa coding, website, app, iyo habab xogeed waxbarashada iyo bulshada caawiya.
Tusaalooyin
- Samee website adeeg bulsho
- Naqshadee app waxbarasho
- Abuur portfolio dijitaal ah
- Samee game yar oo wax bara
- Dhiso study tracker
Engineering
Engineering waa naqshadeyn, tijaabin, iyo hagaajin xalal dhab ah.
Sharaxaad
Waxay isku darsataa hal-abuur iyo farsamo si loo dhiso wax bulshada anfaca.
Tusaalooyin
- Naqshadee sifeyn biyo jaban
- Dhis buundo yar
- Samee hoy waara
- Naqshadee qalab ilaalin ah
- Dhiso prototype xal bixinaya
Arts
Arts wuxuu keenayaa hal-abuur, sheeko, naqshad, iyo muujin dareen.
Sharaxaad
Farshaxanku wuxuu fududeeyaa gudbinta fikrado, dhaqan, iyo fariimo bulshada taabanaya.
Tusaalooyin
- Samee filim gaaban
- Naqshadee poster wacyigelin
- Abuur farshaxan dhaqan ku saleysan
- Qor spoken word
- Naqshadee astaan ama branding
Mathematics
Mathematics waxay naga caawisaa xisaab, isbarbar dhig, iyo fahamka xogta.
Sharaxaad
Xisaabtu waxay muhiim u tahay statistics, miisaaniyad, cilmi-baaris, iyo go’aan qaadasho.
Tusaalooyin
- Samee graph xog uruurin
- Diyaari miisaaniyad mashruuc
- Isbarbar dhig xog caafimaad ama waxbarasho
- Baro isbeddelka natiijooyinka
- Isticmaal statistics si aad u aragto patterns
MEET THE JUDGES AND ORGANIZERS
Maryan Muse
Maryanné Muse is a writer of Somali Canadian descent whose work lives in the in-between the spaces of identity, faith, and cultural memory. Her writing explores what it means to question, return, and redefine belonging in the face of communal expectations. Through both fiction and personal narrative, she weaves stories that center introspection, resistance, and the quiet complexities of being seen.
Munira Yussuf
Munira Yussuf is a swedish-somali illustrator whose work explores identity, culture, and perspective through bold visual storytelling. Centering intersectionality and the experiences of women, her art highlights layered narratives around heritage, faith and belonging. Her work has been featured in publications including PAPER Magazine, Afropunk, MvsIim, and VICE Sweden and she is known for creating striking, thought-provoking imagery that challenges dominant narratives and invites deeper reflection.
To learn more about the organizer visit ABOUT JET!