The objectives of this activity are:

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• Increase scientific collaboration amongst students in Kenya and provide Kenyan students the
opportunity to collaborate with other students/institutions worldwide that collect similar data,
deepening students’ exposure and the scientific knowledge of all parties;
• Further STEAM education through student collaboration with scientists and immersion in
citizen science in an informal setting, enabling students to proactively get engaged in issues affecting
their community; and
• Promote monitoring and identification of mosquito species that carry diseases such as Zika
virus and other vector-borne diseases; determine the distribution and prevalence of disease-carrying
mosquitoes across Kenya; and prepare reports to communities as risk of mosquito-borne diseases
with possible intervention recommendations.

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The project will focus on GLOBE Hydrosphere (hydrology) and mosquito protocols. The grant will provide magnifying lenses for use with smart phones if photographing mosquito larvae; Vernier meters to observe water quality parameters, turbidity tubes for measuring water transparency, and required supplies. The grant will enable measurements to be taken by 5 participating schools and reported to the GLOBE Program and interested parties in the local and regional area. Students will analyze their data and compare them with data from other locations.

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Grant amount up to $5,000