Young Help Suriname launched the Tech Genius 2019 Suriname Project with 11 trainee students and 6 peer Mentors. All students and peer mentors are between ages 16 - 24. The trainees were selected based on their displayed dedication to learn and eagerness to be part of this project and develop Robotics skills, while the peer mentors team comprises of the students who have represented Suriname at the international Robotics Games in 2017 and 2018. Through their experience these peer mentors are able to bring a unique personal perspective and rich component into the mentorship of the project. The Peer mentors are guided by the Lead mentor, who trained the Suriname Robotics Team in 2017 and 2018.

The goal of the Tech Genius project is to empower and inspire science and technology leadership and innovation in young people of Suriname by implementing a training program that builds STEM application skills (mainly international level Robotics). The  robot kits including manuals used are those which are approved by FIRST Global for their FGC annual international Robotics Game challenge. FIRST Global is a not-for-profit US organisation based in Virginia, USA.

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By providing on the job training of 6 peer Robotics mentors the projects makes replication of the training program possible to involve more youth interested in STEM and Robotics skills development. This method ensures sustainability for subsequent training programs. The training is based on the curriculum (which was successfully implemented in 2017 and 2018) to prepare Robotics Team Suriname for the FGC games, improved with lessons learned. 

 

Foundation Young Help Suriname (YHS), is the initiator and implementor of the Tech Genius 2019 Suriname Project. The project is supported by the U.S. Department of State, The U.S. Embassy Paramaribo, the local State Oil company (Staatsolie) and the local Telecomunications company (Telesur).

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