Hemanshi Galaiya is a PhD student by day and a trailblazing entrepreneur by night. In this episode, Kirsty chats with Hemanshi about her inspiring journey from her childhood in Kenya to founding a transformative STEM education initiative, Young Stripes, to address educational inequities. Hemanshi shares stories from her early life, where a lack of resources fueled her creativity and love for science. Despite limited practical exposure, her curiosity drove her to pursue a degree in chemical engineering in the UK. Now balancing a PhD in Australia and managing her organisation remotely, Hemanshi discusses the future of Young Stripes and her dream of establishing Kenya’s first science museum. ---Donate now to support future episodes of Women in Science: justgiving.com/campaign/women-in-science-podcastRead more about Hemanshi’s work: https://aibn.uq.edu.au/article/2023/09/hemanshi-galaiya-stem-kids-synthetic-bio-and-building-future-kenya