Ashna P.
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Ashna co-created STEM and Buds - a by-youth, for-youth organization that works to make the science community an inclusive place for everyone.
Growing up, Ashna's parents instilled the importance of helping others in her. Entering high school, she brought those values with her and did her best to make it a centerpiece in her endeavors and experiences. While in a speech and debate camp, Ashna and a friend had the idea to bring some of the tools that had made the camp inclusive into the science community. Stem & Buds - a by-youth, for-youth organization - uses civic science to foster an understanding that science is not an exclusive domain. Through the use of chapters, STEM & Buds engages with youth in nontraditional programs in an attempt to open the door for everyone to be a part of the scientific community.