Media
Here you’ll find an archive of all our press releases, news articles, and background reports. In addition, videos, photos, and some of our other publications provide you with deeper insights into our foundation’s work.
Press releases & news

When ideas become solutions: Insights into our Kenyan social enterprise WeTu
- What do solar lamps for fishermen, e-motorbikes, clean drinking water, and recycled electronics have in common? This report takes you on a journey along Lake Victoria – and explores how WeTu drives sustainable development in Kenya through locally rooted, innovative solutions.

From classroom to creative lab: Future-ready learning space launched today
- The new learning space at Siemens Stiftung‘s STEAM Hub offers the ideal environment for teachers to develop innovative approaches, and students to learn creatively.

STEMplus at the center of the 6th International Forum on Educational Innovation in Bolivia
- STEMplus takes centre stage at the 6th International Forum for Educational Innovation in Santa Cruz – with a keynote speech by Dr Nina Smidt and insights into creativity, participation and sustainability.

Scaling innovation: Dr. Nina Smidt at the United Nations
- At the launch of the Global Pulse Accelerator Programme 2025, Dr Nina Smidt promoted co-constructive partnerships for implementing the SDGs at the United Nations STI Forum.
Background stories & interviews

Creative, Concrete, Dynamic and Transformative: WeTu’s cross-sectoral approach
- What do fishing lamps have to do with motorcycles? And what role do clean drinking water, ice, and recycled electronic devices play in the mix? Let me take you to an immersive journey to Kisumu, the third largest city in Kenya, and from there to Mbita via Homa by, along Lake Victoria.
Publications

Social Entrepreneurship | June 2024
WeTu Impact Report 2023
WeTu, a social enterprise founded by Siemens Stiftung in Kenya, develops innovative solutions for sustainable energy, clean drinking water, and e-mobility on Lake Victoria. The Impact Report 2023 provides insights into the company’s social impact.

Social Entrepreneurship | March 2024
Leveraging decentralized, entrepreneurial approach to safe water supply
A comprehensive study on water kiosks and their impact in rural Kenya.

Education | October 2022
STEM Education Initiative for Innovation in Latin America
The brochure describes 14 projects on open educational resources, teacher training tools, and coordinated institutional networks.