This article has been supplied and will be available for a limited time only on this website. Following the success of its inaugural South African programme in 2025, Henkel South Africa has brought its global STEM education initiative, Researchers' World, back to the country. The programme gave 35 learners aged eight to 10 from Children of Promise, the school arm of The Almond Tree in Johannesburg, a day of practical science experiments, including the memorable baking soda volcano, bouncing ball, paper chromatography colour separation and slime-making activities facilitated by Play Africa.
The event took place during a milestone year for Henkel South Africa as the organisation celebrates 75 years in South Africa and 150 years globally, alongside 15 years of Forscherwelt (Researchers' World) worldwide. Together, these milestones reflect Henkel's long-standing heritage of science, research and innovation, as well as its continued investment in future generations. Since its 2011 launch, the programme has reached around 115,000 children globally in more than 20 countries. This year's event ran under the global theme Being Like A Researcher encouraging children to think, explore and experiment the way real scientists do.
