How the Mawazo Fellowship Programme impacted the personal growth of a Kenyan Health Scientist

When Caroline Ochieng first applied to be a 2023 Mawazo Fellow, she believed that her primary need was financial support for her research. As a Health Sciences PhD student at the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, her research work predominantly takes place in labs and requires substantial funding to cover the cost of […]
How the Mawazo Fellowship Programme impacted the professional development of a Nigerian Computer Scientist

In 2022, Iyanu Pelumi Adegun had just returned from maternity leave, after successfully presenting her PhD proposal earlier that year at the Federal University of Technology in Nigeria, where she was pursuing a Computer Science PhD. She felt uncertain about the next stage of her PhD journey, only aware of the requirements outlined by her […]