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Alumni features, fresh perspectives and deep dives into various topics.

Mawazo Breaks Own Graduation Records in 2025!!!!

In 2025, the Mawazo institute grew our network to 152 African women researchers as we welcomed 60 new Fellows and broke our own record for...

A Snapshot of Women Leading Change in Science & Society 

On Thursday 13th November, the Mawazo Institute joined the Schlumberger Foundation in launching their latest Faculty for the Future Impact Survey and co-hosting a breakfast...

Mawazo Breaks Own Graduation Records in 2025!!!!

In 2025, the Mawazo institute grew our network to 152 African women researchers as we welcomed 60 new Fellows and broke our own record for...

A Snapshot of Women Leading Change in Science & Society 

On Thursday 13th November, the Mawazo Institute joined the Schlumberger Foundation in launching their latest Faculty for the Future Impact Survey and co-hosting a breakfast...

Mawazo Giving Tuesday 2025 : Why Your Support Matters

Giving Tuesday is a global moment of generosity that brings people together to support the causes and communities that shape our world. It’s a reminder...

Research to Leadership – Leading G20 discussions on women in STEM

On 20th September, the G20 Research and Innovation Working Group hosted a side event in Pretoria, South Africa, on Closing the Gender Gap in STI....

Research to Leadership: Mentoring the next Generation of African Women Scientists

In 2025, the Mawazo Institute started a Communities of Practice (COP) initiative where members of our alumni Connects Network can collaborate on an interdisciplinary project...

In her own words: A Cameroonian Mawazo Fellow on the ‘International Day of the Girl Child’

In Tiko Sub-Division, Cameroon, conflict has changed every part of daily life. It has displaced families, closed schools, and unleashed a cycle of ghost towns...

From Research to Policy: Cervical Cancer Screening in Makueni, Kenya

On Wednesday 9th September, I had the opportunity to attend the Cervical Cancer Service Delivery Policy Engagement Forum in Makueni County – an eye-opening experience...

This Giving Tuesday, Support African Women in Research

It is Giving Tuesday today, a day where global generosity is encouraged, for people to show support for their favourite initiatives. As a participating organisation,...