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

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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...

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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...

Meet Elizabeth Benson, Computer Scientist and Mawazo Scholar

Traffic congestion is a major problem in urban areas globally. As cities grow, their infrastructure is strained as the rate of population increase outpaces that...

Tackling Nairobi’s Traffic Congestion Through Data Mining And Machine Learning

Traffic congestion also impacts transportation costs, which are very high in Nairobi compared to a commuters’ average income. For example, average bus fare during peak...

Meet Winnie Nyamboki, Health Economist and Mawazo Scholar

The economics literature identifies health as having both direct and indirect effects on the population as well as a country’s output. Economists have argued that...

The Economic Burden of Poor Health in Kenya

The Government of Kenya, through its ‘Big Four’ agenda , is keen on providing universal health coverage by 2022 to guarantee quality and affordable health...

Meet Melisa Allela, Storyteller and Interactive Media Design Maven

Human beings are storytelling animals; this is how we make sense of the world. In a rapidly changing world, how do we leverage the capabilities...

Re-imagining the Traditional Forms of Storytelling in Africa

We communicate through stories, but also use stories to entertain, educate and inform. Presentation of events within a story can take the form of either...

Mawazo Scholars Participate in Open Africa Power Initiative Training

It featured in-depth sessions covering core technology, policy and business aspects of the electricity sector, as well as their interactions with broader societal issues such...

Meet Jacqueline Owigo, Migration Policy Expert and Mawazo Scholar

International migration is increasingly seen as a high-priority policy issue by governments, practitioners, scholars and the public at large. In recent years, there has been...