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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...

In her own words: A researcher first – hand experience of a Measles outbreak in Uganda

Between 2020 and 2023, 144 measles-confirmed outbreaks from 29 districts in Uganda were reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) measles regional reference laboratory located...

Meet the Somali researcher taking on gender disparity in academia

When Sahra initially began working with the Ministry of Higher Education as a Senior Gender Advisor, she immediately realised women voices were lacking in every...

From Research to Commercialisation: Insights from an Experienced Agricultural Scientist

In addition, the key performance indicators, KPIs set by donors, universities, and research institutes, for scholars and researchers such as dissemination of findings through scientific...

International Plant Health Day: African Leafy Vegetables and a Kenyan Biosytems Engineer.

This International Day of Plant Health under the theme: Plant health, Safe trade & Digital Technology, we would like to celebrate the efforts of 2021...

Meet the Ethiopian scientist tackling food security through sustainable practices

Amidst this crisis, individuals like Desta Gebeyehu, a 2021 Mawazo Fellow from Ethiopia, are taking proactive steps to address food security in their home countries....

Meet the Kenyan Medical Entomologist researching malaria prevention

On World Malaria Day, April 25th 2024, to celebrate the gains that African researchers have made in malaria treatment and prevention, we interviewed our very...

Meet the Rwandan Dentist intent on saving lives through oral hygiene

Her PhD research focused on the role of periodontitis, a common gum disease, on preterm birth. The research increases awareness on the connection between oral...

Meet the Educational Psychologist building resilience amongst Kenyan youth

Her doctoral research investigated the parental, scholastic, and personal factors that promote the academic resilience of students in marginalised areas in Turkana County, Kenya. It...