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 […]
Mawazo leads the way in Prioritising Mental Health in the Workplace
The World Health Organization (WHO) emphasises that this World Mental Health Day, with 60% of the global population engaged in the workforce, and an increasing prevalence of work-related mental health disorders such as stress and burnout affecting individuals’ overall wellbeing, “It is time to prioritise mental health in the workplace!” At Mawazo, the mental health […]
In her own words: a Kenyan computer scientist explains the importance of Conferences
I learnt about Emergent Ventures and its funding opportunities through Elaine Mungai, the Strategic Partnerships Lead at Mawazo Institute. After applying for the funding, I was fortunate to receive an award of 5000USD. This funding has enabled me to start the process of commercializing a system I developed during my PhD research, a Deep Learning model for diagnosing […]
In her own words: A Data Scientist gives Tips on Data and Internet Security for Researchers
The number one lesson for every researcher is that security starts with you. Data and internet security knowledge is critical for researchers as data forms the crux of the research process, without which subsequent research processes such as data preprocessing, analysis, results reporting, and ultimately journal preparation cannot proceed. This is especially true for many […]
Meet the Kenyan AI Scientist Bringing AI to Healthcare
In 2018, the World Health Organization released a report titled The State of Health in the African Region, and its findings were dire. Access to healthcare in most African regions remains one of the most significant challenges with only 32% of the continent able to access essential services. As the clock ticks to meeting the […]
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 at the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI). Lamwo district in Northern Uganda and bordering the Republic of South Sudan (RSS), reported 28 laboratory-confirmed cases. As a researcher at UVRI, and […]
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 aspect of the research and knowledge production space. Inspired by her work and experiences as a poet and creative writer, she embarked on creating a community of women writers from […]
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 papers, conference papers and thesis are likely to interfere with the pursuit of IP rights such as patents when important project outputs are shared with the public beforehand. Besides, many […]
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 Mawazo Fellow, Dorcas Bernard on her efforts to increase production of African Leafy Vegetable’s (ALVs) through her study of the use of Super Absorbent Polymers (SAP) in the irrigation of […]