Meet the New CEO of Mawazo Institute
This announcement comes just after celebrating five years since the Mawazo Institute was founded, and just under a year since Mawazo embarked on a transitional period where I held a dual role as Acting CEO and Director of Programmes. Up until August 2020, Mawazo was led by its co-founder, Dr. Rose M. Mutiso. I want […]
The ‘African Futures’ Campaign – African Ideas Building Africa’s Future
Despite the constraints African researchers face in terms of a shortage of adequate mentorship, training, and research funding (Beaudry et al., 2018) as well as fewer opportunities for educational and career mobility (Prozesky & Beaudry, 2019), Africa’s researchers have long helped us not only to understand ourselves better, but are also engaged in knowledge production […]
Mawazo Institute Launches a Public Resource Library for Researchers
The library features a selection of free Mawazo Learning Exchange (MLEx) resources and other external sources. This includes information on funding and career opportunities, tools to manage research projects effectively, resources to help craft journal articles and grant proposals, and public engagement and science communication tools to help researchers engage various audiences — from colleagues […]
Anita Soina: The Young Political Aspirant Fostering a New generation of Climate Change Activists
For this blog, we interview Anita Soina, a 22 year old Kenyan environmentalist and member of the Maasai community whose activism has been instrumental in educating the public on ongoing climate change challenges, as well as fostering a new generation of climate change activists. As a child, Anita was inspired to become a force for […]
How Mediation Plays a Vital Role in Sustainable Development
Our first interview is with Lilian Namuma S. Kong’ani, a Mawazo Learning Exchange Fellow and Tutorial Fellow at the Department of Earth and Climate Sciences, within the University of Nairobi, where she is pursuing her PhD in Environmental Governance and Management. What is environmental governance and how does it relate to your research? Peace is […]
Wangari Maathai Day – Mawazo’s Work On Environmental Conservation
Mawazo Institute supports early-career women researchers as they work to find solutions to local and global development challenges. Our work aligns with SDG 4: to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. We work with young African women who are significantly underrepresented in academia and research, and who can […]
Mawazo Institute Celebrates 5 Years As The Female Future Of Science
In video remarks, Rachel Strohm, the co-founder, told the story of the founding of the organisation when her and the other founder Dr. Rose M. Mutiso were both studying and working in the USA. The lack of representation of women in areas of research and higher education in Africa gave impetus to Rose and Rachel […]
Why Gender Equity Needs to be a Priority in Agricultural Research – Q&A with MLEx Fellow, Judy Ngina
Q: What is the focus and goal of your research? A: My research looks at existing gender dynamics in the field of agriculture and their effects on the uptake of new technologies and methodologies. Findings from my research will inform best practices for gender mainstreaming in the field of agriculture, especially in improved methodologies, including […]
A Change in Leadership at Mawazo: Meet the New Acting CEO
I am stepping into the position previously held by Mawazo co-founder Dr. Rose M. Mutiso, who has led the organisation since its founding. We would like to take the opportunity to thank Dr. Mutiso for her dedicated service to Mawazo, in seeding our vision, overseeing a period of tremendous growth and impact, and laying a […]
A First Look at the MLEx Fellows
What first made you fall in love with your profession? I have been a pure nature lover since my childhood, especially because I spent all my childhood in the countryside. In high school, I was already making vegetable planks for the house and when I entered university I naturally turned to Agronomic Sciences. In 2nd […]