Strand by strand, something takes shape. Our 2025 Annual Report is here, and this year we tell our story through the braid: ancestral and modern, communal and individual, patient and precise, just like the work of supporting African women researchers....

Vivian Mushi in Tanzania. Rebecca Nuwematsiko in Uganda. Angela Ayimbire PhD in South Africa. Ma-Lyse Nema in Côte d’Ivoire. Each of them carried years of research, sacrifice, and determination to this moment and each of them made it. Last month,...

In this issue, catch up on what our team has been up to across the continent: The founding of a global #WomenInThinkTanksNetwork, a collaboration with On Think Tanks in Rabat with 22 women leaders from 5 continents Mawazo at the...

One of our fellows travelled to Denmark for an international conference and realised she was the only researcher from Africa in the room — out of 25 countries. She presented her poster anyway, drew real interest, and came home with...

Our team joined over 6,000 activists, researchers, and changemakers at one of the world’s largest gatherings on gender equality — and came back more inspired than ever. Meanwhile, our community of women researchers has been learning, leading, and connecting across...

Every year, on April 7th, #WorldHealthDay reminds us that community health is a collective matter. This month, we spotlight the women in our community who are quietly, persistently doing the work. Here’s what Mawazo Fellows are building – and why...