The journey to the official launch of our new strategic plan began all the way back in June 2021 when we were able to bring on board a strategic planning consultant, On Think Tanks (OTT), thanks to an operational capacity-building...

Kenyan women researchers, start-ups, innovators and the private sector shared a platform to celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day at the British High Commissioner’s residence in Nairobi on 8th March 2023. This year’s theme was “DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for...

On 11th February 2023, the world celebrated the International Day for Women and Girls in Science. It was an opportunity to promote full and equal access to, and participation in, science for women and girls. Mawazo Alumna Elizabeth Benson marked...

Happy New Year and welcome back Mawazo Family! As we launch our new call for applications today, and begin the search for our 2023 cohort of Fellows, I’m struck by the importance of Mawazo’s mission to wholly support African women...

We can’t quite believe that 2022 is coming to an end! And what a year it has been. It has been a year that saw our co-founder Rachel Strohm step down from her role as the board chair, paving the...

There was so much inspiration and energy in the air as the first cohort of 40 African women PhD researchers were awarded with certificates of achievement on November 2nd, 2022, after completing the 15-month Mawazo Learning Exchange (MLEx) Programme at...