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...

It is with great excitement that we announce Kim Potvin’s appointment as Board Chair of the Mawazo Institute. This announcement comes as we celebrate five years since the Mawazo Institute was founded by Dr. Rose M. Mutiso and Rachel Strohm....

On 8th September, the Mawazo Institute through its Nairobi Ideas Exchange organised a Webinar titled “Bridging the gender gap for women in research” in partnership with AuthorAID, a free pioneering global network that provides support for researchers in low- and...

Meet Our New CEO It is a pleasure to announce Dr. Fiona Wanjiku Moejes as our new CEO. Dr Fiona has been serving as the acting CEO and Director of Programmes at the Mawazo Institute for the past year having...