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...

Women’s History Month, celebrated alongside International Women’s Day, offers an opportunity to celebrate and promote girls and women’s contributions to science. As a women-led organisation, our work is informed by the need to increase women’s representation within the sciences and...

Our response to the climate crisis requires new approaches and ways of thinking. This week at Mawazo, we’re delving into the concept of ‘Planetary Health’ through a series of in-person and virtual activities. What is Planetary Health? Planetary health is...

On this milestone occasion marking five years of the Mawazo Institute, I am reflecting on the theme of our celebration, The Female Future of Science. This theme encapsulates what we are working towards: a future in which women, science, and...