THE ASSOCIATED PRESS: To make water last year-round, Kenyans in dry regions are building sand dams on seasonal rivers - March 2024

On 25th March, the Associated Press published a story citing 2021 Mawazo Fellow Dorcas Benard as an expert. The piece explores how Kenyans living in drought stricken regions of the country have resorted to constructing sand dams on seasonal water bodies. Dorcas' research on water resources and irrigation made her work of vital importance in understanding water conservation in dry regions in Kenya.

NATION: PhD candidate advocates for urine test to screen for cervical cancer - March 2024

On March 25th the Daily Nation headquartered in Kenya and with a readership across the East African region, published a feature interview of PhD candidate Loise Nthambi, a 2023 Mawazo Fellow, on her research promoting urine testing as a method to screen for cervical cancer in women. Loise's work highlights the increase of cancer rates in Kenya, and also the importance of accessible and painless cancer screening methods.

NATION: Dr. Ronoh, the don combating HIV with 'Beshte', a Sheng speaking AI chatbot - March 2024

On Wednesday the 13th of March 2024, The Nation ran a feature news piece on 2018 Mawazo Fellow, Dr. Marilyn Ronoh and her brainchild Beshte, the HIV & AIDS chatbot.

The feature highlighted the need behind the innovation by Dr.Marilyn and her team at the University of Embu, while also outlining the various ways in which Beshte can contribute to increasing HIV & AIDS testing among the youth in Kenya.

In this feature readers were also able to learn how Beshte works in the Kenyan landscape in regards to language and useability.

KTN News: Africa Speaks International Women’s Day: Recognizing Women Researchers - March 2024

On Thursday the 7th of March 2024, KTN News hosted a panel interview featuring; 2023 Mawazo Fellow Dorcas Mwigereri and 2021 Mawazo Fellow Margaret Muriuki, as part of the discussions centered on International Women’s Day 2024.

The panel discussion centered on the theme of “Count her in: Invest in women. Accelerate progress.” while recognising women researchers and the role that professional career women have in the development and innovation space in Kenya.

NATION: Africa needs to re-energise investment in women start-ups - March 2024

On Tuesday the 5th of March 2024, The Nation ran an opinion piece by Mawazo Communications Lead, Carolyne Tunnen.

As a run-up to the International Women’s Day, 2024, the piece centers the IWD theme of the year “Count her in: Invest in women. Accelerate progress.” The Op-ed highlighted the gaps in representation of African women in various sectors and the numerous ways that women are left behind in provision of opportunities in the African continent.

THE CITIZEN: Tanzania needs to increase support for autistic learners in schools - March 2024

On Friday the 1st of March 2024, The Citizen Tanzania ran an opinion piece by, 2023 Mawazo Fellow, Miriam Loivotoki, on the need for the country to increase institutional and systemic academic support for learners on the spectrum.

Miriam Loivotoki, an education expert, accentuated the problems facing autistic learners in Tanzania such as the cost of private institutions suited to special needs learning and the lack of sufficient testing for learning disorders.

NewsPaper Africa: Oral health affects overall health, it should not take a back seat - January 2024

Dr. Peace Uwambaye, 2021 Mawazo Fellow and Senior Lecturer at University of Rwanda’s College of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Dentistry, published an OpEd in Newspaper.Africa, a Rwandan online newspaper. Dr. Peace’s article, “Oral Health affects overall health, and should not take a backseat,” calls attention to Africa’s worrying state of oral healthcare and stresses the importance of research as a means to plan and conduct methods of intervention."

NewsPaper Africa: Why Govts must chart course on tackling emerging disease threats - January 2024

Dr. Thérèse Umuhoza, 2021 Mawazo Fellow and current Associate Director at Global Public Health and Development, Africa at Holden Fitzgerald published an OpEd in the Rwandan online newspaper Newspaper.Africa on “Why Governments must chart [a] course on tackling emerging disease threats”. The article centers Dr. Thérèse’s expertise as an epidemiologist as she forecasts African governments response to future epidemics.