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Top 40 Under 40 Women Feted : Dr. Fiona Moejes Named in Business Daily’s Top 40 Under 40

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On August 31st 2025; Mawazo Institute’s CEO, Dr. Fiona Wanjiku Moejes and Director of Finance Elizabeth Ngala, were featured in the Daily Nation following the recognition of Business Daily’s Top 40 Under 40 Women. The annual list is one of Kenya’s most prestigious platforms for spotlighting young women leaders under 40 who are driving change across diverse sectors, including business, technology, culture, sports, and advocacy.

 

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Women and Science in Africa: A Silent Revolution (highlights) – March 2020

Watch the highlights from Mawazo’s screening of ‘Women & Science in Africa: A Silent Revolution’, featuring opening words from the Managing Director of L’Oreal East Africa, Serge Sacre, and a panel consisting of Dr. Evelyn Gitau, Gladys Mosomtai and Dr....

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Falling Walls Engage Hub Kenya: The Case for Science Engagement – March 2020

Watch highlights from our third Nairobi Ideas Exchange, organised as part of Kenya’s first ever Falling Walls Engage Hub. During the Exchange, led by Mawazo Public Engagement lead, Kari Mugo, we discussed the value of bringing science to the public...

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Let’s Make Room for More Girls and Women in Science – February 2020

In this op-ed, Mawazo CEO Dr. Rose M. Mutiso discusses how African women continue to be marginalised in the conversations about the continent’s development that most impact them. She also suggests some ways our societies can move forward on gender...

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Physics World: Empowering New Scientific Voices – December 2019

The Mawazo Institute CEO and Dr. Jessamyn Fairfield, physics lecturer at the National University of Ireland Galway and director of Bright Club Ireland, discuss the power public engagement has to make science more accessible, diverse, and collaborative.

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Le Monde Afrique: Rose Mutiso, the Kenyan Who Opens the Doors of Physics to the General Public – November 2019

In this article, Le Monde Afrique explores Mawazo Institute CEO Dr. Rose M. Mutiso’s passion for making science accessible, impactful, and relevant to Africa’s development through her work at the Mawazo Institute and the Energy for Growth Hub.

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2019 Africa Science Week: Leadership Breakfast -November 2019

Our second Women in Science Leadership Breakfast took place during the Next Einstein Forum’s 2019 Africa Science Week – Kenya. Our panelists were: Dr. Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg of Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), Dr. Leah Mwai from the DFID East Africa...

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