Publications
Mawazo Ideas Digest Volume 2: The Leadership the World Needs: Radical Optimism and Care in Action (2024)
The second edition of the Mawazo Voices Digest ruminates on the idea of leading with care and radical optimism. From the Leadership Desk, we present our feature article, exploring empathy-driven leadership as the key ingredient in building sustainable strategies and solutions for individuals and communities. We follow this up with a policy brief on promoting Somali women's progress in higher education from 2021 Policy Fellow, Sahra Ahmed Koshin. Additionally, our 2023 Mawazo Fellows, Adedoyin Tinuade Adeboye, Johra Said Ali and Firehiwot Girma Dires share stories from the field and their journeys as African women scholars.
Mawazo Ideas Digest Volume 1: Fostering a Community where Women Researchers can Flourish and Thrive (2023)
Welcome to our first edition of the Mawazo Voices Digest- a collection of articles and interviews that chronicles the remarkable stories and groundbreaking achievements of our talented network of African women researchers. The Digest provides you with an unfiltered view into the programmes and the incredible people that makes Mawazo what it is today.
E-Book: Breaking Barriers: African Women Innovating on COVID-19 (2022)
In Sub-Saharan Africa, where only 31% of researchers are women, the story of the COVID-19 pandemic involves incredible women scientists whose work has had immeasurable impact in their fields – and across the region. The fourteen impressive women featured in this book have turned their expertise into innovation in the continent’s fight against COVID-19. They are at the forefront of major innovations, strategy, and discoveries around the continent, including in South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Malawi, and Egypt, to name a few.
Report: Nairobi Ideas Exchange: Investing in Arts Roundtable
The Nairobi Ideas Exchange brought together creatives and change-makers from diverse disciplines for a roundtable discussion on the opportunities and challenges of scaling Kenya’s creative economy. The resulting report, from 2019, shares key insights and potential next steps for individuals and practitioners looking to attract more funding.
E-Book: Breaking Barriers: 30 and Under Women in STEM (2019)
As part of Africa Science Week-Kenya (ASW-Kenya 2019), we celebrated six Kenyan women who are 30 and under, and breaking barriers as young, female, scientists. Meet the 2019 Breaking Barriers women who include a policy engineer, a software designer, and a microbiologist.
E-Book: Faces of Kenyan Science (2018)
Selected from over 170 nominations, the Faces of Kenyan Science features 20 exceptional researchers, practitioners, innovators, educators, tinkerers and makers of all stripes. Together, these scientists showcase the best of Kenya’s diverse scientific talents and include; an astronomer, an ICT enthusiast, and a 2017 Quartz Africa Innovator.
E-Book: Science Kibao: Volume 1
The word “kibao” in the book’s title is a Swahili slang term meaning “a lot”, and this book offers a small window into the rich legacy of Kenyan science. Read through some of the most compelling and surprising achievements on Kenya’s scientific history, while celebrating Kenya’s contributions to the global scientific enterprise.
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