Meet The 2023 Mawazo Fellows
We are excited to introduce our third cohort of Mawazo Fellows year 2023/2024.
We are doubly excited to announce that unlike previous cohorts which mainly comprised Fellows from the East African region, for 2023/2024, our Fellows are selected from all over the African continent. The cohort consists of 40 Mawazo Fellows, who are current PhD candidates at universities, representing sixteen (16) African nations. Each is pursuing innovative local research in a range of fields including Agriculture; Technology; Climate Change; Engineering; Gender and Governance; Business, Entrepreneurship and Economics; Health; and Education.
These women Fellows join a growing network of previous Mawazo Institute Fellows (current Alumni), and a larger network of women in research, scholarship and innovation,
building upon this critical mass of emergent and established voices on the continent. By supporting the professional development of African women in the knowledge sector, we can amplify the voices and contributions of these women, and therefore contribute to the continent’s development.
The Mawazo Fellowship is one of the Programmes of the Mawazo Institute that provides professional development through a range of online courses and free resources created and curated by the Mawazo Team, with early-career African researchers in mind, as well as critical support of scholars on their path-to-PhD, and beyond.
Find out more about each of our 40 Mawazo Fellows and details about their research below.
Agriculture and Food Security
Aune Tuyoleni Angobe
Namibia
Darline Dize
Cameroon
Monique Ainyakou
Ivory-Coast
Rehemah Gwokyalya
Uganda
Souand Tahi
Benin
Climate Change, Natural Resources, and Environment
Aissatou Sitta
Niger
Felicia Enoch Ikpokonte
Nigeria
Jacinta Kinyunzu
Kenya
Josephine Mwafuka
Zimbabwe
Luleka Dlamini
South-Africa
Lydia Dziedzorm Senanu
Ghana
Ma-Lyse Nema
Rwanda
Nanchin Winifred Kazeh
Nigeria
Nqobizitha Ndebele
Zimbabwe
Thandile Tanzile Gule
Eswatini
Energy and Engineering
Firehiwot Girma Dires
Ethiopia
Johra Said Ali
Kenya
Kemi Jegede
Namibia
Letta Mahlohonolo Ntuli
South-Africa
Stellah Bonareri Oirere
Kenya
Information and Technology
Aminata Dembele
Mali
Dorcas Mwigereri
Kenya
Iyanu Pelumi Adegun
Nigeria
Mbithe Nzomo
Kenya
Mercy Mawia Mulwa
Kenya
Life and Health Sciences
Adedoyin Tinuade Adeboye
Nigeria
Caroline Apondi Ochieng
Kenya
Celia M.J. Matyanga
Zimbabwe
Clarisse Dete
Benin
Loise Nthambi Joseph
Kenya
Loveth Ilevbare Oyewo
Nigeria
Mary Wetani Agoriwo
Ghana
Nono Vanessa Ninkeh
Cameroon
Salome Heymann
Ghana
Taona Emmah Mudhuli
Zimbabwe
Prossy Namuwulya
Uganda
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