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The AWARD Steering Committee Appoints A New Chair and Vice Chair
Dr. Siboniso Moyo will chair the AWARD Steering Committee, with Professor Hortense Atta Diallo as vice chair. At its 24th mid-year meeting, held on June 26th, 2024, the Steering Committee of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) appointed Dr. Siboniso Moyo as its Chair, effective July 2024. Dr Moyo, Deputy Director General at […]
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42 Emerging Policy Practitioners join the GRASP Fellowship Mentoring Program
African Women in Agricultural Research for Development (AWARD) hosted the launch of the Virtual Mentoring Orientation Workshop (MOW) that welcomed 42 Emerging Policy Practitioners (EPPs) to the Gender Responsive Agricultural Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship. The EPPs are nominated into the program by AWARD Policy Fellows to whom they are each paired for the mentoring journey. […]
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Top Ten Reads—Putting Women at The Center of Policy Reforms to Address Agrifood Systems Transformation in Africa
Addressing gender equality and women’s empowerment means addressing the constraining social norms and rigid gender roles that affect women’s participation in agrifood systems. As the world looks to recover and reimagine agrifood systems, increasing attention is being placed on addressing social barriers and gender-blind policies in these systems. Reports indicate that agrifood systems employ 66 […]
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CSW68 Blog: 10-year-long wait comes to an end
Romana Mbinya (right) is a Lecturer and Researcher at Kenya’s Jaramogi Oginga University of Science and Technology, where her area of interest is agricultural extension and rural development. As a beneficiary of the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD’s) Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship, her policy focuses on identifying gender gaps […]
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CSW68 Blog: An opportunity of a lifetime
Comfort Yelipoie is a Senior Agricultural Officer at Ghana’s Directorate of Crop Services, where she is working to review the national seed investment plan to make it gender-responsive. As a beneficiary of the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD’s) Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship, Comfort was shocked when she was selected […]
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CSW68 Blog: CSW dreams I bring back to Nigeria
Clara Chinwoke Ifeanyi-obi is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, in Nigeria. As a beneficiary of the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD’s) Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship, Clara is working to develop a policy framework that will track the implementation of gender commitments in climate […]
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New cohorts of younger climate change researchers join One Planet Fellowship
We were recently thrilled to welcome 125 young African and European career scientists into the One Planet Fellowship as Learning Partners. The Learning Partners are early career scientists in climate science research nominated by mid-career scientists (Laureate Candidates) to participate in the Fellowship’s two-tiered mentoring program and other customized training. Following admission into the Fellowship, […]
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Special Leadership Training Designed for Younger African Climate Change Researchers in The One Planet Fellowship
In February 2024, we were delighted to convene young African researchers (under 30 years) working on climate change for an immersive leadership training as part of the One Planet Fellowship. The course is specifically designed for upcoming research leaders selected for the One Planet Fellowship and referred to as Learning Partners. The Learning Partners are emerging career scientists […]
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A Conversation with AWARD Director on Empowering Female Scientists
Ms. Kezzy Besa, a One Planet Learning Partner from Zambia, displays her Purpose RoadMap during the One Planet Fellowship Launch, Networking, and Training Week held from March 24-30, 2024, in Nairobi, Kenya Women are underrepresented in leadership positions in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Part of this arises from the low uptake of STEM […]
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AWARD at CSW68: Exploring the Nexus of Gender Responsive Policies and Equitable Agrifood Systems
We were delighted to partner with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Uganda to the United Nations, the Permanent Mission of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia to the United Nations, and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Malawi to the United Nations to host a side event at the 68th session of […]
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