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,…...

African Women in Agricultural Research for Development (AWARD) has partnered with the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Sustainable Intensification and the United Nations Foundation toward an Agricultural Innovation Mission for Climate  Innovation Sprint. Accelerating African Women’s Leadership in Climate…...

Ms Dorothy Mukhebi, the immediate former Deputy of Operations at African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), has retired after 15 years with AWARD and more than four decades working with various international and regional organizations in agricultural research…...

The COVID-19 pandemic challenged the world to fundamentally shift every aspect of life, including how people interacted personally and professionally. The shift saw the rise and uptake of virtual platforms for meetings and remote working, making effective leadership even more…...

A 2017 study revealed that only 24 percent of agricultural researchers in sub-Saharan Africa are women, and only 14 percent of those in leadership positions in agricultural research are women. These statistics not only mean we are failing to benefit…...