The Mawazo Institute is a women-led organisation supporting early-career African women researchers to contribute important evidence-based solutions and a critical perspective to pressing development needs.

Mawazo believes that (1) African women conducting PhDs are driven, creative, analytical and critical thinkers, and (2) as African women they bring a unique (and often forgotten) perspective and voice to research and development. We believe that they hold the key to driving innovative, holistic, sustainable development on the continent and beyond.

By equipping early-career African women researchers with essential non-technical skills, mentorship, and funding support (Mawazo Fellowship Programme), and using public engagement as well as strategic communications and partnerships with both academic and non-academic partners (Mawazo Voices Programme), we create and facilitate opportunities for them to become thought-leaders and change-makers in critical fields and sectors.