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…...

For the first time, the global Global Food 50/50 Report 2023/2024 extended its scope to address workplace policies crucial for fostering equal opportunities. Highlighting the imperative for inclusive solutions, the report underscores the significance of family-friendly policies as workplace necessities and fundamental human…...

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,…...

The five-year plan includes a focus on early-career female researchers and renewed engagement with African policymakers at regional, sub-regional, and national levels. African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) unveiled its next five-year strategy as part of a renewed…...

[caption id="attachment_15458" align="alignleft" width="640"] Dr. Éveline Marie Fulbert Windinmi Compaoré, 2018 AWARD Fellow[/caption] The African Development Bank (AfDB) records that since 2000, Africa has been experiencing remarkable economic growth accompanied by an improving democratic environment. However, most of the benefits…...

(Photo: 2010 AWARD Fellow Esther Kanduma at a sensitization workshop with women pastoralists in Baringo county, Kenya. Photo Credit: KeAWARD) As the world convenes in Egypt for COP 27 to accelerate action toward climate goals, we are pleased to announce…...

Addressing the adoption of CSA in Africa, six One Planet Laureate Candidates recently published a peer-reviewed article on 'Climate-Smart Agriculture in African Countries: A Review of Strategies and Impacts on Smallholder Farmers.' The devastating effects of climate change on Africa's…...