INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN SCIENTISTS IN KENYA Dr Esther Maina showing Loresho Secondary students how to use a micropipette during one of the sessions of the mock COVID19 vaccination experiment carried out as part of the science outreach activities.…
Background To date, several challenges hindering the development of women in science have been identified. In Africa, the ‘leaking pipeline’ already starts in primary school education, with few girls progressing to secondary school and even fewer towards tertiary education. Several…
Impact To Date The pilot programme trained 7 scientists from Kenya, Nigeria, Cameroon and Zambia and later expanded to South Africa, Uganda and Ethiopia, bringing the total to 12 trained members. Since the programme’s launch in March 2019, the ASOP…
Research The interactive hands-on experimental workshop is a 3hr facilitated practical session with several sections designed to interactively engage 40 students per session to give the students an opportunity to carry out hands-on experiments using modern scientific analytical tools used…
Held on 19th June 2021 THE BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTRE,KENYA AGRICULTURAL & LIVESTOCK RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (KALRO), NAIROBI The Kenyan Chapter of the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (KeAWARD) is actively involved in empowering high school students through mentorship and motivational…
Held on 15th -16th June 2021 ST. LOISE GIRLS SECONDARY SCHOOL, NANYUKI TOWN,LAIKIPIA COUNTY, KENYA INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF WOMEN SCIENTISTS IN KENYA REPORT ON THE KEAWARD-IVVN AFRICAN SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAM (ASOP) ACTIVITY The International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN)…
Held on 15-16thJune 2021 NANYUKI VOCATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTENANYUKI, LAIKIPIA COUNTY In June 2021, KeAWARD scientists and partners successfully delivered a 2-day Training of Trainers (ToT) on June 15th -16th. Twenty-five (25) county ward agricultural extension officers from three Sub-Counties in Laikipia County at Nanyuki Vocational training Institute, Nanyuki Town. The…
MENTORSHIP ACTIVITY HELD AT LORESHO SECONDARY SCHOOL, WESTLANDS SUB-COUNTY, NAIROBI ON 11TH MARCH 2021 Background The Kenyan Chapter of the African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (KeAWARD) is actively involved in empowering high school learners through mentorship and motivational…
BUILDING CAPACITY FOR SCIENCE MENTORSHIP AND PROMOTION OF WOMEN IN SCIENCE IN KENYA KeAWARD/IVVN TRAINING OF TRAINERS (ToT) FOR THE SCHOOLS OUTREACH PROGRAM HELD ON 19TH MAY 2021 AT THE BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTRE, KENYA AGRICULTURAL & LIVESTOCK RESEARCH ORGANIZATION (KALRO), NAIROBI.…