Posts by Davis Weddi
A gender project is bridging gaps in research and evaluation in Ghana
Ghana is addressing critical issues in the country’s research landscape by bridging gender gaps in research and evaluation through a gender project. The Ghana Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology, a Science Granting Council is leading the gender project called EQUISTEM. The EQUISTEM project tackles particular issues that are highly relevant to the local context…
Read MoreUnlocking stronger food systems with African research
[SciDevNet] The 2025 Global Food Policy Report warns that the world could be heading toward another major food crisis. For Africa, the warning is especially urgent. Across the continent, food systems are under pressure from climate change, economic shocks, and political instability. These overlapping challenges are making it harder for governments to respond to rising…
Read MoreInvasive lake weed turned to clean energy in Ethiopia
[ADDIS ABABA, SciDevNet] For years, Fentie Wabi worked as a fisherman on Ethiopia’s Lake Tana, until an aggressive green invader changed everything. Water hyacinth, a fast-spreading aquatic weed, began choking the lake that had sustained his community. “As the weed expanded, we couldn’t ride our boats. It damaged our nets, and we couldn’t fish in…
Read MoreCocoa fermenting box reaps rewards for Uganda’s farmers
[KAMPALA, SciDev.Net] In Kasawo, north of Kampala, cocoa farmer Abubaker Kisekka no longer climbs atop towering wooden boxes to tend his beans. A locally-made innovation for fermenting cocoa beans has replaced the laborious routine of manually transferring them between multiple containers every 48 hours. “Our cocoa now is bought as premium when we sell directly…
Read MoreLeather training project doubles artisan profits in Kenya
[NAIROBI] Erastus Kagume, a young leather artisan from Nyandarua County in Kenya, relied on poor-quality leather from brokers to make school shoes, an issue that hurt his business and reputation. “My customers would come back complaining about the shoes soon after they purchased them,” Kagume said. That changed when he joined a training programme to…
Read MoreKenya’s research festival is bringing science to the people
With a mandate to mobilise resources for research, capacity development, dissemination of findings, and science for sustainable national development, the National Research Fund (NRF) Kenya stands as a cornerstone of the country’s research ecosystem. As Kenya’s premier research funding body, NRF Kenya is playing an important role in simplifying science for Kenyans through the Kenya…
Read MoreRwanda council drives science and innovation for development
The National Council for Science and Technology (NCST) is dedicated to transforming Rwanda into a nation powered by science, technology, and innovation. Their focus is on leveraging tools to promote social welfare, drive sustainable socio-economic development, and enhance Rwanda’s competitiveness in the global marketplace through strategic partnerships, implementing capacity-building initiatives, and supporting groundbreaking research. NCST…
Read MoreDid you miss our May newsletter?
Our May Footprints newsletter edition featured innovations that are needed to reshape Africa’s future. From solutions for food security to mining innovations. In our podcast, we extensively narrated the need to solve the forest crisis in Africa and why it is vital for the survival of millions of people who rely on them for food,…
Read MoreHow TETFund is changing lives through innovative research
The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) is leading the way in bridging the gap between academic research and solutions, changing the lives of people and communities in Nigeria. As Nigeria’s representative council in the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI), TETFund has redefined what it means to champion research for impact by focusing on what communities…
Read MoreNamibia, South Africa sign research partnership MoU
The National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST) Namibia and the National Research Foundation (NRF) South Africa have signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen research collaboration between the two countries. The agreement was signed during the 13th annual meeting of the Global Research Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from 18 May…
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