The OWSD award helped me not only to become the researcher I am today, but also to become a leader in research.

“Ten to fifteen years from now, people, not only in Kenya but in the African continent, will switch to magnetic refrigeration”

What has surprised me is the way technology is emerging and affecting the current state of research. We are encountering a fourth industrial revolution that entails advances in computing power, quantum computing and artificial intelligence, which has already been shown to alter the way we conduct research.

My dear girls in science: be strong, inquisitive, curious, assertive, resilient, and focused. Go for gold!

There is no reproduction without science. There is no electricity without science. There is no water without science…Life is science, science is life.

Due to the war in Yemen, I had stopped studying for two years. This opportunity gave me the chance to complete my postgraduate studies.

What fascinated me is that only 5% of microorganisms are harmful, and the rest are beneficiary.

“Am very proud to say that I am encouraging other Cameroonian female scientists to apply for the OWSD fellowship programme and some of them have obtained the grant."

I found my niche, and I have not looked back.

I have to think of something that can help us, that we can use based on resources that we have. The lack of things is the biggest inspiration in my life. I want to help my country.

If we do research, in addition to establishing connections with other researchers, we must also communicate and do a lot of outreach in order to share our science with the community.

Winning this award opened many doors for me. It has led to success in acquiring local funding.

The fellowship has really impacted my career. I was working in a university as an Assistant Lecturer, but with the OWSD fellowship I am undertaking a PhD that will allow me to reach the grade of Senior Lecturer.

I wanted to do applied physics, not theoretical physics… I really wanted to use all of the knowledge that I acquired at university to explain our environment.

OWSD fellowship represents a real empowering difference in my life and career

I intend to disperse my achieved knowledge as one of the leading researchers in my country in the domain of microbial biotechnology, to support sustainable and prosperous agriculture.

You must first be safe to be able to think about the environment.

I’ve been working on reptile and amphibian biodiversity for 10 years, and I know that there are still new species that need to be described.

I really want to do something for my country. Being part of the Sudan national chapter has given me that chance.

In the challenging socio-economic context of developing countries, knowledge should serve to solve the varied problems faced by our societies.