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FUTURE AFRICA

RESEARCH LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP

The Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship (FAR-LeaF) is an early career research fellowship program focused on developing transdisciplinary research and leadership skills.

Profiles

Dr Ololade Latifat Abdulrahman

Nigeria

Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity of Tomato Value Chain Actors: Empirical Evidence from Nigeria

Dr Jacob Agyekum

Ghana

Harnessing Community Resilience and Machine Learning for Adaptive Malaria Control amid Climate Change in the Upper West Region of Ghana

Dr Miriam Ameworwor

Ghana

Sustaining the livelihood of women fishers along the White Volta River in Northern Ghana

Dr Fenet Belay

Ethiopia

Climate-Smart Coffee Futures: Climate Modelling, Molecular Breeding, and Gender-Responsive Adaptation Strategies for Resilient Coffee Production in Ethiopia

Dr Juliana Cheboi

Kenya

Enhancing resilience and sustainable food systems: Improving access to nutritious Climate-Smart Crops through behavior change communication and value addition technology

Dr Dina Coertzen

South Africa

Informing malaria transmission dynamics to guide sustainable control interventions for disease elimination

Dr Judith Adejoke Falola-Olasunkanmi

Nigeria

Resilient Cropping Systems for African Smallholders: Integrating Weed Management, Climate Adaptation, and Agronomic Innovations

Dr Ato Fanyin-Martin

Ghana

Generation of Sustainable Energy from Microwave Catalytic Pyrolysis of Agro-Products

Dr Yusuph Aron Kafula

Tanzania

Towards Resilient Freshwater Ecosystems: Pinpointing interactive effects of light, temperature and pesticide pollution on the structure and functioning of temporary ponds

Dr Agnes Kapinga

Tanzania

Strengthening Urban Resilience: The Role of Community-Based Approaches for Nature-Based Climate Solutions in Flood-prone Areas of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Dr Pearl Lefadola

Botswana

Upcycling Food Waste into Value-Added Products: A Sustainable Approach to Food Loss in Botswana’s Tomato Supply Chain

Dr Tafadzwa Clementine Maramura

Namibia

Integrating Smart Technologies in Community-Led Water Governance for Climate Adaptation in Cape Town, South Africa

Dr Grite Mwaijengo

Tanzania

An Integrated Framework for Sustainable Schistosomiasis Control in a Changing Climate: A One Health Approach for Northeastern Tanzania

Dr Gabriel Kanuti Ndimbo

Tanzania

Food insecurity and children's malnutrition severity in agroecological zones of Tanzania: Insights from Njombe region

Dr Jacquiline Ndosi

Tanzania

The role of agricultural innovation system toward empowering women farmers to climate change adaptation strategies

Dr Jabulani Nyengere

Malawi

Addressing disproportionate impact of climate change. Development and upscaling granulated urine fertilizers to enhance food security in southern Malawi's marginalized communities.

Dr Sarah Otanga

Kenya

Promoting Climate Change Literacy in Lower Primary School through Interactive Learning Resources and Storytelling

Dr Alassan Assani Seidou

Benin

Improving decision-making of pastoral land politics for women livestock farmers in drylands of Benin (West-Africa)

Dr Ferdinand Lubobi Shamala

Kenya

Genome-Wide Association Study of Resistance Genes to Napier Head Smut Using Genotyping-by-Sequencing in Kenyan Napier Grass Germplasm

Dr Enoch Kwame Tham-Agyekum

Ghana

Leveraging Community Radio for Climate Resilience: Fostering Social Learning and Cohesion in Drought-Prone Areas of Northern Ghana

Dr Piwai Tshuma

Zimbabwe

Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants: Utilizing Monolithic MOFs for Sustainable Water Remediation

Dr Ruth Wambui Wainaina

Kenya

Enhancing Climate Resilience Through Innovative Science Communication: A Case Study of Smallholder Farmers in Murang'a County

Cohort I (2022-2024)

South Africa

Future Africa Research Leadership Fellowship Programme

Dr Kwame Adjei-Mantey

Ghana

Environmental Consciousness, Energy Poverty and Social Origin: An Empirical Analysis

Dr Ebenezer F. Amankwaa

Ghana

Analyzing Adaptation to Extreme Heat in Schools to improve well-being (AVEHS)

Dr Tabitha A. Amollo

Kenya

Development of cutting-edge solar energy conversion nanomaterials for the fabrication of a solar-driven refrigeration system

Dr Prosper Bazaanah

Ghana

Community participation in governance and sustainability of rural water and sanitation systems in the Savannah Region, Ghana

Dr Enoch Bessah

Ghana

Co-production of integrated indigenous and scientific weather and seasonal climate forecast for climate change adaptation in the Pra River Basin of Ghana

Dr Emmanuel Chukwuma

Nigeria

Creating Circular economy from plastic wastes: reengineering of plastics with community engagement strategy

Dr Brighton Chunga

Malawi

Determination of river basin closure and catchment restoration in Malawi

Dr Sophie Etomes

Cameroon

Transformational Leadership for Developing Sustainable Productivity of Higher Education Institutions in Cameroon

Dr Samson Mhizha

Zimbabwe

Building resilience nodes in a family reunification model for street children in Harare Zimbabwe

Dr Seraphine Mokake

Cameroon

Monitoring the Dynamics of a Tropical Forest Ecosystem Under Anthropogenic Climate Change and Their Services during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Dr Anna Msigwa

Tanzania

Remote Sensing and Machine Learning in water stress detection, with an Emphasis on Applications in maize Farming

Dr Hellen Namawejje

Uganda

Financial awareness and literacy leadership

Dr Onyekachi Nnabuihe

Nigeria

Climate Change Governance and Land Politics in Nigeria: The Conflict and Intervention Dimensions

Dr Tonye V. Odubo

Nigeria

Women's land right and agricultural development in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Dr Jumoke Oladele

Nigeria

Developing a Computerised Adaptive Test for Evaluating Students’ Mental Well-Being Post-Covid-19 | Environmental Consciousness, Energy, Poverty and Social Origin: An Empirical Analysis

Dr Levy Otwoma

Kenya

Quantifying local extinction and shifting baselines of Kenya's exploited reef fishes

Dr Nkechi S. Owoo

Ghana

Exploring the Effects of Multidimensional Poverty on Climate Adaptation Behaviours in Ghana

Dr Vincent Pagiwa

Botswana

Climate Change and Malaria Variability in the Okavango Region of Botswana: A Social Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity Assessment

Dr Hauwa Mohammed Sani

Nigeria

COVID-19, Misinformation and Pseudoscience in Northern Nigeria

Dr Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo

Cameroon

Eco-friendly approach to reduce onchocerciasis transmission around the Edea dam in Cameroon

Dr David Ssekamatte

Uganda

Cultivating climate change and sustainability education in Business and Management Training at Higher Education Institutions in the African context: A multiple case of Uganda Management Institute and Nkumba University in Uganda

Dr Eric Tutu Tchao

Ghana

Development of an Open Toolbox for Safe Food Production (DOTbox)

Dr Dorothy Tembo

Malawi

Faith and Food in Rural Malawi

Dr Ronald Tombe

Kenya

Inclusive Agricultural Transformation: Innovations and Scaling of Digital Systems for Enhancing Productivity, Knowledge Preservation and Incomes of Indigenous Communities

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The programme seeks to build a network of emerging African scientists with the skills needed to apply transformative research methods and approaches in addressing complex sustainability challenges in Africa, including inter- and transdisciplinarity, systems thinking, and futures literacy.

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