Three women have emerged as the top three in the recently
introduced 2016 Ideas Matter Research Fellowship for West African Scholars,
reports ITRealms.
The West African Research
Association and the MasterCard
Foundation, ITRealms reports said they were pleased to announce the
recipients of the Ideas Matter Fellowship Program, a new fellowship which
supports the research of young academics in the region focusing on women,
technology and entrepreneurship.
The USD$4,000 grants will allow recipients to solve some of
the most trenchant health and economic challenges facing Africa today.
In this inaugural competition, the Ideas Matter Doctoral
Fellowship program received 63 applications from graduate students representing
10 West African countries and fields as diverse as biology, agronomy, political
science, medicine, public health, chemistry and pharmacy. While only 17 of the
63 applicants were women, the three applications which rose to the top were all
submitted by young women - attesting to the growing role of women in science
and technology. The three candidates selected from this rich trove of
applications are:
Akomoun Blandine Kapko (Benin), Université d’Abomey-Calavi,
will develop an inventory of plants used in the traditional treatment of
typhoid fever, further working to identify and isolate their active properties.
Osemudiamen Anao (Nigeria), University of Benin, will
explore the health effects of a toxic common component of e-waste capable of
acting as an endocrine disruptor, carcinogen and neuro-development toxicant.
Gloria Tetteh-Kubi (Ghana), University of Cape Coast, will
investigate measures aimed at reducing widespread pesticide use in cowpea
cultivation, contributing to poverty reduction, food security and biodiversity
conservation.
The Ideas Matter Fellowship Program reflects WARA and The
MasterCard Foundation’s commitment to increasing opportunities for emerging
West African scholars who are transforming ideas into active solutions to the
challenges facing the region and the world at large.
Uju N. Dominic/GEE
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