African Women in Agricultural Research and Development
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African Women in Agricultural Research and Development
AWARD envisions transformative change toward gender-responsive solutions that will catalyze lasting impact for equitable agri-food systems for women and men smallholders. We are investing in women's leadership to foster equality in AR4D, equipping AR4D professionals to integrate gender in their work, strengthening institutions to adopt gender-responsive policies and practices, and impacting the enabling environment to enhance gender responsiveness.
Dr. Susan Kaaria
Director, African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD)
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Pauline Bomett
Senior Manager, Leadership and Training, AWARD
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The AWARD Training Team
AWARD courses attract widespread demand within and beyond Africa. This demand is fostered in part by a dedicated group of trainers, known as AWARD Trainers Embracing the AWARD Mission (A-TEAM), who are highly skilled in facilitating learning.
The A-TEAM is an international group of experienced professionals, subject experts and process facilitators in leadership, mentoring, science, knowledge management and gender. The team is committed to realizing the AWARD vision of a gender responsive agriculture-driven prosperity in Africa.
The trainers contribute to the success of this vision by delivering training programs, developing the talent of African scientists, and empowering the leadership of scientific institutions across the continent. The A-TEAM helps unlock social value and create prosperity through scientific innovation, gender-responsive research and the implementation of transformative leadership practices.
The A-TEAM has a membership of over 35 trainers across the continent, with the most recent chapter in francophone Africa. The current team also has a broader mandate in the areas of gender-responsive research and institutional leadership development.
The A-TEAM Values
The A-TEAM values bind members to deliver GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE programs, act with PROFESSIONALISM, RESPECT cultural diversity during all assignments, and realize the value of TEAMWORK to achieve success. The trainers strive to facilitate TRANSFORMATION by creating value for participants, patrons and AWARD partner institutions.
The A-TEAM has delivered leadership, mentoring and science programs for various national, regional and international research institutions. They have trained in different countries outside of Africa, including USA, Sri Lanka, Philippines, India, Mexico, Italy and Germany.
Overview
AWARD envisions an African Agricultural Research and Development (ARD) landscape with organizations, policies, technologies, and programs that attend to the needs of both women and men. This means, making women's and men's concerns and experiences integral to the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of all ARD work so that all are represented equitably and benefit equally. The holistic nature, individually tailored approach, intensity, and diversity of AWARD's training offerings have led to a high degree of impact across all evaluation criteria, as well as research outcomes. However, the ability of the host organization to recognize, accommodate, and create continual growth opportunities is one of the most difficult challenges trainees are likely to face.