29 year old Mercy Ojoyi has been nominated to receive the prestigious 2012 L'Oréal-UNESCO Regional Fellowships For Women in Science (FWIS) in Sub-Saharan Africa at a colorful event to be held in South Africa tomorrow.
Ms. Ojoyi says she will plough back the money in her research work. It involves assessing dynamics of climate and its impact on natural ecosystems in East Africa using advanced remote sensing techniques. The study aims to specifically understand ecosystem dynamics in the Eastern Arc Mountains in East Africa, impacts on biodiversity, including anthropogenic and climatic factors.
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"I am indeed honoured to receive the L'Oréal UNESCO fellowship, which will go a long way in helping facilitate my research requirements, particularly fieldwork, which is a major challenge with field data having to be collected in extremely remote and inaccessible areas," she said.
While congratulating Ms Ojoyi for her nomination, L'Oreal East Africa Managing Director Patricia Ithau commended Kenyan women for their contribution to science.
"I believe Kenyan women are strongly becoming influential forces in the field of science across the world," said Ms Ithau.
The scientific research areas being covered by this year's fellows include studies in computer science, microbiology, environmental science, pharmaceutical microbiology, environmental health, dermatology, genetics, biomedical technology and molecular biology.
Other winners are Vivian Boamah (Ghana); Tsige Ketema (Ethiopia); Fatemah Thawer-Esmail (Tanzania); Oluwasola Fasan (Nigeria); Mopo Leshwedi-Radebe (SA); Marisa Klopper (SA); Gerda Fourie (SA); Gcineka Mbambisa (SA); and Britt Drögemöller (SA).
Earlier in the year, the L'Oreal-UNESCO For Women in Science International Fellowship Program awarded another Kenyan, Peggoty Mutai in France. In 2009, two previous international FWIS laureates were awarded Nobel Prizes in chemistry and medicine, bearing testimony to the impact of the foundation's influence on scientific research.
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NOTES TO EDITORS
The L'Oréal Corporate Foundation created the For Women in Science partnership with UNESCO in 1998. Since then, more than 1 000 women scientists across the globe have been distinguished by the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards.
The L'Oréal-UNESCO Regional Fellowships For Women in Science (FWIS) in Sub-Saharan Africa was first piloted in 2010.
Three pillars of the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science programme:
1. L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards : Only five women – one leading woman per continent - receive this prestigious award every year. They are called Laureates.
2. UNESCO-L'Oréal International Fellowships: 15 young women scientists (doctorate or post-doctorate) receive this fellowship annually.
3. L'Oréal–UNESCO National Fellowship Programme: These fellowships anchor the For Women In Science programme in 47 countries around the world where L'Oréal has a subsidiary, and thus assures the management and promotion of the programme.
In 2010, the L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science partnership started a new and exciting chapter with the introduction of two For Women in Science Regional Fellowships; one in Sub-Saharan Africa and the other in Arab States. This new chapter is an extension of the National Fellowship programmes.
For more information on the For Women in Science community, go to www.forwomeninscience.com
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