Silvia Mwendia is the Hub Manager of the Falling Walls Engage Hub Kenya, and the Mawazo Voices Programme Associate at the Mawazo Institute. As a women-led organization, Mawazo Institute is dedicated to empower early-career African women researchers, to contribute valuable evidence-based solutions and a critical perspective to address pressing development needs.
In her role at Mawazo, Silvia supports the big ideas of African women researchers through public and policy engagement, strategic partnerships, and cultivating a robust alumni network to ensure the widespread impact of their research both within the African continent and beyond.
Mawazo’s vision is a world in which the voices and big ideas of African women researchers shape the future of the continent and the world.