Just give me the seed and I will continue.

What fascinated me is that only 5% of microorganisms are harmful, and the rest are beneficiary.

The fellowship has really impacted my career. I was working in a university as an Assistant Lecturer, but with the OWSD fellowship I am undertaking a PhD that will allow me to reach the grade of Senior Lecturer.

I wanted to do applied physics, not theoretical physics… I really wanted to use all of the knowledge that I acquired at university to explain our environment.

I intend to disperse my achieved knowledge as one of the leading researchers in my country in the domain of microbial biotechnology, to support sustainable and prosperous agriculture.

All this has broadened my knowledge for this domain of science, gave me an open mind and also allowed me to learn many things.

When you are following your passion, people will always see what you are doing. People will see that you are doing something different, and they will help you.

I really want to do something for my country. Being part of the Sudan national chapter has given me that chance.

By creating links between food research and industry, she hopes to enhance food security both in Ghana and in Africa as a whole.

I owe ‘what’, ‘who’ and ‘where’ I am in my career and professional practice today to OWSD because without the PHD Fellowship, all my achievements today would have been nothing but bleak.

What has surprised me is the way technology is emerging and affecting the current state of research. We are encountering a fourth industrial revolution that entails advances in computing power, quantum computing and artificial intelligence, which has already been shown to alter the way we conduct research.

Due to the war in Yemen, I had stopped studying for two years. This opportunity gave me the chance to complete my postgraduate studies.

Winning this award opened many doors for me. It has led to success in acquiring local funding.

“Am very proud to say that I am encouraging other Cameroonian female scientists to apply for the OWSD fellowship programme and some of them have obtained the grant."

My dear girls in science: be strong, inquisitive, curious, assertive, resilient, and focused. Go for gold!

I have to think of something that can help us, that we can use based on resources that we have. The lack of things is the biggest inspiration in my life. I want to help my country.

I wanted to show women that it was possible that when you do agricultural sciences, you can go on and do more for your career development.

OWSD's guidance and support allowed me to uncover hidden courage and realize aspects of myself that I never thought I possessed.