For #MondayMotivation , I started the week by accepting an invitation from the African Academy of Sciences to mentor young African journalists for their #AfricaScienceDesk project. Over a two-year period, the African Academy of Sciences, the African Federation of Science Journalists and the South African Science Journalists Association with the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will provide funding to journalists in #Kenya , #Nigeria , #Senegal and #SouthAfrica to produce #science stories aimed at local or global news markets. At The AAS, the Africa Science Desk will be implemented through the AAS and the NEPAD Agency ’s Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa #AESA , an agenda setting and funding platform. “To whom much is given, much is expected.” This past year has yielded so many tremendous opportunities and blessings for my career that I am obliged to pay it forward. I look forward to helping journalists develop well-researched and reported stories about #health , #science , #research and #development issues. #Africa #Africanjournalists #sciencereporting #sciencejournalism #STEM #scientificresearch …see more