Last week I had the opportunity to go back to the ward where we did our ONDOILO research in the years 2018 till 2022. The ….
My holidays normally consist partly of a safari and it never gets boring. I have been to Enduimet times, but not during rainy season. Now, ….
November 2023 was a busy month full of traveling for me. Amongst others, I visited the bi-annual EDCTP forum and the AAA Conference in Toronto.
I love South Africa and specifically Capetown. That is not only because of the wine or the nature, but more so due to the professional ….
In November, I traveled to the Netherlands for the PhD defense of my very first PhD student Kennedy Ngowi. Kennedy was doing his PhD research ….
Being a researcher and a mother, sometimes requires quality time with the children. This year, I decided to use my annual leave for a trip ….
This week I am attending the RAI conference on Anthropology, AI and the Future of Human Society. I also presented on our future ideas for ….
We attended the NIMR conference in Dar es Salaam from 17 to 20 May with our team. Most of use had a presentation about our ….
We traveled to Southern Africa for our research projects. Firstly, we went to Dar es Salaam to meet with potential collaborators. Then we traveled to ….
“A child’s smile makes you realize you’re alive. – De glimlach van een kind doet je beseffen dat je leeft.” A sentence from an old ….
It’s been a while since I could see the Lord’s Canvas, not due to no canvas but more due to being overwhelmed with work related ….
I attended the tenth EDCTP forum virtually this time. I had submitted an abstract on our journey in finding a female trainee fellow for my ….
I traveled to the Netherlands to introduce two PhD students to their offices, the transport system of Amsterdam and we did a day trip to ….
Since I work fulltime as a researcher and I am also a mother, I have moments in which I realize that full investment in my ….
In this VLOG I am showing you just a regular day of my life as a research fellow in Tanzania. Different tasks pass by including ….
Finally the day came that we received great news from EDCTP on our senior fellowship application. Positive news for KCRI and for the REMIND-team. We ….
Last week, we went with our team to Monduli Region again to do a final assessment of our programme Embiotishu. It was a great experience ….
Ik woon in Tanzania. Wij leven deels van toerisme, maar ik heb gelukkig ook een baan als onderzoeker. Ben zit al maanden thuis, maar we ….
In July, we visited our project area to interview Maasai to assess whether our digital platform ‘Embiotishu’ has increased knowledge and use of family planning ….
Today it is exactly ten years ago that I was at Machame gate at 1650meter to start a week of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro with one ….
A day out during times of Corona. We needed to go to a swimmingpool with a great view. While on the way to Maasai Lodge, ….