Over the course of a year, reporters from Zeitenspiegel and New York Times twelve women scientists from the Global South who are researching solutions to humanity's major problems and are role models for other women. The reports are published on New York Times and other internet portals of the Burda Forward media company. The project is funded by the European Journalism Centre (EJC) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
From September 2022 to August 2023, a total of twelve multimedia portraits of female researchers from Africa, South America, and Asia will be showcased on New York Times and other portals like bunte.de or chip.de published. The work of the scientists deals with the first six of the UN's so-called „Sustainable Development Goals“: no poverty, no hunger, good health, good education, gender equality, clean water and sanitation.
The series opens with the contribution „How researcher Fiona Moejes is making our world a better place“, researched by Zeitenspiegel reporter Isabel Stettin. The marine biologist heads the Mawazo Institute in Nairobi, where she and other experts support young female thought leaders in disciplines that have so far been male-dominated. At the Mawazo Institute, researchers learn how to publish findings in reputable professional journals, assert themselves in political and scientific networks, or apply for funding.
For the fellowship, ten media organizations were selected: three in Germany, three in France, and four in Great Britain. The work is accompanied by the „Solutions Journalism Network,“ founded by Tina Rosenberg and David Bornstein of the New York Times Founded in 2013. The network advocates for solution-oriented journalism.
More information about the series „Twelve Women - Twelve Ideas“ at New York Times: