Dubbed as “visionary”, “innovator”, or “trailblazer”, these people’s ambition is rivaled only by their tenacity and the lucid picture of the future they want to build. I had the opportunity to meet with one such extraordinary individual, Jacqueline Kariithi, a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton in the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. We spoke at length...

[By Haja Isatu Bah ]   The rate of degradation of water catchment areas in Kenya is alarming. According to the Kenya Water Towers Agency, Kenya’s forests and water towers contribute to 3.6% of the country’s GDP, hence the need to prevent further degradation of the nation’s water catchment areas. One of the crucial water...

Haja Isatu Bah is one of our inaugural Princeton in Africa fellows. She is our communications and marketing fellow for 2021-2022. Haja completed her undergraduate studies at Skidmore College, graduating with a BA in Environmental Studies. Upon graduation, she returned to her home country, Sierra Leone to start her fellowship. Haja aspires to work in...