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The AWIS cohort celebrating an excellent week of meetings in Grand Rapids with IFS past president Elizabeth Nyboer, ACARE representatives Stephanie Smith and Lulu Tunu Kaya, and AFS Executive Director, Doug Austen<\/p><\/div>\n

The International Fisheries Section\u00a0is pleased to partner with African Women In Science (AWIS<\/a>) program operated by the International Institute for Sustainable Development – African Center for Aquatic Research and Education (IISD-ACARE<\/a>).<\/p>\n

IFS aims to support and promote worldwide fishery educational, organizational, and research efforts and to increase North American fishery scientists\u2019 awareness of the interests, needs, and contributions of their colleagues worldwide. AWIS is a program that builds capacity and offers mentorship and networking opportunities cohort of early-career African women in fisheries and aquatic sciences.<\/p>\n

In this partnership, IFS supports the AWIS program by distributing gift memberships to IFS and AFS for one year to each of the AWIS awardees, and AWIS supports IFS by enriching its membership through increased representation of African women\u2019s voices.<\/p>\n