Gender in science, innovation, technology and engineering (GenderInSITE) Africa regional focal point, hosted by ASSAf has launched a short video on Gendered Innovations: Case Studies from Africa. GenderInSITE is an international initiative aimed at promoting the role of women in science, innovation, technology and engineering.

The value of case studies as a tangible means to demonstrate the complex linkages between gender, innovation and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was underscored at a workshop hosted by the Academy and GenderInSITE under the guidance of the impressive work of Prof Londa Schiebinger of Stanford University. In an attempt to promote the importance of gendered innovation, this case studies project aimed to identify and showcase case studies from the African continent that demonstrate either the positive impacts of gendered innovation or the negative consequences when gender is not considered.

The case study featured, Promoting the consumption of Amaranth (African Leafy Vegetable) in a selected community of the North West province of South Africa that focuses on raising awareness of the nutrition it provides as a food to communities and how women and girls can be empowered through and generation of an income from the farming activities.

One of the case studies featured, Promoting the consumption of Amaranth (African Leafy Vegetable) in a selected community of the North West province of South Africa, focuses on raising awareness of the nutrition it provides as a food to communities and how women and girls can be empowered through and generation of an income from the farming activities.