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The Documentary Sisters In Science Women in Science in Africa

Meet the pioneering women scientists in Tanzania

  • Marine biologist Narriman Jiddawi works in Zanzibar. She is holding a bucket of cockles. Credit: Penny Dale
  • These girls from Kibosho are the winners of the Young Scientist Tanzania award - launched to encourage a culture of science
  • Botanist Flora Abdul Rahman Ismail looks over some crops
  • The next generation of scientists. These girls are from Tanga in the north of Tanzania. Credit: Penny Dale
  • Botanist Flora Abdul Rahman Ismail in her laboratory

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