Ojongetakah Enokenwa Baa
Researcher – Gender, Social Inclusion, and Youth
Ojong is a Social Environmentalist with work experience in the fields of Gender, Sociology, Anthropology, International Relations, and Environmental Science. She worked as a Gender Trainer, and Stakeholder Facilitator at KORUMO Coaching for Transformation, South Africa; as a Gender Consultant at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR); and as a Gender and Livelihood Consultant within the GEF5 Sustainable Land Management Project at Rhodes University. Ojong is based at IWMI’s office in Pretoria, South Africa.
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Latest news for Ojongetakah Enokenwa Baa
What a just transition could mean for Southern Africa’s food, land and water systems
Local communities and indigenous knowledge must be at the center of solutions for managing natural resources ...
Equity and inclusion must guide water solutions
At the 2025 CGIAR Gender Conference, IWMI underscored that the future of water security depends on scaling equity as effectively as climate-smart innovation ...
Young researchers develop leadership skills to create lasting impact
Five IWMI researchers reflect on their learnings from the Crawford Fund Master Class on Agricultural Research Leadership and Management in Malaysia – and how they can use their newly acquired ...
IWMI gender researchers are helping to shape “transformative agendas” in the CGIAR Science Programs
Contributions at the CGIAR Gender Science Exchange emphasized the importance of social and environmental justice ...
Mitigating challenges for Southern African agribusiness as new African markets open
IWMI's Inga Jacobs-Mata, Ojong Enokenwa Baa and colleagues discuss the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) ...
Latest publications by Ojongetakah Enokenwa Baa
Report
Water and Soil Accelerator Inception Report: Sustainable Soil and Water Management from Farm to Landscape in Malawi and Zambia
International Water Management Institute | March 12th, 2026
Report
Advancing agribusiness through gender and social inclusion: a practical toolkit for scalable growth
International Water Management Institute | February 20th, 2026
Brief
Responsible scaling for impact: inclusion and power in food, land and water systems
International Water Management Institute | February 20th, 2026
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