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You are spreading yourself too thin! A comment I have heard way too many times from concerned ones. Yes true that I have changed my #career track multiple times (5 times to be precise). But the truth is I have had to #adapt and #change when life threw lemons at me. I fell multiple times and have had to pick myself up again. I admit I have had to start from the scratch each time, learn totally new things, and have harbored self-doubt, and the fear of having to prove myself ove

Here I share my experiences volunteering in science and my learning on how it can help to advance your career. Identifying a suitable volunteering opportunity Although I used to volunteer in local groups, committees and activities all through my career in science, my first opportunity to volunteer in an international group came quite unexpectedly. I met Dr.Fanuel Muindi, co-founder of The STEM Advocacy Institute at the UNESCO international symposium and policy forum focused