MISSIONS AND VISIONS

The vision of AfrAbia Society is to develop a hub-and-spoke network model for neuroscientists in AfrAbia, with networking capabilities, such as a database of information about their research interests, equipment, and resources they can share, and opportunities such as grants, collaborations, training, and mentoring. The structure of the hub should be adaptable to varied circumstances, including sub-networks when applicable. Promote greater interaction, networking, and collaboration within and between scientific fields, institutions, countries, and the African continent; build capacity in African neuroscience by sharing information, expertise, and resources; amplify the voice of neuroscientists across the continent by advocating together on shared issues; and encourage innovative neuroscience research (Donald et al.,2022). Neuroscience researchers in AfrAbia depend on worldwide funding sources, which are often associated to research issues unrelated to AfrAbia. Through this society and with the help of both international and local financing channels, AfrAbia neuroscience unveils a vision for a prosperous and flourishing AfrAbia neuroscience ecosystem that is both aspirational and realistic. Our mission is to accomplish ground-breaking work, to assist neuroscientists at all stages of their careers, and to provide the necessary infrastructure to maintain the growth of neuroscience in AfrAbia. To this end the AfrAbia Society (AAS) is now affiliated with SfN (Link) and MDS (Link). We will sponsor 3 IBRO schools this year in Kenya, Burkina Faso, and DRC. Our slogan is United We Concur.