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NewsDevelopment Health Information and CommunicationIMCHA is sharing a series of videos that documents the research projects it funded and their impacts on the lives of women and children in sub-Saharan Africa.Date
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EventsHealth Social PolicyWebinar: Lessons learned from the research and policy dimensions of maternal, newborn, and child health
What lessons can we learn from implementation research to improve maternal and child health in Africa?
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsGovernance challenges in addressing climatic concerns in Coastal Asia and AfricaPublication Date
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ProjectNo relevant topicsAI4D scholarships managerThe Artificial Intelligence for Development (AI4D) in Africa program is dedicated to a future where Africans create and use artificial intelligence (AI) to lead healthier, happier, and greener lives.
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ProjectNo relevant topicsCatalyzing an ecosystem of AI for development-oriented entrepreneurs and innovatorsEvery day, Africa’s burgeoning community of data scientists, machine learning specialists, and researchers is exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) can contribute to tackling local challenges south of the Sahara.
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ProjectNo relevant topicsSupporting parenting care/childcare facilities in markets to reduce unpaid care work for vulnerable businesswomen in UgandaWith support from the African Development Bank, the Ugandan government has launched a flagship initiative — the Markets and Agricultural Trade Improvement Programme (MATIP) — aimed at establishing organized markets with registered vendors to enhance trading opportunities between rural and urban markets, including value addition.
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ProjectNo relevant topicsDeveloping responsible African AI policy environments: Policy Centre IIThe aim of this initiative is to ensure that policymakers have access to timely, high-quality policy research to support decision-making on responsible artificial intelligence (AI) policy issues.
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ProjectNo relevant topicsStrategies to prevent sexual and gender-based violence and foster equity in rural schoolsDiscrimination related to sexual orientation and gender is one of the most significant problems in school systems in Latin America.
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ProjectNo relevant topicsThe Forum of African Women Educationalists’ gender-sensitive school model as an innovative response to the challenge of gender equalityAccessing, completing, and succeeding in school have been a major challenges for girls in Africa.
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ProjectNo relevant topicsImproving community teacher development in the digital eraIn sub-Saharan Africa, many teachers receive very little initial training and a large proportion of them do not have adequate in-service professional development.
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ProjectNo relevant topicsDigital adaptations for effective and inclusive distance learning in rural communities in Honduras and NicaraguaThe Latin American and the Caribbean region faces an educational crisis due to very high levels of inequality.
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ProjectNo relevant topicsAdapting and scaling peer tutoring for teachers and school leaders for equitable rural educationInequalities in Honduras and Nicaragua’s education systems are linked with poor teacher professional development and the need for school principals, headmasters, and school leaders to be better equipped to promote and implement innovative approaches at school.
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ProjectNo relevant topicsStrengthening bilingual and multilingual learning systems in Francophone AfricaIn Africa, and more particularly in French-speaking Africa, most children learn in multilingual educational environments.
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NewsNo relevant topicsCOVID-19 Recovery: IDRC joins the Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP) for Social Sciences and Humanities in a new call for fundingAs part of our efforts to mobilize alliances and address COVID-19 recovery, IDRC is working with the Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP) for Social Sciences and Humanities to address key gaps in our understanding of the societal effects of the pandemic.Date
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BooksEconomicsFormal and Informal Enterprises in Francophone Africa: Moving Toward a Vibrant Private Sector
While the duality of African economies is well recognized in economic literature, only a few comprehensive studies have examined the formal and informal economies using the same instruments.
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BooksNo relevant topicsWomen’s Economic Empowerment: Insights from Africa and South Asia
This book examines women’s economic empowerment in a range of developing country contexts, investigating the societal structures and norms which keep women from achieving economic equality.
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NewsDevelopment Health Economics Social Policy GovernanceIDRC to support research chairs on forced displacementIDRC has launched a call for proposals from universities in the Middle East and East Africa to establish research chairs on forced displacement.Date
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsSchool health in South Africa : reflections on the past and prospects for the future
This in-depth report examines the South African school health service, and considers its design and intentions against international models.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsResearch to support universal coverage reforms in Africa : the SHIELD projectPublication Date
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsUse of multiple data sources to estimate the economic cost of dengue illness in Malaysia
Dengue represents a substantial burden in many tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. We estimated the economic burden of dengue illness in Malaysia.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsDevolution : a mechanism for scaling adoption of sustainable land management in Eastern Africa highlands
Land degradation is severe in the steep sloping highlands in eastern Africa; natural resource management is central to good governance and increasing enfranchisement of rural people.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsIntegrating local hybrid knowledge and state support for climate change adaptation in the Asian Highlands
While local adaptive capacity can evolve from place-based knowledge that governments often lack, communities need assistance from state powers to adjust to climate change and socioeconomic impacts.
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsVisual perspectives on majority-world adolescent thriving
This paper offers socio-ecological, situated perspectives on adolescent resilience derived from an application of interpretive
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PublicationsNo relevant topicsBuilding capacity to develop an African teaching platform on health workforce development : a collaborative initiative of universities from four sub Saharan countries
Health systems in many low-income countries remain fragile, and the record of human resource planning and management in Ministries of Health very uneven.
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