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  • Research in Action
    ECONOMICS EMPLOYMENT YOUTH TRAINING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT

    Revitalizing skills training and education for youth

    IDRC support improves the relevance and appeal of technical and vocational education and training in Kenya.
    Published date
    Tuesday, May 29, 2018 - 08:30
  • Research in Action
    HEALTH Gender Innovation

    Innovations are bringing better health within reach

    EHealth innovations need to be grounded in the local context and blend technical and social processes to overcome the stumbling blocks to better care for isolated populations.
    Published date
    Monday, January 29, 2018 - 15:00
  • Research in Action
    ECONOMIES IN TRANSITION Gender

    Building research capacity to inform practical policymaking

    IDRC is committed to supporting cutting-edge research led by developing country experts to create lasting change. Building strong partnerships with regional researchers and organizations.
    Published date
    Thursday, August 17, 2017 - 10:30
  • Research in Action
    Gender Poverty alleviation

    When growth is not enough: In pursuit of transformative economy

    Africa has achieved impressive economic growth in the past 15 years; from 2001 to 2010, six of the world's ten fastest growing economies were in Africa. Although growth has been moderate in recent years, it is expected to regain strength.
    Published date
    Thursday, July 21, 2016 - 10:30
  • Research in Action
    ECONOMICS Labour markets Gender

    Highlight: Youth summit in Senegal on unemployment and insecurity

    An international forum for Francophone youth was held in Dakar, Senegal in mid-October, ahead of the 15th Sommet de la Francophonie to be held November 29-30, 2014. Some 250 youth debated their own futures during the two-day event organized by Senegal’s Ministry of Youth, Employment, and Promotion of Civic Values, and the National Youth Council of Senegal (NYCS), in partnership with the Initiative prospective agricole et rurale. IDRC supported the forum.
    Published date
    Wednesday, October 15, 2014 - 14:30
  • Research in Action
    Labour markets Poverty

    Influencing parliamentary debate on labour policy in Uruguay

    The IDRC-supported “Labour markets for inclusive growth” project, coordinated by the Centre for Distributive Labor and Social Studies (CEDLAS) at Universidad Nacional de La Plata in Argentina, is generating rigorous and policy-relevant evidence on how labour markets and social protection work in Latin America — and what that means for growth and inclusion.
    Published date
    Monday, August 19, 2013 - 09:00
  • Research in Action
    ECONOMICS Development

    Entrepreneurship driving change and growth in sub-Saharan Africa

    The 2012 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) sub-Saharan Africa Report — the first to examine entrepreneurial dynamics in the region — was launched in Lusaka, Zambia, on November 19, 2013.
    Published date
    Monday, November 25, 2013 - 14:00

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