Search Results

Research in Action

Economics

Boosting youth employment in Africa during and after the COVID-19 pandemic

Research teams are adapting their work during the pandemic to find solutions for youth employment.
Published date
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 - 08:30
Research in Action

BUSINESS GENDER ANALYSIS FRAMEWORK GENDER RESEARCH SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT

Better tools for the private sector to measure what matters

IDRC-funded research drives private sector action towards achieving the SDGs, including Goal 5 on gender equality.
Published date
Friday, September 20, 2019 - 14:00
News

YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT INCLUSIVE GROWTH EMPOWERMENT

New funding to boost decent employment for Africa’s youth

IDRC, INCLUDE, and ILO kick-off a research initiative to boost economic opportunities for youth in sub-Saharan Africa.

Published date
Monday, 27. May 2019 - 14:00
Perspectives

-

Organizational Learning on Gender: Lessons and Reflections

Gender equality is of as much concern today as it was in 1995, when the United Nations adopted the Beijing Platform for Action, a blueprint for advancing women’s rights.
Books

-

Digital Economies at Global Margins

In this book, contributors from a range of disciplines and locations investigate the impact of increased digital connectivity on the people and places at the world’s economic margins.

Publication Date
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Training materials

-

Open data barometer : getting started (reviewers guide)

Produced by the World Wide Web Foundation, the Open Data Barometer aims to uncover the true prevalence and impact of open data initiatives worldwide.
Published date
2015
Reports

-

Differentiation in access to, and the use and sharing of (open) educational resources among students and lecturers at Kenyan universities

The presentation analyzes results derived from surveys of students and lecturers at Kenyan universities. Digital proficiency and connectivity show various patterns of differentiation.
Published date
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 - 04:00
Reports

-

Open educational resources (OER) differentiation in Africa (Kenya, Ghana & South Africa)

The presentation addresses the extent of access to and use of, Open Educational Resources (OER) in different areas of Africa and the Global South: what kinds of educational resources are created, re-used, modified and shared?
Published date
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 - 04:00
Reports

-

Uncovering what enables and constrains 'Open Practices' in the Global South : reflections from the ROER4D project - keynote presentation at the 2nd International Conference of the African Virtual University, Nairobi, Kenya, 1-3 July

The PowerPoint presentation reviews aspects of e-learning as a response to growing populations and educational economies, changing technologies, lack of infrastructure, expensive connectivity, limited bandwidth and changing and contested conceptio
Published date
Tuesday, January 2, 2018 - 05:00
Reports

-

OECD workshop : taking social impact investing in Africa to the next level

Social impact investing provides finance to organizations addressing social and/or environmental needs, with expectations of measurable social and financial returns.
Published date
Thursday, February 2, 2017 - 05:00

Search Results

Pages