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One hundred new women PhDs in economics for Francophone Africa by 2025
Focusing on reducing the gender gap, the project aims to strengthen analytical capacities in economics in Francophone Africa.
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Youth school-to-work transition in francophone Africa: A case study of Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Chad
According to recent estimates, between 2017 and 2030 Africa may contribute up to 25.9 million youth to the overall worldwide increase of 41.8 million young people entering the labour market.
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Regional integration, improving women’s economic situation, and transformation of gender relations in West Africa
This project aims to document the impact of trade between member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union on their economic development, the economic situation of women, and the dynamics of relationships between men and women with
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Taking advantage of the gender dividend to accelerate economic growth in ECOWAS
This project aims to analyze the gender dividend in West Africa. The gender dividend is the increase in national production per head attributable to more equality between women and men in the labour market.
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Examining effects of user fee abolishment for women and children in Burkina Faso
In April 2016, Burkina Faso became the first African country to introduce a national policy for universal and free healthcare for pregnant women, new mothers, and children under five.
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Results-based financing for equitable access to maternal and child health care in Mali and Burkina Faso (IMCHA)
In Mali and Burkina Faso, maternal and child mortality rates remain high. The governments of both countries are trying to increase access to and use of health care for women and children.
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Mother-child health in Lacor-South Sudan (IMCHA)
Implementing comprehensive, community-focused primary health care is a major challenge in post-conflict regions such as South Sudan and neighbouring Northern Uganda.
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Health Workers' Incentives in South Sudan (IMCHA)
South Sudan has some of the worst health indicators in the world. This project will seek to address the problem by improving community health-worker motivation and performance.