This project examines the role that innovative savings schemes play in empowering poor women to overcome economic vulnerabilities.
In many African countries, the poultry and fish industries are among the fastest-growing agricultural businesses. However, the costly ingredients that make up animal feed, such as fish and vegetables, threaten the survival of these farmers.
Beans are an important food product that contribute to nutritional security, income generation, and employment in Kenya and Uganda.
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.
Over the past few years, large-scale acquisitions (purchases, leases, or other arrangements) of farmland in developing countries by individuals, corporations, and foreign governments have presented both economic opportunities and threats to tradit
This project examines employment creation for youth and women in Africa, focusing on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the tourism sector.
Uganda has a history of societal pressures that have sometimes resulted in violence such as insurgencies, armed conflict, and criminal activities, among other manifestations.
Research shows that high gender inequity translates into poor health for mothers, pregnant women, and children. At the community and individual level, gender inequities and disparities can underlie dimensions of poverty among women.
The West African region is facing a rapid rise in violent extremism in which young people are the main actors.
This project’s objective is to examine opportunities for youth involvement and active engagement in preventing violent extremism in two member states of the Inter-Governmental Authority for Development (IGAD): Kenya and Uganda.