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SGCI is inviting project proposals to support science granting councils in funding and managing research and innovation projects.

The Science Granting Councils Initiative is calling for proposals that will strengthen the capacity of councils to collect, analyze and use data in a way that facilitates their roles as boundary actors. 

The Science Granting Councils Initiative is calling for proposals to support the councils with implementing policy frameworks to promote public-private sector partnerships.

An 11-city study brings out the experiences and voices of women informal workers to inform advocacy and policy-making.

Rich in protein, fat, minerals, and amino acids, insects are an affordable and environmentally sustainable alternative protein source for livestock feed.

CultiAF-funded project uses gender-inclusive financing, certification of processed fish products, improved access to formal markets, and promotion of community-level gender equality to reduce post-harvest aquaculture losses.

Digital applications are enabling young Kenyan agricultural entrepreneurs to access critical pandemic support for their businesses.

CultiAF-funded precooked-beans project has worked to improve food and nutrition security, boost household income, and promote sustainable food systems in Kenya and Uganda.

Across Eastern and Southern Africa, IDRC- and ACIAR-supported researchers are enhancing food and nutrition security, women’s empowerment, youth agripreneurship, and smallholder livelihood resilience.

In 2020, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned that the global pandemic “could reverse the limited progress that has been made on gender equality and women’s rights” over the past 25 years.

The COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic impacts are compounding an already delicate democratization process in Myanmar.

Gender equality — and how people experience it within households, organizations, and communities — is the product of how different social systems and structures are designed, negotiated, and implemented. Influencing positive change at these levels depends on evidence that moves beyond simply identifying inequalities.

Youth unemployment is a chronic problem across sub-Saharan Africa, where a large proportion of young people are unemployed and neither in training or gaining an education.

In Central America’s Northern Triangle, a region plagued by gang violence and branded one of the most violent in the world, Glasswing International is tackling the complex factors associated with youth, violence, and poverty.

Under the right conditions, digital technologies can contribute to achieving the targets set out in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) by 2030 by fostering economic growth, improving governance, and delivering better outcomes in education and health.