Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    THE RESEARCH CAPACITY STRENGTHENING (RCS) PROGRAM IS WORKING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF RESEARCH LEADERS IN THE REGION AND IMPROVE INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY FOR RESEARCH ACROSS ACADEMIA THROUGH ITS FLAGSHIP DOCTORAL TRAINING PROGRAMS: THE CONSORTIUM FOR ADVANCED RESEARCH TRAINING IN AFRICA (CARTA), & THE AFRICAN DOCTORAL DISSERTATION RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP (ADDRF). ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE:IN 2020, 25 NEW FELLOWS WERE ENROLLED INTO THE CARTA PROGRAM, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CARTA FELLOWS TO 230. OUT OF THESE, 10 GRADUATED IN 2020, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PHD CARTA GRADUATES TO 97. SUBSEQUENTLY, 8 CARTA FELLOWS WERE ENROLLED INTO POST-DOCTORAL PROJECTS (4 RE-ENTRY GRANTS AND 4 POST-DOCTORAL OPPORTUNITES) IN 2020, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BENEFICIARIES OF POST-DOCTORAL OPPORTUNITIES TO 58. THE FELLOWS ALSO PUBLISHED 208 ARTICLES (INCLUDING 190 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES) IN 2020, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ARTICLES BY THE CARTA FELLOWS TO 1,205 (INCLUDING 1,140 PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES).SIX PHD ADDRF FELLOWS GRADUATED IN 2020, BRINGING THIS PROGRAM'S TOTAL NUMBER OF GRADUATES TO 178, NEW AFRICAN PHDS, ACROSS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, POPULATION & PUBLIC HEALTH FIELDS. IN 2020, THE FELLOWS PUBLISHED 23 PAPERS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS.APHRC CONDUCTED SHORT-COURSE TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOR A BROADER AUDIENCE OF ACADEMIC, ADVOCACY & OTHER RESEARCH-INTERESTED INSTITUTIONS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $3.9M

  • Program 2 [2020]

    POPULATION DYNAMICS AND SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS UNIT:THE POPULATION DYNAMICS AND SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS UNIT FOCUSES ON IDENTIFYING THE BARRIERS TO AND SOLUTIONS FOR IMPROVING ACCESS TO SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH INFORMATION AND SERVICES FOR ALL. THE UNIT ALSO ACTIVELY ENGAGES WITH POLICY-MAKERS AND PROGRAM IMPLEMENTERS TO FACILITATE THE TRANSLATION OF ITS EVIDENCE TO POLICY AND PROGRAMMATIC ACTION.CHALLENGING THE POLITICS OF SOCIAL EXCLUSION (CPSE) PROJECT CONTRIBUTED TO AND SUPPORTED THE PUBLICATION OF THE KENYAN MINISTRY OF HEALTH'S HANDBOOK FOR ENGAGING ADOLESCENTS, PARENTS AND LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO BE LAUNCHED BY THE MINISTRY IN 2021. THE HANDBOOK IS INTENDED TO GUIDE THE COMMUNITIES TO SET PRIORITIES RELEVANT TO THEIR LOCAL CONTEXT AND MOBILIZE COLLECTIVE EFFORTS FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ADOLESCENTS.THROUGH THE CPSE PROJECT, APHRC BECAME A MEMBER OF THE EAST AFRICA COMMUNITY (EAC) SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (SRHR) REGIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE THAT IS DRAFTING THE EAC SRHR BILL AND THE ADVOCACY STRATEGY FOR THE REGION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.7M

  • Program 3 [2020]

    MATERNAL CHILD AND WELLBEING UNIT:THE MATERNAL AND CHILD WELLBEING (MCW) UNIT TEAM WAS DECLARED TOP VISIONARIES (AMONG OVER 1,300 APPLICANTS GLOBALLY) IN THE ROCKFELLER FOUNDATION'S GLOBAL 2050 FOOD SYSTEMS VISION PRIZE. ITS VISION IS RESTORING NAIROBI INTO A FOOD SECURE, HEALTHY, ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY URBAN SPACE, WHERE PEOPLE LIVE IN PEACE AND HARMONY, BY 2050. THIS CREATES A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR APHRC TO PLAY A LEAD ROLE IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL OF ENDING HUNGER AND ALL FORMS OF MALNUTRITION BY 2030, AND PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS AND PLANETARY HEALTH DESPITE THE PROJECTED RAPID URBANIZATION, WHERE ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION IS PROJECTED TO BE URBAN BY 2050.THE UNIT IS IMPLEMENTING A PROJECT AIMED AT EMPOWERING WOMEN THROUGH PROVISION OF QUALITY CHILDCARE SERVICES AND STRENGTHENING THEIR CAPACITIES TO ENGAGE IN PAID LABOR OPPORTUNITIES. THIS BUILDS TO THE UNIT'S SIGNATURE WORK OF FINDING WORKABLE SOLUTIONS TO PROMOTE OPTIMAL CHILDCARE FOR LOW INCOME WOMEN SO AS TO PROMOTE THEIR LABOR PARTICIPATION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $1.6M