The ‘Power of Partnership: Research to Alleviate Poverty’ conference recently took place in Delhi, India from 3-5 December.
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Posted: 3rd December
Posted: 29th November
The 'Power of Partnership: Research to Alleviate Poverty' conference (3-5 December, New Delhi, India) of academics, practitioners, knowledge brokers, policy actors, and donors from the international community will extend learning and ongoing innovation across regions and projects. Much of the research presented has been co-constructed and co-delivered through innovative local and global partnerships committed to inclusivity and engagement with policy and practice.
Posted: 14th November
Likened to the Tower of Babel legend, the Mozambican national health system speaks several languages and pursues a range of different interests, answering to a number of partners and other bilateral and multilateral actors who all have some kind of circumstantial and contextual interest.
Posted: 3rd October
Drawing on interviews from the Africa Symposium of the ESRC-DFID-funded “Raising Learning Outcomes in Education Systems” (RLO) research programme held in September, Dr. Rafael Mitchell explores the role of non-academic stakeholders in the programme.
Posted: 2nd October
There is a growing body of evidence that health contributes to individual wellbeing, household stability, and national development.
Posted: 1st October
A DFID funded Disability Data Portal undertaken by Leonard Cheshire in conjunction with DFID will provide a significant source of information for researchers, policymakers and other stakeholders. The Portal provides an easily accessible ‘snapshot’ of disability data for those working on disability inclusion in areas such as government, inclusive education, international development, global health and human rights.
Posted: 18th September
The Impact Initiative is excited to announce that it will be hosting two events as part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, 7-9 November 2018.
Posted: 17th September
Posted: 17th July
A Statement of Action on Inclusive Education, drafted at a workshop hosted by the Impact Initiative at the REAL Centre, University of Cambridge, has been signed by 31 donor agencies, international NGOs, research organisations and global education networks.
Posted: 16th July
Dr. Paul Lynch and Dr. Anita Soni from the University of Birmingham consider the importance of early years education for children with disabilities. Drawing from ESRC-DFID funded research from Malawi, they argue that having a pre-primary education can have a significant impact on a child’s future prospects in education and in adult life.