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Background
Building Capacity for Integrated Family Planning (FP) and Reproductive Health (RH) and Population, Environment, and Development (PED) (BUILD) Action is a global project designed to leverage the interconnectedness of Population, Environment, and Development to spur solid political commitment, sustained financial resources, and accountability for voluntary family planning and reproductive health in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). BUILD is implemented by the African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP), in partnership with PATH Foundation Philippines, Inc. (PFPI), Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD), Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA) and FHI360.
The BUILD project, in partnership with the Union for African Population Studies (UAPS), will be implementing an early-career PHED research-to-policy workshop targeting early-career researchers in African universities to provide a platform where policy-relevant research outputs that can inform and influence policy in their respective countries and beyond. BUILD will hold a 3-day PHED Early Career Training at the 9th APC in Lilongwe, Malawi. Some selected participants are expected to have a role in the main conference, such as presenter, moderator, or session organizer. BUILD will select 15 participants and support the costs of participation in the training workshop (May 16-17) and the main conference (May 20-24). Selected participants are expected to have roles in the main conference, such as presenter, moderator, or session organizer.
Purpose and Objectives
BUILD project’s PHED Early Career Research-to-Policy Initiative aims to strengthen the capacity of early career researchers in Africa to engage policy influencers and decision-makers effectively, focusing on advancing cross-sectoral PHED approaches. The goal is to bridge the gap between research findings and the policy development (and implementation) process, supporting advocacy efforts with evidence that is compelling to policymakers. The initiative is expected to empower highly skilled, locally trained scholars and researchers to influence policy across Africa in the area of integrated PHED.
Date: 16th – 17th May 2024
Venue: Lilongwe, Malawi
Who can apply: Young scholars under 30 years and a citizen of an African country, pursuing courses in population, health, environment, and development disciplines.
Priority will be given to the following participants:
(a) Below 30 years of age by the time of application.
(b) Pursuing graduate studies in population, health, environment, or relevant development discipline (such as demography, population studies, economics, environment and natural resources, public policy, and environmental sciences, among others) in an academic organization in a BUILD project’s focus country (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Cote’ D’Ivoire, Niger, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe),
(c) Have a paper accepted for presentation at the selected conference.
Deadline for Application: 30th April 2024.
