Ongoing Research Projects
Migration and Displacement Action Plan for Sub-Saharan Africa. Developing policy-oriented research on Migration and Displacement in the Sub-Saharan Region
Funder: EU
Grant No: NDICI AFRICA/2024/181237/10
Funding Amount: Euros 8000,000
Background/Objective:
The MAPS project is a multi-country research initiative aimed at strengthening policy and programming on migration and forced displacement in Sub-Saharan Africa. Implemented across ten countries, the project addresses critical knowledge gaps by generating original data, engaging first-line practitioners, and focusing on vulnerable groups such as women, children, minorities, and persons with disabilities. Through a participatory research approach and mixed-method studies, the project explores themes across peace, people, planet, and prosperity. Key outputs include knowledge products, digital platforms, stakeholder forums, and capacity-building programmes to support early-career scientists and foster informed, inclusive, and evidence-driven responses to migration and displacement challenges in the region.
Collaborators: Amref Italy, Università degli Studi di Roma, La Sapienza, Kabale University, University of Dodoma, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Università degli Studi di Udine, Università IUAV di Venezia, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria and Universitat de Barcelona
Commencement Date: December, 2024
Duration: 3 Years
Principal Investigator (PI: Dr Lucy Njiru
Co-Principal Investigator (PI Dr Josephat Nyagero
Africa Health Collaborative (AHC) Project: Building a Resilient and Responsive Health Workforce in Africa
Funder: Mastercard Foundation Funding Amount: $ 6,637,252.12 Collaborators: Amref (Headquarters, Amref Health Innovations (AHI), Institute for Capacity Development (ICD), Canada, Senegal, Zambia)
Background/Objective:
Higher education institutions are well-positioned to advance the MasterCard Foundation (MCF)’s health strategy. This is because of the former’s unique concentration of talent, mission to train future leaders, and capacity to develop and leverage knowledge that can create both global and locally contextualized solutions. Higher education institutions identify locally driven solutions which can counter problems facing the health sector in developing countries, provide the space for re-skilling, retooling, continuous learning; and also develop the skilled leaders and innovators needed to transform the education system and beyond. The aim of this project is to establish a network that is anchored in Africa and builds on existing networks to ensure local knowledge and expertise are prioritized in creating exponential impact. This network approach will allow reach across borders and sectors in order to address health sector challenges and leverage the power of higher education institutions as sites of knowledge exchange, community collaboration, and cross-sector partnerships.
Commencement Date: March, 2024
Pillar Leads:
Dr Micah Matiangi: Health Employment
Prof Dancan Irungu- Health Entrepreneurship
Mr. Francis Namisi- Health Ecosystem