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The solar Panels

Pay-as-you-go solar irrigation supports rural women

[NAIROBI] A solar-powered, “pay-as-you-go” irrigation system being piloted in Mozambique and Zambia is reducing farmers’ dependence on rainfall and easing the burden of water collection on…

The solar Panels

Pay-as-you-go solar irrigation supports rural women

[NAIROBI] A solar-powered, “pay-as-you-go” irrigation system being piloted in Mozambique and Zambia is reducing farmers’ dependence on…

Rose-Mary Gyening interacting with rural health workers on how to use the app. Researchers developed the mobile app to connect Ghana's rural communities to healthcare services. Copyright: Theodore A. Korku Mawutor

Mobile app aims to bridge Ghana’s rural healthcare gap

[KUMASI, GHANA, SciDev.Net] For years, frontline nurses at community-based health planning services have been forced to improvise…

Youth participating in one of the training sessions. The science-led project trains them to make juice, sausage and compost, with zero waste. Copyright: Albert Oppong-Ansah / SciDev.Net

Cashew waste a lucrative business for Ghana’s youth

[ACCRA, SciDev.Net] In Ayigbe, a rural community in Ghana’s Bono Region, 35-year-old Michael Kyereme paid off a…

Namibia NCRST CEO

Namibia’s NCRST elevates African voice at metascience conference

Namibia’s National Commission on Research, Science and Technology (NCRST) took centre stage at Metascience 2025, the world’s…

Dr. Martin Ongol

Ugandan council hosts research dissemination conference

The Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) hosted the 2025 annual research dissemination conference in…

NRF Kenya leads first-ever national master-plan for research funding

NRF Kenya leads first-ever national master-plan for research funding

The National Research Fund (NRF) Kenya is leading the development of the country’s first-ever Masterplan for research…

Participants at the SGCI research demo day in Nigeria

TETFund, Innov8 Hub showcase innovations at research demo day

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) and Innov8 Hub have concluded the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI)…

HSRC pushes for inclusive research systems at SGCI gender summit

HSRC pushes for inclusive research systems at SGCI gender summit

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) hosts the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) Gender Equality and Inclusion…

SGCI funded research winner Kouakou with his award

SGCI-funded research wins science prize in Côte d’Ivoire

A Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) funded research has earned national recognition in Côte d’Ivoire. The winner,…

Themes

The SGCI aims to strengthen the capacities of these SGCs to support research and evidence-based policies that will contribute to economic and social development.

Supporting Strategic Communications and Knowledge Uptake
NRF hosting

Supporting Strategic Communications and Knowledge Uptake

Integrating Gender and Inclusivity

Integrating Gender and Inclusivity

Engaging with the Private Sector

Engaging with the Private Sector

Strengthening Research Management Capacity

Strengthening Research Management Capacity

Using Evidence in Policymaking
Two women discussing how a gender lens can help achieve development targets

Using Evidence in Policymaking

Funding Research and Innovation
An ATPs training workshop photo used for the SGCI research and innovation theme

Funding Research and Innovation

Establishing Funding Agencies
SGCI meeting with funding agency staff in West Africa.

Establishing Funding Agencies