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Taking stock: The Gender and Inclusivity Project at the end of its first cycle

A Final Learning Summit held in Cape Town in February marked the end of the first cycle of the Gender and Inclusivity Project (G&I Project) of the Science Granting Councils Initiative II (SGCI-II) and the beginning of the second phase....

June 9, 2023

Gender and Inclusivity Gender and Inclusivity

Tapping the change-making power of grant-making: Reflections on a targeted technical assistance workshop

The grant-making cycle is a powerful tool for change and can help to advance gender equality and inclusivity in the field of science, technology and innovation in Africa. A recent targeted technical assistance workshop was designed to make that change...

November 1, 2022

Gender and Inclusivity News

New report highlights the need for an intersectional approach to addressing gender inequality in grant-making.

Sparked by growing momentum in addressing gender equality and diversity in research, a new report by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) explores how an intersectional approach can support gender transformative grant-making practices. There has been growing awareness that addressing...

October 25, 2022

News

The SGCI mourns the loss of Mr. Filipo Zulu

It is with deep sadness that the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI) in Sub-Saharan Africa family has learnt of the untimely passing of Mr. Filipo Zulu, Acting Executive Secretary, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), Zambia. Since the inception of...

October 3, 2022

Call for Proposals Research Management

Call for proposals to support Africa’s Science Granting Councils in funding and managing research and innovation

The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) invites project proposals from organizations (including think tanks, institutes, universities and agencies) with proven experience and track records to support the councils in developing policy frameworks and enabling structures to support...

July 27, 2022

Gender and Inclusivity News

Appel à propositions: Renforcer les capacités des organismes subventionnaires de la recherche scientifique en matière d’égalité des genres et d’inclusion

L’Initiative des Organismes Subventionnaires de la Recherche Scientifique en Afrique subsaharienne (IOSRS) invite les organismes (y compris les « think tanks », les instituts, les universités et les agences) ayant une expérience et des références avérées à soumettre des propositions...

July 11, 2022

Gender and Inclusivity News

Call for proposals: Strengthening the capacities of Science Granting Councils in gender and inclusion

The Science Granting Councils Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa (SGCI) invites project proposals from organizations (including think tanks, institutes, universities, and agencies) with proven experience and track records to deepen ongoing work with councils that enhances gender, equality and inclusion. The...

July 11, 2022

Cooperation Projects News Strategic Communication and Knowledge uptake

Invitation to an African-German Scientific Exchange: “Sustainable Intensification of Agriculture

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) invites interested scientists from all Sub-Saharan African countries and researchers at all universities and research institutes in Germany, explicitly including universities of applied sciences, to take part in a scientific exchange in the...

July 7, 2022