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StoryDevelopment Gender Social Policy EconomicsChild marriage not only affects women’s health and education but also their economic empowerment.
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PerspectivesNatural Resources Environment Social PolicyCollaboration and climate adaptation: more than the sum of its parts
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Growing confidence, building skills
Growing confidence, building skills
For two-time Research Award recipient (2012 and 2014) Ahmed Rashid, his IDRC experience “gave me the confidence to conduct high quality research in social sciences.”
In 2012 Rashid explored the influence of think tanks on policy in Bangladesh, as well as their relationships with international donors and media. In 2014, he explored two-way student exchanges between Canadian and developing-country universities.
“My most memorable experience both times was going to the field,” he says. “As the awardee for the Think Tank Initiative, I traveled to Bangladesh and interviewed representatives from non-governmental organizations, think tanks, donors, and media. For the research on study-abroad programs, I talked to administrators, professors, and students in universities across Canada.”
Rashid found that flexible study-exchange programs with a longer history and clear expectations were the most successful. The opportunity for students to gain “experiences outside the classroom and to undertake collaborative activities with Southern counterparts” was critical and “helped deepen their understanding of issues,” he says. “These programs should be increased.”
Now a development analyst, Rashid considers that “working within the IDRC teams strengthened my program support and management competencies and prepared me for new and more challenging tasks and responsibilities.”
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Research in ActionSocial Policy Development GenderIDRC-supported documentary A Walnut Tree wins awards at Moscow and Istanbul film festivalsThe IDRC-supported documentary A Walnut Tree, which follows the troubled lives of an internally displaced family in Pakistan, won the Grand Prix (best film award) at Moscow’s DOKer Film Festival in May, and the FIPRESCI Prize (International Federation of Film Critics) at the Istanbul Documentary Days festival in June. These awards join the film’s growing list of accolades, including the Ram Bahadur Trophy for best film at the Film Southasia festival in Kathmandu, and special jury recognition at the Festival dei Diritti Umani in Milan.Date
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Research in ActionGender Social PolicyShattering the silence: IDRC-Zubaan research speaks out on sexual violence against womenThe silence surrounding sexual violence in South Asia has been shattered. The Zubaan Series on Sexual Violence and Impunity in South Asia, formally launched in New Delhi on May 21, 2016, presents severe statements about criminal justice systems in South Asia that turn their back on sexual violence, leaving survivors little recourse for justice.
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BooksDevelopment Social Policy Environment Food and AgricultureSustainable Cities: Local Solutions in the Global SouthPublication Date
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BooksSocial Policy GovernanceUnderstanding Obstacles to Peace: Actors, Interests, and Strategies in Africa’s Great Lakes RegionPublication Date
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Research in ActionEconomics Gender Social PolicyFighting poverty in developing countries: Should the focus be on households or women?
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BooksDevelopment Gender Environment Evaluation Economics Social Policy HealthKnowledge Shared: Participatory Evaluation in Development CooperationPublication Date
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BooksEconomics Social Policy Gender Governance DevelopmentTracking Gender Equity under Economic Reforms: Continuity and Change in South AsiaPublication Date
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BooksEnvironment Social Policy Food and Agriculture Economics Science and Technology Natural Resources GovernanceFood Sovereignty and Uncultivated Biodiversity in South Asia: Essays on the Poverty of Food Policy and the Wealth of the Social LandscapePublication Date