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SGCI invites project proposals from organizations with experience in strategic communications and knowledge translation to support Africa’s science granting councils.

A newly released 18-month scoping study reveals the people and approaches that are being used to counter the information disorder in the Global South. Funded by IDRC, the study identifies successes, challenges, and areas for further research.

IDRC research partners share insights into effective ways to translate evidence into policy and social change.

An artificial intelligence (AI) research project is playing a pivotal role in pandemic public health decision-making in several countries across Africa. IDRC is working with research teams that include the leaders of national taskforces, who help to ensure that research is turned into action.

“Rethinking Partnership Paradigms in Global Health” is the theme of the Canadian Conference on Global Health 2021 (CCGH 2021) taking place from November 24 to 26. It will be a hybrid event with most attendees attending virtually and small in-person sessions at the Delta Hotel in Ottawa.

IDRC is moderating a roundtable discussion, hosted by African Minds and the University of Johannesburg, on transforming research excellence. 

IMCHA-funded research has shown that mobile technology can be a game changer in the way maternal and child healthcare is delivered in remote areas.

IMCHA is launching an impact brief series, highlighting success stories from the initiative.

IMCHA is sharing a series of videos that documents the research projects it funded and their impacts on the lives of women and children in sub-Saharan Africa.

The World Development Report released on March 24th examines the tremendous potential, as well as the risks, of the changing data landscape for people in lower income countries. The report is packed with expertise from across the Global South, thanks in part to IDRC.

The COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic impacts are compounding an already delicate democratization process in Myanmar.

COVID-19 is a global problem, but there is no one-size-fits-all solution. That’s why IDRC is working with African partners to fund research designed to mitigate the impact of the pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa and to  inform international responses.

IDRC has awarded CA$34.2 million to 12 projects that aim to strengthen national education systems in more than 40 low and middle-income countries.

Together with the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), IDRC has awarded CA$11.1 million to four regional learning partners who will design and operate hubs for the Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX).

Banning women from the internet is an unfortunate way of dominating them.

Significant progress is needed to improve education quality in developing countries.

Naser Faruqui argues the timing is not yet right for IDRC to pursue a mandatory open data policy.