PASGR Blog

Date: 4th-5th September 2018 Venue: Maputo, Mozambique Forum Focus: International Conference on Information Disclosure, Accountability and Inclusive Growth in the Extractive Industry The Centre for Public Integrity (CIP) and the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) in collaboration with the ‘Action for Empowerment and Accountability’ (A4EA) at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) of […]

The Third Annual Certificate Course on: Using Evidence For Effective Child and Family Health Policy Making & Financing was held in Abuja,Nigeria from 2nd-4th May, 2018. On the first day participants learnt on how to situate policy actors & researchers within the policy making process( mapping & identifying evidence). This will enable the participants to […]

Aremu F. A.(PhD) under Department of Political Science, University of Ilorin and National Institute for Legislative Studies (NILDS) with the technical and editorial support from Partnership for African Social Governance and Research (PAS GR) under the Utafiti Sera initiative on Employment creation in Agriculture and Agro-processing in the context of Inclusive Growth in Nigeria gave insights on […]

Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PAS GR) together with The National Institute for Legislature and Democracy Studies (NILDS) and the African Studies Centre, Leiden held a forum with the Nigerian Government and key stakeholders in the agricultural sector to discuss in depth these policies and also to find new approaches that will boost jobs […]

Forward Planning! That was the call to action by Dr Konyimbih a lands expert working with the National Land Commission during his address at the Utafiti Sera Forum convening organized by Pamoja Trust with funding from PASGR under the theme of Reflections on Urban Governance in Nairobi. https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/eblog/2018/04/18/the-matter-in-urban-governance-and-why-it-matters/ This has been reposted from: CapitalFM:  https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/eblog/?p=7215  

In Addis Abeba, housing supply is most critical to the middle and low- income groups of the population. Sebawit G. Bishu (PhD) with support from the Partnership for African Social Governance and Research( PAS GR) did a research in Addis Abeba on the strengths and gaps in the housing sector. A number of aspects for factors […]

The Partnership for African Social Governance and Research (PASGR) together with the Centre for Bio-Entrepreneurship (CABE) held a forum in Kitale, Trans- Nzoia county on Apprenticeship Policy Framework on Youth employment creation in Agriculture and Agro-Processing in Kenya. Utafiti Sera is an initiative developed by the Partnership for African Social Governance and Research (PASGR). Utafiti Sera represents a […]

The Partnership for African Social Governance and Research (PAS GR) under the Utafiti Sera initiative together with Pamoja Trust on The Social Dimension Infrastructure in the context of towards a policy on evictions and resettlement gave insights on the challenges experienced during this process and made recommendations. Eviction and resettlement processes can often entail inherent […]

Successive governments in Nigeria have made job creation in agriculture a key policy target. In particular, attempts have been made to attract and retain women and youth in agriculture for the purpose of employment creation and boosting domestic food security. “Reality of unemployment and underemployment is hardly fully captured.” A study by Dr. Aremu F. A. supported by […]

The city administration of Addis Abeba is undertaking a massive integrated housing development program to address the acute housing problem of the city since 2006. Housing supply is not the only goal of this program; instead its ultimate desire is to use Integrated Housing Development Program (IHDP) as a tool to reduce urban poverty, which […]