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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 […]

Date: 26 April, 2018 Venue: Kigali, Rwanda Forum Focus: Affordable housing in Kigali, Rwanda The 2nd Utafiti Sera Forum on Urban Governance City Transformation was held in Kigali, Rwanda on 26th April, 2018. It was organised by Utafiti Sera which an initiative of The Partnership For Social Governance and Research (PAS GR) together with the […]

Date: May 15-May 16 2018 Venue:Nairobi Forum Focus: The Social Dimensions of Infrastructure Development Kenya, like many neighboring African countries, has witnessed a substantial increase in infrastructure investment and development over the last decade. The current development paradigm posits infrastructure development as a pertinent enabler of economic growth, enhanced well-being, and social inclusion. While the […]

On the 2nd of May 2018, the Dean, School of Arts and Social Sciences Prof. Ngabirano Maximiano together with the Head of Department, Good Governance and Peace Studies, Dr Musinguzi Denis handed over 54 books to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Michael Mawa representing the management of Uganda Martyrs University, as a donation from PASGR (Partnership […]

The joint forum on sugar and horticulture sectors on employment creation was organized by the Partnership for African Social Governance Research (PAS GR) in collaboration with the Centre for African Bio-Entrepreneurship (CABE). The forum was held in Nairobi, Kenya. The meeting brought together stakeholders from the Utafiti Sera House namely: INCLUDE, Horticultural Crops Directorate (HCD), […]

On December 7, Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) in collaboration with Center for African Bio-Entrepreneurship (CABE) held a stakeholder mapping forum to discuss youth employment in agriculture and agro-processing in Kenya. This was done using the Utafiti Sera (Research-Policy Community) approach that provides a platform for policy engagement. The forum that attracted […]

Click to download the PDF version of this call 1.     Post information The Programme Associate works as part of a team of programme staff who are implementing PASGR’s programmatic functions while gaining work experience. This post holds a variety of responsibilities related to the research, analysis, and coordination of programmatic activities. This position is ideal […]