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Date: 23rd March, 2018 Location: Mombasa, Kenya Forum Focus: Legal framework for Social Protection The Utafiti Sera High-Level Policy Meeting brought together 19 key stakeholders operating in the Social Protection (SP) sector to discuss the legal and policy framework for SP programmes in Kenya with the Members of the National Assembly from the Departmental committee on […]

This study describes and analyses urban governance processes using the Addis Abeba Light Rail Transit (AA-LRT), and the Integrated Housing Development Program (IHDP), as flagship projects that have turned the City of Addis Abeba around. The study utilized a political economy analysis and used PASGR’s urban governance analytical categories as guiding frameworks. FINAL The Governance […]

The final report of the Centre for African Bio-Entrepreneurship (CABE) is on implementation and reflections of activities of Utafiti Sera in Kenya. The overarching long-term outcome of Utafiti Sera is uptake of research evidence as seen in the design of national policies, thus, setting agenda for national debates, and changes in employment policies and programme […]

The African Institute for Health and Development (AIHD) signed an agreement with the Partnership of Social and Governance Research (PASGR) to host Kenya’s “Research-policy community (Utafiti Sera) on social protection in Kenya” project. The project was launched in a forum that was organized by PASGR and Knowledge Platform on Inclusive Development (INCLUDE) on May 13, […]

This video contains abstracts of interviews filmed at the launch of the Action for Empowerment and Accountability (A4EA) Research Programme in Nigeria, in 2017 Interviewees are (in order of appearance): Aisha Yesufu, Bring Back Our Girls Luqman Saka, University of Illorin Plangsat Dayil, University of Jos Ayo Ojebode, University of Ibadan Halima Gogowoli, University of […]

The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research( PASGR) in association with the knowledge platform on Inclusive Development(INCLUDE) and the National Institute for Legislative Studies(NILDS) with support from International Development Research Centre( IDRC), Canada and Department for International Development (DFID) recently commissioned a study that sort to examine the how and why of the constraints […]

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 […]