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4. Quality education

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  • Female Faculty and Leadership – Affirmative Action and Gender Equality in Ethiopia

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    An assessment of the position of female faculty and affirmative action policies in Ethiopian universities was carried out for the Education Strategy Centre in Addis Ababa. Building on that assessment, a leadership programme specifically aimed at female faculty was designed and piloted. Assessing female faculty and affirmative action The first component of this project was […]

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  • Supporting the ESNEC Business School in Mozambique

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    KIT has been assisting ESNEC, the business school of the Eduardo Mondlane University in Mozambique, in focusing on developing the skills students require to flourish in the labour market. Improving student career prospects By developing links between the ESNEC teachers and management, and future employees (mainly small businesses), KIT has established practical internships and training projects […]

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  • Supporting a National Centre for Agricultural Technical Training in Egypt

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    KIT was part of a consortium working with the Research Institute for a Sustainable Environment (RISE) to establish a sustainable and practice-oriented agriculture training centre for male and female skilled labour. This aimed to contribute to the delivery of adequate training for the agricultural sector in Egypt. Best practice centre  RISE – formerly the Desert […]

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  • Strengthening a dairy cooperative’s extension services in Kenya

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    BAMSCOS, a union of farmer cooperatives in Baringo, Kenya teamed up with KIT and Agriterra in an effort to further strengthen and professionalise its extension services. For BAMSCOS this was a crucial step towards improving the income and conditions of their members. Furthermore, by handling larger volumes of milk it would increase the viability of […]

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  • Building Life Skills for Adolescent Girls with Plan UK

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    At the request of Plan UK, KIT Royal Tropical Institute undertook this baseline study to identify the factors affecting access to and completion of lower secondary education by girls in Cambodia, El Salvador, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Pakistan, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe. The project led to a system for improved use of data, production of […]

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  • Graduate Opportunities for Innovation and Transformation (GO4IT)

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    Graduate Opportunities for Innovation and Transformation (GO4IT) helped train university students in Africa to bring change to rural areas. The initiative was born of the understanding that universities needed to improve the quality and content of their agricultural education programmes. KIT Royal Tropical Institute played a key role in defining and driving the strategy for […]

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