Events
Previous Events
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Making Universal Health Coverage a reality by 2030: evidence of what works
October 8th, 2018
The Impact Initiative will be hosting the satellite session: 'Making Universal Health Coverage a reality by 2030: evidence of what works' at the Fifth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR2018) on 8 October at 9am. This session is open to individuals who have registered to attend the HSR2018 Symposium taking place in Liverpool, UK between 8-12 October 2018.
ACC in Liverpool
Room 48
Event: Accountability for health equity
October 5th, 2018
Accountability for Health Equity: Galvanising a Movement for Universal Health Coverage
This seminar will discuss the main themes of the recently published IDS Bulletin 49.2, ‘Accountability for Health Equity: Galvanising a Movement for Universal Health Coverage’.
This seminar will be live-streamed via Facebook.
The themes this seminar will talk about are:
Room 100, IDS Building
Event: ‘Raising Learning Outcomes’ Africa Symposium
September 12th, 2018 to September 14th, 2018
In September 2018, researchers from nine countries in sub-Saharan Africa gathered in Johannesburg to participate in the ‘Raising Learning Outcomes in Education Systems’ Africa Symposium, organised by RLO Programme Research Lead Team. The aim was to explore Africa-focussed research across the Programme, identifying factors which enable or constrain learning outcomes, and potential policy avenues for ensuring effectiveness, equity and quality in the delivery of education in Africa.
Event: Global Disability Summit 2018
July 24th, 2018
On 24th July 2018, DFID, alongside the Government of Kenya and the International Disability Alliance (IDA) hosts the first Global Disability Summit in London. With Government Ministers, high level Private Sector and UN Officials, as well as a range of Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs) and disability rights activists in attendance, it is hoped the Summit will raise global attention on disability inclusion and mobilise new global and national commitments, ensuring the rights, freedoms, dignity and inclusion for all persons with disabilities.
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, UK
Panel Session at the 62nd UN Commission for the Status of Women: How can we improve the life choices for women in rural Africa?
March 20th, 2018
Women and girls are often expected to fulfil roles that limit their ability to make strategic and empowering life choices, this is particularly true in rural settings. A panel of researchers and NGOs will propose policies ideas based on research and evidence on the shame of poverty, social mobility, economic empowerment and educational aspiration.
United Nations Headquarters in New York
Venue: Salvation Army
Room: Downstairs
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Event: Bridging the Gap - Insights from Africa: new perspectives on disability and development
March 12th, 2018 to March 13th, 2018
The Impact Initiative is delighted to be supporting a two-day event, hosted by Leonard Cheshire Disability and partners, which will showcase findings from the three year ESRC-DFID funded research project ‘Bridging the Gap: Examining Disability and Development in Four African Countries’. The event takes place on 12-13 March and will be an opportunity to explore key findings from research in Kenya, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zambia.
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London
Event: ESRC-DFID Raising Learning Outcomes in Education Systems Research (RLO) Programme annual grant holders workshop 1st-2nd February 2018
February 1st, 2018 to February 2nd, 2018
A two-day workshop hosted by the Economic and Social Research Council (UK), the Department for International Development, the Programme Research Lead (PRL) and the Impact Initiative for Raising Learning Outcomes in Education Systems Research (RLO) provided the opportunity for researchers to meet, build networks, explore opportunities for collaboration and share approaches and obstacles when considering pathways to impact and research dissemination.
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Event: Putting children first: identifying solutions and taking action to tackle poverty and inequality in Africa
October 23rd, 2017 to October 25th, 2017
This three-day international conference engaged policy makers, practitioners and researchers in identifying solutions for fighting child poverty and inequality in Africa, and in inspiring action towards change. The conference offers a platform for bridging divides across sectors, disciplines and policy, practice and research.
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Event: Precarious Prospects: Oil in Northern Kenya
October 19th, 2017
Please join us for an exhibition of photographs on oil and development in Kenya’s remote Turkana County.
Clerkenwell Gallery, London
Event: How to package, present and deliver your research to the media
September 6th, 2017
Impact Initiative workshop at UKFIET Education and International Development Conference 2017
Oxford, UK