International Development Research Centre
Type of work: Project and Program Management
Relevent Country: Senegal
Last Date: 14-10-2022
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce a call for proposals to establish research chairs working on issues of forced displacement in two regions: North Africa and West Africa.
Aims
The aim of the research chair positions will be to empower institutions in these regions to define research agendas on forced displacement. They will also lead on identifying practical, gender-transformative solutions that promote the social, economic, political, and health rights of forcibly displaced persons and host communities. And also the aim is to:
The newly established research chairs will:
Focus & Approach
It is expected that the thematic focus of the research chairs will reflect specific thematic and sectoral areas identified on the basis of local, national and regional priorities and capacities. These areas and priorities are expected to be multidisciplinary and inter-sectoral and focus on such themes as health, education, inclusive governance and the pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals in contexts of forced displacement, and as presented in IDRC’s Strategy 2030. Proposals that address interconnections between these themes are encouraged.
Critically important across these intersecting themes are commitments to:
Funding Information and Duration
Eligibility Criteria
They consider applicant organizations to be those that have: