The recently concluded Africa-China Conference on Population and Development has set the stage for more engagements on how Africa can harness the demographic dividend and achieve sustainable development. The conference held in Nairobi on 18th and 19th April 2017, was a learning and knowledge-sharing opportunity for different stakeholders to share their experiences and efforts
Kenya’s National Council for Population and Development (NCPD) is hosting the first ever Africa-China conference on Population and Development whose theme is Harnessing the demographic dividend in Africa. The conference, which is hosted in collaboration with the China Population and Development Research Centre and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is taking place from
Policymakers, health professionals, scholars and other stakeholders in development have convened for a knowledge sharing forum on best practices in the health sector in Arusha, Tanzania, hosted by the East, Central and Southern African Health Community (ECSA-HC). Ahead of the main conference, which begins on 10th April 2017, AFIDEP convened a session on 9th April
The East and Southern Africa Health Community (ECSA-HC) is hosting the 10th Best Practices Forum from 10th to 12th April 2017at Mt. Meru Hotel in Arusha, Tanzania. Ahead of the conference on 9th April, AFIDEP will be sharing lessons drawn from the Institute’s programme implementation on strengthening the capacity of policymakers in Kenya and
On 6th April 2017, AFIDEP’s Executive Director Dr. Eliya Zulu, shall participate in a forum convened by the Youth Employment Funders Group led by the MasterCard Foundation. The forum seeks to deliberate how soft skills development can be augmented in order to improve youth employment. Specifically, Dr. Zulu shall speak on capturing the landscape in
This week development experts, governments and other stakeholders convened in New York for the 50th Session of the United Nations Commission for Population and Development (CPD). AFIDEP’s Dr. Eliya Zulu was the keynote speaker at the Session’s opening on 3rd April 2017. Dr. Zulu spoke on changing population structures and how strategic investments are
