Newsletter 1 | March 8, 2023
The Women RISE Inception Workshop
The Women RISE inception workshop was held on 24 -26 January 2023 in Nairobi. Over 80 participants attended physically with 15 joining the meeting virtually. The main outcomes of the workshop were:
- The value of regional annual workshop where teams share and learn from peers. This workshop will also enable the HPRO to conduct region-based skill building sessions. We share more information on this below.
- The need for a high-level regional political, economy analysis on gender .
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The Women RISE Research Projects
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Upcoming Women RISE Event
- Regional in-person workshops– Asia regional workshop – July. If you are yet to respond to the Doodle poll or Google doc, please do so here.
– Africa regional workshop – August. If you are yet to participate in the Doodle poll please click here
– Latin America regional workshop – September. If you are yet to participate in the Doodle poll please click here.
- Mid-term virtual meeting – For all research team members will be held on 14-16 November 2023
Upcoming Skill Building Sessions
The HPRO is planning a series of capacity-strengthening workshops for all the 23 research team members. This year, there will be two workshops.
- The workshop on Data story telling will held on June 22, 2023
- The workshop on Statistical Analyses in Quantitative Research will be held on October 5, 2023.
External Events of Interest
- The Women Deliver 2023 Conference (WD2023) will take place in-person in Kigali, Rwanda, as well as virtually, from 17-20 July 2023. If you plan to attend, please email Evelyn Muthoni ([email protected]) and Francine Sinzinkayo ([email protected]).
Share with us any news and updates such as published papers, policy briefs, and community engagement activities, about an upcoming conference you are participating in. We want to feature your work. Share before May 15 to be included in the next Women RISE News Roundup.
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