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BENEFICIARIES
The project will take place in Nairobi and other counties in various regions of Kenya, and will involve the participation of 415 peoples. In particular, direct beneficiaries of the project activities will be:
Students and development actors
(public officials and Kenyan civil society operators) who will participate in the training opportunities, internships, exchanges.
Lecturers and young researchers
who will take part to training, strengthened inter-university exchanges and joint research work.
Scholars and community members
who will be involved in the research activities.
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Background
Kenya is experiencing a complex and contradictory political and social evolution. Sustained economic growth but, despite a decline in the poverty rate, large swathes
of the population still live in situations
of extreme poverty, social […]
PROJECT PRESENTATION
This is a 3-year project co-funded by AICS (the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation) and implemented by a consortium of 5 partners: University of Pavia - DSPS (Department of Social and Political Sciences), the lead of the initiative; CISP (International Committee for the Development of People), which coordinate the project implementation, working in collaboration with the local partners the Kenyatta University and the Tangaza University College, in the framework of the Cooperation and Development Network. MAIN COMPONENTS 1 - The enhancement of the Master of Economics Cooperation and Human Development, MECOHD, through the implementation of international lectures, the provision of scholarships, students and teachers exchanges. 2 - The implementation of summer schools, short courses and seminars for public officials and executives of civil society organizations. 3 - Carrying out research activities, in collaboration with the kenyan academic institutions involved, on the subject of sustainable human development, to promote and strengthen the production of joint research works.