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PEP Online Training Program: Applied Development Economics

Register by October 31, 2023

PEP  is offering four online distance-learning courses in Applied Development Economics, in collaboration with University of Florence in Italy,  from February to May 2024.

PEP leads the National Engagement Strategy for Earth4All in Kenya – the first Country Engagement in Africa

September 4-6, 2023

PEP and Club of Rome co-organized a side event on ‘Emergence from Emergency: Economic System change towards an Earth4All’ at the Africa Climate Summit 2023 in Nairobi, Kenya.

Research Brief: Higher education and lower unemployment rates linked to improved access to decent work for women

August 2023

Read PEP's research brief highlighting preliminary findings from a study that aims to identify and mitigate barriers to women's access to decent work in low- and middle-income countries.

Research Brief: Unequal legal and social norms block women from decent work

August 2023

Read PEP's research brief highlighting preliminary findings on the unequal legal and social norms that obstruct women, especially in low-middle-income countries (LMIC), from accessing dignified employment.

Integrating gender equality and inclusion into research: participate in our needs assessment survey

August 2023

PEP and IDRC invite researchers to partake in our Needs Assessment Survey to help inform the development of our forthcoming Gender Equality and Inclusion (GEI) online training.

Join PEP at the What Works Global Summit 2023

October 20, 2023

Registration is now open for the What Works Global Summit (WWGS) 2023, an event officially sponsored by PEP. Attend to hear our Executive Director participate in an insightful session on "Knowledge mobilisation, evidence architecture, and evidence to policy and practice."

Rural electrification and job creation: the key to promoting rural development in Sub-Saharan Africa

August 2023

Local PEP researchers in Sub-Saharan Africa find that rural electrification and national strategic investment frameworks aimed at job creation can empower women and spur rural development.

PEP alumnus Nisha Arunatilake presented insights on decent work for women at an international workshop

June 2023

Dr. Nisha Arunatilake, a distinguished PEP Research Fellow, recently showcased her insights on improving food environments for impoverished urban communities to prevent malnutrition and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) as well as her work on enhancing access to decent work for women at the "Poverty, Hunger, and Jobs" workshop in June.

Cours en ligne du PEP : économie appliquée du développement

Inscrivez-vous avant le 31 octobre 2023

PEP propose quatre formations en ligne en économie appliquée du développement, en collaboration avec l'Université de Florence en Italie, de février à mai 2024.