On 02nd December, the Economic Policy Research Network (EPRN Rwanda) organized a Breakfast Session at Lemigo Hotel, Kigali. The purpose of this session was to explain to development partners and international NGOs about EPRN activities related to economic research, policy debate and advocacy, and networking opportunities. This session was attended by over 20 participants from different development partners and international NGOs.
This session was moderated by Miss Lysiane Byukusenge, a (...)
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EPRN Breakfast Session with Partners
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COVID-19 has significantly impacted the Horticulture value chains and business continuity in Rwanda
5 octobre 2020, par Shingiro Jean ClaudeKigali, Rwanda, October 2nd, 2020 - Oxfam in Rwanda and the Economic Policy Research Network (EPRN) have co-organized a policy dialogue to collect the impacts of COVID-19 on the horticulture sub-sector and how these have affected business continuity in the same sector. The dialogue brought together government institutions, Non-governmental Organizations, Community Based Organizations, Development Partners, academicians as well as members of the private sector and media.
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ERP in EAC and beyond : What are the different approaches to ensure social protection and sustainable growth ?
10 septembre 2020, par Shingiro Jean Claude1. Introduction
The Economic Policy Research Network in partnership with Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung (FES Rwanda) organized a digital policy breakfast about Economy and Regional Integration on Friday, 4th September 2020. During this policy debate, participants brainstormed on the topic about “Economic recovery plans in East Africa and beyond : What are the different approaches to ensure social protection and sustainable growth ?”
The idea of the “Digital Policy Breakfast on Economy and Regional (...) -
A Professional virtual training on “Planning,...
7 septembre 2020, par Shingiro Jean ClaudeA Professional virtual training on “Planning, Monitoring & Evaluation and reporting of projects” organized by EPRN Rwanda that took place from 14th to 16th August 2020 (9AM – 4PM), 2020. The training was officially opened by Mr. Seth KWIZERA, EPRN coordinator. He welcomed all participants in the training as well as the lecturer, after introducing himself and the lecturer, he opened the floor to the participants to get them introduced and He wished all of the participants a wonderful (...)
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Amplifying Youth Policy beyond COVID-19
28 mai 2020, par Shingiro Jean Claude1.0 Introduction and Context Analysis
As Rwanda was preparing to celebrate the dividends of vision 2020 and ushering onto a new vision 2030-2050, Covid-19, a global pandemic that began in China near the end of 2019 and developed globally, not only hindered the progress of national development trajectories but also scared the voices of policy advocates to a margin to which I want to amplify in this paper.
The African governments and elsewhere are pre-occupied on how to provide (...) -
SIX WEEKS AFTER THE COVID-19 CONFINEMENT : WHAT ARE THE SOCIO AND ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES FOR EAST AFRICA
6 mai 2020, par Shingiro Jean Claude1. Introduction
On Wednesday 29th of April 2020, the Economic Policy Research Network in partnership with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES Rwanda) hosted a digital policy breakfast about the Economy and Regional Integration. The digital policy breakfast sought to engage participants in discussions centered on the topic “Six weeks after the Covid-19 confinement : What are the socio and economic perspectives for East Africa”. This is part of a series of policy debates organized by EPRN in (...) -
The COVID-19 pandemic is harming health, social and economic well-being worldwide, with women at risk and at the center
30 avril 2020, par Shingiro Jean ClaudeThe COVID-19 pandemic is harming health, social and economic well-being worldwide, with women at the center. Women are playing a key role in the health care response to the COVID-19 crisis. Women constitute an estimated two-thirds of the health workforce worldwide, and while globally they are under-represented among physicians, dentists and pharmacists, they make up around 85% of nurses and midwives in the 104 countries for which data are available (Boniol et al., 2019. Women also make up (...)
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The Pandenomics of COVID-19
30 mars 2020, par Shingiro Jean ClaudeThe current COVID-19 pandemic is igniting everything and everyone in a heated-up turmoil. The last time the world experienced such a tremor was in 2008 during the financial crisis and suffice to say banks were pronounced culprits. One could say though, it is starting to feel like 2008, but rather on another level, with a rather different background and far from banks.
By now, we are all basically well conversant with what COVID-19 is all about - more or less and, felt its blow in one way (...) -
Rwanda’s Fourth Strategic Plan for Agricultural
9 mars 2020, par Shingiro Jean ClaudeRwanda’s Fourth Strategic Plan for Agricultural Transformation (PSTA IV) presents an ambitious plan to dramatically change the country’s agricultural sector and rural economy. Released in 2018, the plan forms a critical component of Vision 2050, which envisions Rwanda’s transformation into an upper middle income country by 2035 and a high income country by 2050.
PSTA IV’s goals are clear, and the spirit of cooperation around the plan is strong. But what does it really take to advance a (...) -
Building Capacity for Rwanda’s Agricultural Transformation : A Policy Dialogue on Policy Research and Communications
28 février 2020, par Shingiro Jean ClaudeKigali, 26 February 2020 – In today’s busy world, there are few opportunities for researchers, policy advisors, and top decision-makers in government and industry to meet and share ideas, data, and evidence. This was the goal of a national policy dialogue organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI), the Economic Policy Network of Rwanda (EPRN), and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in conjunction with the EPRN Annual Research Conference, (...)