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OBJECTIVES
Under our three pillars of research, training and policy outreach, our strategic focus
throughout the fiscal year has centred around five key objectives:
Impact
TESTIMONIALS
“AERC was my dream research programme, since I was in the Master’s Programme. I am finishing with my PhD thesis. I really appreciate the policy makers coming to [the Biannual Research Workshop] to give their impressions and challenges so we can know how and which way we should conduct our research to have more impact on policy.”
“The AERC resource persons are really for lifting people up, they work with you from where ever you are. I am now comfortable to read my proposal. Now, with their help, I am really interested in what I am doing.”
“To be honest here, at JFE, the level is quite high. It is very intense. We are learning one year of classes in three months. It is very interesting indeed. The professors here show us the practical as well as theoretical part, especially the [practical impact] within the African community.”
“I would like to say a big thanks to AERC for building capacity in Africa. For giving us this chance to attend this programme. My advice to young Africans is that they have opportunities in Africa, like AERC.”
“As soon as I finished my PhD in 2003, I contacted AERC to see in what way I can transfer knowledge . . . I am now a resource person involved in the capacity building initiative of AERC which is fantastic and very unique in the continent.”
“In our Biannual meeting, we are listening to some young exciting African researchers who are presenting their studies on very important topics for Africa’s development. This is the best illustration of capacity building where we have a network that helps builds capacity in research and policy analysis. The network ends up producing leaders of African countries, central bank governors, heads of ministries and exciting scholars who are teachers in universities. This is an example of successful collaboration among donors and African governments.”
“I currently work at the Department of Economics. I have known AERC since 2005 when they gave me a scholarship to do my Master’s degree at the University of Nairobi. And then they gave me a PhD scholarship at University of Cape Town in 2009. I am really grateful, they are now sponsoring my academic research. AERC has been like my academic parent.”
“I first heard about AERC from one of my professors who submitted thematic research to AERC. Now I am telling all my colleagues and encourage them to take the benefit of attending AERC’s training and submitting research proposals – the benefits are huge.”
“AERC is very good. Not only for economists alone, but for researchers in Africa. I would like to tell all African governments to follow AERC to go to their conferences and workshops. I am going to submit my proposal for feedback . . . they will give you the best feedback and it will help you improve on your research.”