The Population Reference Bureau (PRB) in collaboration with the Building Reproductive Health Capacity Project, a joint collaboration between Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH) in the United States and the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine of Assiut University (DPHAU) in Egypt, seeks applications for a policy communication workshop that is scheduled to be held in Hurghada, Egypt, from Oct. 1-7, 2011.The workshop is funded by the Ford Foundation office in Cairo and the Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at JHSPH.
The workshop is intended for researchers working in the area of youth sexual and reproductive health issues in the MENA region, especially those from Egypt. This workshop will be based on a successful training program developed by PRB that has been enhancing the communication skills of professionals and advocates around the globe since 1996.
Eligibility
- Applicants need to be fluent in English and must be from Egypt.
- Two to three spots will be reserved for eligible candidates from other Arab countries. Participants from outside Egypt need to arrange and pay for their transportation from their origin country to Hurghada.
- Applicants need to be researching topics related to young people’s sexual and reproductive health.
- Applications are especially sought from researchers working in the area of youth sexual and reproductive health education.
- Applicants need to have at least the preliminary results of their current research ready to work with during the workshop.
PRB will select 12 researchers through a merit-based competition. The language of the workshop is English. All participants will be covered for their costs of tuition, accommodations, and meals.
Workshop Goal and Objectives
PRB and the DPHAU are organizing this policy communication workshop to help bridge the gap between researchers and decision makers. The goal of the workshop is to increase the use of data and information on effective interventions for the improvement of policies and programs. Sessions will help participants identify the policy implications of their research, understand how research can influence the policy process, and communicate their findings. In an active and participatory setting, participants will explore research-to-policy gaps, learn about the policy process and barriers to the effective use of research, identify the policy implications of their own research, and prepare a policy-oriented presentation.
Outputs
It is anticipated that the participants will be interactive in their group work, complete daily readings and homework, present their research to a simulated policy audience, and write a policy brief.
Deadline for submitting the application is July 30, 2011
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