Training in Reproductive Health
Every year since1997, the center has organized a three week training workshop entitled “From Science to Action: Reproductive Health in the Arab Countries.” The seventh workshop, held in 2003, is part of the second phase of a regional training and research program sponsored by the Ford Foundation and the Hewlett Foundation. The program emphasizes the importance of adopting a new reproductive health agenda for the improvement of the health of men and women in Arab countries. Particular attention is given to the need for an interdisciplinary perspective (biomedical and social) on reproductive health issues and a better appreciation of the role of the social realities and gender differentials that affect women’s health.

The workshop targets individuals involved in planning and initiating interventions, particularly health ministry personnel and NGO members. In the last three workshops, participants came from 15 Arab countries and from diverse professional backgrounds.
For further details; visit the Reproductive Health web page.
Coordinator: Zeinab Khadr zeinabk@aucegypt.edu
 

 

Snapshots from Training Workshops

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Training in Research Methods and Policy Analysis

Starting from 2000, each year the center offers a three month training program responsive to the needs of development activities in the Arab Region, particularly in the health and population field. The program integrates formal training with research internships at SRC. While the substantive focus is on population and health, the basic tools and concepts emphasized in this program cut across many policy areas and social science fields. The course is directed towards government ministry personnel, NGO staff, and program managers from international donor agencies working in development sectors. Participants have come from 12 Arab countries. The program is funded by the Wellcome Trust.

The core of the program consists of four training modules. The first module orients participants to the research process and alerts them to the role of social forces in shaping health and population change, and to theoretical frameworks emphasizing the importance of household perspectives and constraints. The second module focuses on data collection; appropriate research designs; sampling considerations and the organization of field work. The third module focuses on the handling and analysis of data, with special emphasis on linking qualitative and quantitative data. The last module
emphasizes drawing policy recommendations.
For more information; visit the Training Methods web site. new!!
Coordinator: Sherine Shawky, shshawky@aucegypt.edu
 

 

Other Training and Related Activities
SRC sponsors Egyptian graduate students for further study in Egypt and beyond, with funding from the Ford Foundation, the Wellcome Trust, and ENRECA, a capacity building program of the Danish Foreign Ministry. It encourages Arab scholars, overseas graduate researchers and scholars on sabbatical from their home institution to visit the center to carry out research or write up projects. Funding for Arab visiting scholars is provided by grants from the Ford and Mellon Foundations. The center also employs AUC students as assistants or interns, during their graduate studies or in preparation for graduate work.

 

Collaborative Activities
SRC has collaborated with a wide range of institutions and individuals who have participated in research and training projects, and provided funding for the center's activities. This collaboration gives visibility to the work of the center, helping it to contribute to, and become aware of, the most recent research findings in the region and worldwide.

In Egypt, faculty members from national universities, as well as from AUC, participate in many of the center’s activities. Projects are undertaken in collaboration with Egyptian ministries, such as the Ministry of Health and Population, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Planning, as well as with governmental organizations such as the National Council of Childhood and Motherhood and the National Council for Women. Egyptian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are also partners in community based research.

In the Arab Region, links have been formed with the institutions in Lebanon, Palestine and the Gulf Countries. In addition the center has collaborated with institutions in the USA, Denmark, the Netherlands, UK, Germany and South Africa.