The Gender Equality and Inclusivity Project aims to strengthen the capacities of Science Granting Councils (SGCs) in Sub-Saharan Africa to advance systemic change towards greater gender equality and inclusivity in the science technology and innovation (STI) sector. As central role players in national systems of innovation, SGCs are key to advancing gender transformation. SGCs contribute to setting and monitoring national research agendas and stimulate research designs and content responsive to gender inequality through funding projects informed by a gender transformative lens. Building on existing work of SGCs, the Gender and Inclusivity Project supports the mainstreaming of an intersectional transformative approach in the development, implementation and monitoring of gender policy, programs and research in the functions of SGCs. This is a project of the Public Health, Societies and Belonging (PHSB) division within the HSRC.

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Strengthening Capacities of Science Granting Councils in advancing Gender and Inclusivity Transformation

THE LEARNING SUMMIT WRAP UP VIDEO

RESEARCH OUTPUTS OF PHASE 1

G&I Project brochure	The G&I Project brochure is a marketing tool; it overviews the background, methodologies, key actions, and achievements of the project.	Download here
Country Gender & STI profiles	A journey of awareness: Promoting women’s participation in science (Botswana)	Download here
Council reflection videos	In the reflection videos, council members talk about their experiences, including the highlights, challenges, and prospects regarding activities for advancing gender and inclusivity.	Watch here Tanzania reflection video:
G&I Project Learning Summit Video	This video provides an overview of the final G&I Project Learning Summit, hosted in Cape Town on 13-15 February 2023, reflecting on the activities conducted during the first phase of the G&I Project.	Watch here
E-newsletters	The G&I Project publishes a bi- monthly electronic newsletter to share information about past and upcoming project activities and important news events about gender and inclusivity on the continent	See previous editions: Download here (Nov 2022) Download here (Feb 2023) Download here (June 2023)
World Science Forum panel session	The G&I Project of the HSRC, together with Portia Ltd, hosted a panel session on intersectionality in research, grant-making, and the importance of collecting gender- disaggregated data for development projects at the World Science Forum in Cape Town in December 2022	Article on HSRC website: Download here Article in Daily Maverick: Download here Link to the World Science Forum session on YouTube: Watch here
Popular media articles on the SGCI website	Making women count: Closing the data gaps in STI	Download here
	Gender and inclusivity in science granting councils: A participatory approach to achieving sustained systemic change	Download here
	Women in research: More than a numbers game	Download here
	Can artificial intelligence help to achieve inclusivity?	Download here
	Tapping the change-making power of grant-making: Reflections on a targeted technical assistance workshop	Download here
	Owning change: reflections on peer learning workshop 3	Download here
	Taking stock: The gender and inclusivity project at the end of its first cycle	Download here
	Gender does matter – Organisational learnings from the gender action learning process in the SGCI Gender and Inclusivity Project	Download here
	Towards a more equal and connected world for women and girls	Download here

Strengthening the Capacities of Science Granting Councils in Gender and Inclusivity: FINAL TECHNICAL REPORT, JULY 2023

The final technical report of the Gender and Inclusivity (G&I) project (2020-2023) outlines the project’s key activities and achievements. The G&I project of the Science Granting Councils Initiative aimed to strengthen the capacities of Science Granting Councils in sub-Saharan Africa to advance systemic change toward greater gender equality and inclusivity in the science, technology, and innovation sectors. The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), a statutory research institution in South Africa, led the project consortium, supported by implementation partners, Gender at Work – leading experts in the field of facilitating gender and inclusivity change processes on individual and institutional levels; members of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA); and science communication specialists, Jive Media Africa.

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Reflections and Intersections is an online dialogue series for topical discussions with leading specialists about strategies aimed at strengthening gender equality and inclusivity in research funding in Africa.

Brought to you by the Gender Equality and Inclusivity (GEI) Project of the Science Granting Councils Initiative (SGCI), currently being implemented by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), Portia and Jive Media Africa, the series draws on the premise that research that is informed by a gender equality and inclusion lens offers the best chance we have at meeting sustainable development targets.

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