Introduction to Gender Responsive Research and Open Data - module for researchers in East Africa

This module is part of the Digital Hub for Open Research in East Africa, a learning and community programme tailored for early-career researchers from Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Rwanda who want to make their work more collaborative, inclusive, and impactful through open research practices.

Introduction to Gender Responsive Research and Open Data focuses on integrating gender into research design and methodology. Over four weeks, participants will learn to:

• Appreciate the importance of integrating gender into research design and methodology

• Apply a gender lens to their research design

• Identify actions to make each stage of research more gender responsive

The module includes readings, interactive activities, discussion prompts, and opportunities for reflection, along with a live session towards the end where participants can meet facilitators and peers.

To complete the module, participants must engage with all required resources and activities, as well as the pre-module and feedback surveys. Those who also complete the optional final assignment will be eligible for a merit certificate.

Facilitators will be active in the discussion forums, supporting participants to share experiences, ask questions, and connect with one another.

About the Digital Hub for Open Research in East Africa

The programme offers five facilitated modules exploring the power of open research to address development challenges:

• Module 1: Introduction to Open Research for Development Impact

• Module 2: Introduction to Gender Responsive Research and Open Data

• Module 3: Open Research Design for Citizen Engagement

• Module 4: Using Open Research Tools and Platforms for Enhanced Collaboration

• Module 5: Communicating Research and Achieving Impact through Open Approaches

Researchers can choose which modules to join, or complete the full programme and a final assignment to earn a special Rising Scholars certificate of achievement. Modules are delivered through the Digital Hub Moodle space, with live webinars, peer discussions in WhatsApp, and optional Q&A sessions. Module 1 launched on 22nd July, but you can still complete it now, in your own time. You do not need to have completed module 1 to start module 2. 

Joining also means becoming part of the Digital Hub WhatsApp community, where researchers exchange insights and support one another.

👉 Sign up here: https://learn.inasp.info/course/view.php?id=392

(You’ll need a learn@inasp account if you don’t already have one. Please follow the instructions carefully – you may need to click the link again after registering. The WhatsApp community link is available in Moodle.)

Please note: the Digital Hub is currently open only to researchers based in or originally from Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda. INASP aspires to roll out this training more widely in the future.