Workshop and travel grants help southern researchers to participate in global research conversations

INASP announces the 23 recipients of the AuthorAID workshop and travel grants. A total of 11 workshop grant recipients will receive an award of up to US$2500 to conduct workshops. The other 12 travel grant recipients will receive an award of up to US$1500 to attend conferences. These successful travel grant recipients are travelling to the UK, USA, Canada, Denmark, Bangladesh, Korea, South Africa, Nigeria and Malawi to attend conferences.
 

AuthorAID workshop grant recipients are:                                      

1. Alexandre Delamou, Maferinyah Training and Research Centre in Rural Health, Guinea. Workshop: How to write and publish a research paper.
    
2. Fawzi Mohammed Munir Al-Naima, College of Engineering, Al-Nahrain University, Iraq. Workshop: How to write and publish a research paper.
    

3. Ngodi Etanislas, Université Marien Ngouabi, République du Congo. Workshop: How to write and publish a research paper.
    

4. Azeem Badroodien, Centre for International Teacher Education, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. Workshop: How to write and publish a book chapter for a commissioned book.
    

5. Kodjona Kadanga, IRES-RDEC ('Institut Régional d'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche en Développement Culturel), Togo. Workshop: Communicating research to policymakers.
    

6. Vasyl Syrvatka, Institute of Animal Biology NAAS, Ukraine. Workshop: Successful scientific career - effective grant proposal, research paper and presentations, social media for scientists. 
   
    
7. Rose Omari, Science and Technology Policy Research Institute, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghana. Workshop: Applying principles of risk communication in research communication.
    

8. John Manyitabot Takang, Environmental Governance Institute (EGI), Cameroon. Workshop: Communicating research to policymakers.
    

9. Sahro Ahmed Koshin, The Somali Institute for Development and Research Analysis (SIDRA), Somalia. Workshop: How to write and publish a research paper.
    

10. Amrit Banstola, Public Health Perspective Nepal, Nepal. Workshop: How to write and publish a research paper.
     

11. Alfred Anakalo Shitandi, Kisii University, Kenya. Workshop: Communicating research to policymakers.
    
     

The travel grant recipients are:

 

1. Charles Ondieki Otwori, specialist obs/gyn, Machakos Level 5 Hospital, Kenya. Conference attending: The RCOG World Congress 2016 in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
    

2. Thobeka S Nkomo, Lecturer, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Conference attending: The 2016 Joint world Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development in Seoul, Korea.
    

3. El Hadji Serigne Sylla, Research assistant, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar (UCAD), Senegal. Conference attending: The 2016 XXV International Congress of Entomology in Florida, USA.
    

4. Yohannis Marti Lahera, Director of Information, Havana University, Cuba. Conference attending: The XXXIV International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association in New York, USA.
    

5. Abiodun-Solanke Ayojesutomi, Lecturer II for Fish Processing and Safety and Field Experimentation, Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology, Nigeria. Conference attending: The IIFET 2016: Challenging new frontiers in the global seafood sector a Northern Enlightenment in Scotland, United Kingdom.
    

6. Clementina Oluwafunke Ajayi, Assistant Lecturer, The Federal University of Technology, Nigeria. Conference attending: The IFAMA 26th Annual World Conference in Aarhus, Denmark.
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7. Mahmoud Tawfik AbdelRahman KhalafAllah, Junior Ophthalmology Resident, Faculty of Medicine - Menoufia University, Egypt. Conference attending: The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) 2016 Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada.
    

8. Messay Gebremariam Kotecho, Assistant professor, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. Conference attending: The 2016 Joint world Conference on Social Work, Education and Social Development in Seoul, Korea.
    

9. Shreya Bhatt, India Country Lead, Medic Mobile, India. Conference attending: The 7th Annual CUGH Conference: Bridging to a sustainable future in global health in San Francisco, USA.
    

10. Rawlance Ndejjo, Research Associate, Makerere University, Uganda. Conference attending: The IFEH World Congress on Environmental Health 2016 in Lilongwe, Malawi.
     

11. Raju Pandit, Director, Prakriti Resources Centre, Nepal. Conference attending: The 10th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change (CBA10), Bangladesh.
     

12. Ebenezer Kofi Badu, Research Assistant, Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine, Ghana. Conference attending: The International Bat Research Conference in Durban, South Africa.

Congratulations to all our workshop and travel grant recipients.