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The Lacuna Fund, an initiative co-founded by IDRC, the Rockefeller Foundation, and Google.org, has announced its first cohort of projects in the agricultural artificial intelligence (AI) for social good domain.

IDRC is pleased to announce a call for proposals for multi-year research projects on innovative legal empowerment approaches in Africa and South-East Asia. Local organizations will lead the research, which will promote the rights of vulnerable groups and foster more inclusive and accountable institutions.

Six research projects aim to rebuild post-COVID-19 socio-economic systems in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, and Senegal in a way that allows women to contribute fully. The projects accomplish this by reducing the burden of unpaid domestic work.

Over 50 years, we have learned the critical role that research, knowledge, and innovation play in building stronger economies and societies in the developing world. Today, the disastrous impacts of climate change and persistent inequalities, combined with the COVID-19 pandemic, are undermining global progress.

A Series of articles in the Lancet presents informative research from an IDRC-supported project on interventions to improve our understanding of women’s and children’s health in conflict-affected zones.

IDRC is investing in localized One Health research to prevent, control, and mitigate emerging epidemic threats in the Global South.

A call for proposals is underway to support the development of a Gender Equality and Inclusion Strategy for the Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX).

IDRC is pleased to announce the winners of the call for the 2021 IDRC Research Awards.

The IDRC Doctoral Research Awards are intended to increase research capacity in Canada and the Global South to improve lives and livelihoods.

IDRC joined the discussion on the major issues surrounding sustainable recovery at the Conference of Montreal’s online edition in December 2020.

IDRC is pleased to announce that Teresa Mosquera-Vásquez and Rachid Hakkou are the winners of the David Hopper Prizes for Leadership in Research Development.

Displaced populations are at high risk of acquiring COVID-19 because they live in conditions that make it difficult to practice physical distancing, to self-isolate, or to access quality healthcare.

The International Development Research Centre is launching five new research initiatives aimed at assessing COVID-19’s impact on food systems and informing responses to alleviate the impacts of future shocks such as COVID-19 on nutrition and food security in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Collective action against gender-based violence is needed more than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the health, economic, and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic grip the world, grassroots communities and organizations are developing their own coping mechanisms. They are supporting each other, distributing resources, and fighting misinformation, all while building resilience.

IDRC and the Swedish International Development Agency (Sida) invite proposals from African institutions to run the Artificial Intelligence for Development (AI4D) Scholarships program — a key building block in the four-year Artificial Intelligence for Development in Africa (AI4D Africa) program.

The Rockefeller Foundation and IDRC are pleased to announce a new five-year, CA$11-million research funding partnership. “Catalyzing change for healthy and sustainable food systems” aims to improve quality of life for low-income and vulnerable people in East Africa who face the double burden of malnutrition and environmental threats like climate change. 

The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting societies and economies at their core. In the Global South, the pandemic has already increased poverty and inequalities, creating an urgency to redouble efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Glasswing International, an IDRC research partner, is being recognized for its afterschool education and health programs that empower youth and communities. They are one of five organizations to win the 2020 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship, which recognizes innovations with proven impact on some of the world’s most pressing problems and show promise for large-scale change.

IDRC-supported research will be featured in two sessions at this year’s UN World Data Forum.  

Canada is marking the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security, by establishing a five-year awards program in support of the resolution’s goals.