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AVF was nominated for this award by Gavin Weale of Livity Africa. Combining technology, media and data analysis, AVF's methods listen intelligently to amplify diverse, local voices at the heart of responsive and effective development and governance. For more information please visit the Africa's Voices website.

Dr Jenny Molloy, a member of GCF’s executive committee, together with Max Liboiron (Memorial University of Newfoundland) shared a view on science inequalities at The Conversation. From access to scientific hardware to gender and minority representation in laboratories, Jenny looked at some of the initiatives around the world that are addressing the…

We are inviting Global Challenges Forum's members to engage in the establishment of thematic working groups - some of which are likely to focus on coordinating funding proposals - and to present topic ideas for future research in the Global Challenges arena. We will group these ideas and convene meetings around emergent themes.  Please register her…

 Water & Sanitation for the Urban Poor (WSUP) has a vision of a world in which all urban dwellers – including the poorest – enjoy affordable, high-quality water and sanitation services. The organisation has helped transforming cities to benefit the millions who lack access to water and sanitation by working with service providers (SMEs, utilities, …

  At each workshop a visiting organisation will present a number of issues that are undermining its work or the wellbeing of the populations it works with. Researchers will discuss innovative responses to the issues raised and evolve research agendas to encapsulate these. The intention is to evolve collaborative research proposals to submit to the …

Participants examined the fairness of contemporary infrastructures, and evolved research agendas to improve present and future infrastructures to achieve more equitable societies at local and global scales. Focusing on physical, digital and governance infrastructures the discussion addressed: differing understandings of fairness; the extent to whic…