Africa

Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin

kvd1 — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 19:57:53 +0000

Youth and Urban Renewal

Sub-Saharan Africa is urbanizing rapidly, and young people make up >70% of the population in the majority of African cities. Combined with the fact that there is an emphasis on urban renewal projects and expansion of global investment in sub-Saharan Africa, exploring the relationship between youth and the new urban economy is critical to addressing issues of socio-political stability and sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa.

Watch the Discussion: Conversations Confronting COVID-19: Innovation Pivots

kvd1 — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 18:15:02 +0000

Launched on Wednesday, June 24, the first installment of the monthly series will focus on the theme of Innovation Pivots and feature members of the Queen’s community who have effectively pivoted their research and programs to come up with creative and innovative solutions to the pandemic.

Confronting COVID-19

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COVID-19

Coronavirus

Nobel Prize

Nobel Laureate

Provincial Government

Ontario

Africa

MasterCard Foundation

Under the Umbrella

kvd1 — Thu, 11 Jun 2020 17:55:43 +0000

Grace Adeniyi-Ogunyankin

On a very hot day, I went to the Adelabu Market in Ibadan, Nigeria, to meet Sarah. Several phone calls later, we found each other. She brought me inside a nearly abandoned plaza. “Less noisy,” she said. We climbed up to the highest floor. During the interview, she told me her livelihood as a market woman funded her children’s education. Rain or shine, she is at the market every day, under her umbrella. When we finished the interview, I looked down. What a view! As I snapped a photo, I wondered: “What are the stories of the other people under the umbrellas?”

Location of photograph:

Ibadan, Nigeria

Prize name:

Best Description

Submission Year:

2019-20

Community-based Rehabilitation and the University of Gondar

vandusen — Thu, 01 Jun 2017 16:14:23 +0000

Equity has always been a top priority for Dr. Heather Aldersey, Canada Research Chair in Disability-Inclusive Development, Queen’s National Scholar in international community-based rehabilitation, and assistant professor in the School of Rehabilitation Therapy. A researcher in community-based rehabilitation (CBR), a discipline focused on supporting people with disabilities and their families and communities in low- and middle-income countries, Aldersey works with families and people with disabilities to identify the problems they face.

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equity

Queen's National Scholar