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H2020Staff exchange2016–2019

DEMOSTAF · Emerging population issues in sub-Saharan Africa: Cross-checking and promoting demographic data for better action

Horizon 2020 — Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions

Duration
2016-01-01 → 2019-12-31
EU contribution
€868,500
Participants
18
Scheme
MSCA-RISE

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Results in brief

Emerging population issues in sub-Saharan Africa: Cross-checking and promoting demographic data for better action

Emerging population issues in Sub-Saharan Africa: Cross-checking and promoting demographic data for better action DEMOSTAF brought together European and African research institutes as well as non-academic African national statistics offices (NSOs) in a staff exchange programme, from January 2016 to December 2019, with the aim to advance research on emerging population issues in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). DEMOSTAF was built around four major population-related themes: fertility, mortality & health, households & families and education. These themes federated the research projects conducted by the partners, and aimed to shed light on key contemporaneous questions, with the objective to inform the post-2015 development agenda framed in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The programme focused on the articulation between quantitative data from national statistics (censuses and sample surveys) and local data (demographic surveillance systems or local vital registration). Thanks to the close involvement of NSOs, the programme consolidated and promoted public statistics. The programme funded staff mobility between partners to support research projects, while reinforcing training and skill transfers. Collective activities essentially devoted to training, data documentation and scientific dissemination were also conducted. DEMOSTAF involves 18 partners: 5 European academic institutions, well known for their African population expertise (INED, IRD and University of Nanterre in France, UCL in Belgium, Unige in Switzerland), 11 African partners from Burkina Faso (INSD and ISSP), Madagascar (INSTAT, INSPC, IPM, UCM), Mali (INSTAT), Senegal (ANSD, UCAD, UZ) and Uganda (UM). Among them, 4 are NSOs. Due to mutual interests in the promotion of demographic data, a Canadian academic institution (ODSEF) was also involved. A scientific advisory committee associated key experts and promoted international partnerships. In total, almost a hundred of individuals participated in the projet. Among them a total 68 researchers, statisticians, PhD students and librarians were involved in a total of 189 months of secondment.

Data: CORDIS, © European Union

Project objective

DEMOSTAF (DEMOgraphy-STatistics-for-Africa) brings together European and African research institutes as well as non academic African national statistics offices (NSOs) in a staff exchange programme, for a period of 48 months, with the aim to advance research on emerging population issues in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). DemoStAf is built around four major population-related themes: fertility, mortality & health, households & families and education. These themes federate the research projects conducted by the partners, and aim to shed light on key contemporaneous questions, with the objective to inform the post-2015 development agenda framed in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) currently in discussion. The programme focuses on the articulation between quantitative data from national statistics (censuses and sample surveys) and local data (demographic surveillance systems or local vital registration). Thanks to the close involvement of NSOs, the programme will consolidate and promote public statistics. The programme will finance staff mobility between partners for supporting research projects, while reinforcing training and skill transfers. Collective activities essentially devoted to training, data documentation and scientific dissemination are also planned. DemoStAf involves 17 partners: 4 European academic institutions, well known for their African population expertise (INED and IRD in France, UCL in Belgium, Unige in Switzerland), 12 African partners from Burkina Faso (INSD and ISSP), Kenya (APHRC), Madagascar (INSTAT, INSPC, IPM, UCM), Mali (INSTAT), Senegal (ANSD, UCAD, UZ) and Uganda (UM). Among them, 4 are NSOs. Due to mutual interests in the promotion of demographic data, a Canadian academic institution (ODSEF) is also involved. A scientific advisory committee with 11 members associates key experts and promote international partnerships. In total, 94 individuals participate, 74 are involved in 166 secondments (that correspond to 193 months).

Original text from CORDIS.

Participants

  • INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ETUDES DEMOGRAPHIQUES · AUBERVILLIERS CEDEXCoordinatorFrance
  • AFRICAN POPULATION & HEALTH RESEARCH CENTRE KENYA · NairobiKenya
  • AGENCE NATIONALE DE LA STATISTIQUE ET DE LA DEMOGRAPHIE · DakarSenegal
  • INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT · MarseilleFrance
  • INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA STATISTIQUE · BamakoMali
  • INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA STATISTIQUE · Antananrivo 101Country levelMadagascar
  • INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA STATISTIQUE ET DE LA DEMOGRAPHIE · OuagadougouBurkina Faso
  • Institut National de Sante Publique et Communautaire · AntananarivoMadagascar
  • Institut Pasteur de Madagascar · AntananarivoMadagascar
  • MAKERERE UNIVERSITY · KampalaUganda
  • UNIVERSITE ASSANE SECK DE ZIGUINCHOR · ZiguinchorSenegal
  • UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN · LOUVAIN LA NEUVEBelgium
  • UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE MADAGASCAR · AntananarivoMadagascar
  • UNIVERSITE CHEIKH ANTA DIOP DE DAKAR · DAKAR FANNSenegal
  • UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE · GeneveSwitzerland
  • UNIVERSITE LAVAL · QuebecCanada
  • UNIVERSITE OUAGA I PROFESSEUR JOSEPH KI-ZERBO · Ouagadougou 03Burkina Faso
  • UNIVERSITE PARIS NANTERRE · Nanterre CedexFrance

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