Africa, as many of you will know, is the youngest of all world regions, blessed with a huge population of children and youth. But now I would like you to picture...
The working group, a partnership initiative of APHRC, the African Union Department of Social Affairs and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Social Development Policy Division, brings together 17 relevant experts and role players from academia, civil society and policy, spanning the fields of development, youth, ageing, demography, economics and ageing. The Working Group has sought to develop incisive conceptual thinking supported by relevant evidence on a potential relevance of Africa’s older population to the realization of a demographic dividend in the region – and potential approaches to harnessing it.
Africa, as many of you will know, is the youngest of all world regions, blessed with a huge population of children and youth. But now I would like you to picture...
This quantitative study, fielded in conjunction with the Nairobi Irban health demographic surveillance site (NUHDSS) round 46 as part of the Nairobi Living Lab initiative, generated pioneering evidence on the...
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