Workshops

We will host 3 workshops on Saturday December 10. The aim of the workshops is to bridge the gap between academic research and policy making by presenting academic research in a more accessible way to all interested stakeholders.

Workshop 1: Governing the mining sector for DRC’s development

Includes poster presentations by several academic researchers working on mining, followed by interventions by Eric Kajemba (Observatoire Gouvernance et Paix), Crispin Mutwedu (Banro Corporation), Yvette Mwanza Mwamba (Corporation des Entreprises Minières du Nord Kivu) and a representative of the provincial Ministry of Mines on how academic research may contribute to improved policy making.

The posters can be found here:

Poster Bashizi

Poster Bossissi

Poster Claude EN Poster Claude FR

Poster Francine

Poster Jose

Poster Kilosho

Poster Marysse

Poster Rose ENG

Poster Verpoorten and Stoop

Poster Geenen

Poster Radley

Workshop 2: Female empowerment in DRC

Presentations by Dr. Christine Amisi and Rosalie Biaba from the International Center for Advanced Research and Training (ICART) in Bukavu of findings from recent research on empowerment of women in eastern DRC, with a particular focus on survivors of sexual violence. Invited are people and organizations working on issues of gender in eastern DRC. We open up for discussion of findings, implications, identification of additional research needs, and ways forward for improving the situation. Session will be held in French.

Workshop 3: Participatory development

Since the 1990s, “participatory development” has become a favored model for development, and has formed a major pillar of post-conflict development. The World Bank alone spent $85bn in the last decade on this broad class of interventions. Recent studies have found only mixed evidence that these interventions produce the benefits claimed of them. This workshop gives a brief overview of what we have learned from participatory development to date. We will also discuss two specific programs in much more detail: “GoBifo” implemented between 2006 and 2009 in Sierra Leone and “Tuungane” implemented between 2007 and 2015 in Eastern Congo. Presentations will be given by Dr. Ann Laudati, Dr. Patrick Milabyo, Dr. Maarten Voors and Dr. Peter van der Windt.


Nous organisons 3 ateliers le samedi 10 décembre qui ont comme objectif de faire le pont entre les recherches académiques et les décideurs politiques. Les recherches académiques seront présentés dans une forme plus accessible, afin de faciliter la communication avec les acteurs non-académiques.

Atelier 1: Une meilleure gouvernance du secteur minier pour le développement de la RDC

Plusieurs chercheurs académiques vont présenter leurs recherches au public sous forme de poster. Ces présentations seront suivies par des interventions de la part d’Eric Kajemba (OGP), Crispin Mutwedu (Banro Corporation), d’Yvette Mwanza Mwamba (Corporation des Entreprises Minières du Nord Kivu) et d’une répresentant du Ministère des Mines. Ils vont donner leur vision sur comment les recherches académiques peuvent et devraient contribuer à une meilleure gestion du secteur minier.

Les posters peuvent être téléchargés ici:

Poster Radley

Poster Geenen

Poster Bashizi

Poster Verpoorten and Stoop

Poster Rose ENG

Poster Marysse

Poster Kilosho

Poster Jose

Poster Francine

Poster Claude FR Poster Claude EN

Poster Bossissi

Atelier 2: ‘Empowerment’ des femmes en DRC

Presentations by Dr. Christine Amisi and Rosalie Biaba from the International Center for Advanced Research and Training (ICART) in Bukavu of findings from recent research on empowerment of women in eastern DRC, with a particular focus on survivors of sexual violence. Invited are people and organizations working on issues of gender in eastern DRC. We open up for discussion of findings, implications, identification of additional research needs, and ways forward for improving the situation. Session will be held in French.

Atelier 3: Développement participatif

Since the 1990s, “participatory development” has become a favored model for development, and has formed a major pillar of post-conflict development. The World Bank alone spent $85bn in the last decade on this broad class of interventions. Recent studies have found only mixed evidence that these interventions produce the benefits claimed of them. This workshop gives a brief overview of what we have learned from participatory development to date. We will also discuss two specific programs in much more detail: “GoBifo” implemented between 2006 and 2009 in Sierra Leone and “Tuungane” implemented between 2007 and 2015 in Eastern Congo. Presentations will be given by Dr. Ann Laudati, Dr. Patrick Milabyo, Dr. Maarten Voors and Dr. Peter van der Windt.