EfD’s work on academic capacity building in the Global South, in 2025, reached a broad audience by offering in-person as well as online training.

Yonas Alem, EfD South Africa, visited five sub-Saharan EfD centers, met with the management, and conducted workshops to boost researchers’ skills.

“Each visit included meetings with center management and research fellows to assess the research environment, highlighting what is working well and what requires improvement,” says Yonas Alem.

During the center visits, the center organized research workshops where feedback was provided on ongoing research. An academic seminar was also delivered to help set direction and share good practice.

The visits and trainings were very appreciated by the centers.

“The visit has provided valuable opportunities for knowledge exchange and will contribute to strengthening EfD Ghana’s research capacity,” commented EfD Ghana Director Wisdom Akpalu.