The Nigeria-Canada Research Partnership (NCRP) is a relatively new addition to the Country Partnership program. It integrates two initiatives that have been facilitated by the CCGHR.
Nigeria Coalition for EcoSocial Health Research (NCEHR): This entity is based in Nigeria’s Anambra State and was initiated in 2018 through the initiative of the Vice-Chancellor of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU). Recently, the state’s second tertiary university, Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) has joined the organization. The members of the NCEHR represent an interdisciplinary group of researchers and community representatives who are addressing the challenge of environmental degradation in Nigeria. Read more about the NCEHR.
Nigeria Working Group (NWG): This is an informal network of Nigerian scholars, mostly graduate students in Canadian universities, who share a concern about the impacts of climate change in Nigeria. Since 2018, the NWG has grown to include fifteen members involved in research sharing, capacity strengthening and collaboration. The Centre for Global Studies (CFGS) at the University of Victoria serves as a hub for this group. Read more about the NWG.
The overall goal of the NCRP is to harmonize the initiatives of the above groups within the activities of the CAGH-ACSM’s country partnerships program.
Updates
To better understand the initiatives and activities undertaken by the NCEHR and NWG, we encourage you to take a look at the most recent updates provided in the following newsletters.
Contact
- Ngozi Joe-Ikechebelu, doctoral candidate, University of Victoria: ngozijoeikechebelu@uvic.ca
- Yewande Ogundeji, post-doctoral fellow, University of Calgary: yewande.ogundeji@ucalgary.ca
- Ogochukwu Udenigwe, doctoral candidate, University of Ottawa: ouden024@uottawa.ca
About Country Partnerships
The story of the Country Partnerships Program (CPP) goes back to the early days of the CCGHR (2003). This initiative was created as a means to support strengthening national health systems and environments, and as a harmonization tool in collaborating with countries of the Global South. Over the years, several “country-Canada” partnerships invested in long-term sustainable relationships that are responding to changing circumstances and evolving opportunities, drawing upon the global health research principles of authentic partnership, ethical engagement and commitment to the future.
Across different partnerships, colleagues report important benefits of the CPP, such as:
- Facilitating local and global networking opportunities;
- Harmonizing Canadian research efforts in a given country or jurisdictions;
- Linking within-country institutions and scholars who were not previously collaborating;
- Providing opportunities for Canadian scholars to engage with country scholars and institutions around topics of shared interest, including funding opportunities relevant for a specific country focus and problem;
- Creating a communication platform to share current research and academic opportunities;
- Providing a link to the University Advisory Council.
All these partnerships respect and acknowledge communication norms in partner countries, exploring new approaches in communication to ensure that all team members are included in dialogues and knowledge sharing. These innovative approaches support CAGH’s long-term vision.