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IPOR LAUNCHES IN-HOUSE SEMINAR SERIESPosted on May 10, 2023 at 15:58 We have embarked on the IPOR in-house Seminar Series where staff members will be presenting papers on different topics of interest. The aim is to build knowledge on how to conceptualise ideas, prepare presentations and effectively present to the audi ...FIELD RESEARCH FOR BEGINNERS SHORT COURSE - LILONGWEPosted on May 10, 2023 at 09:27 IPOR will hold a two-day Field Research for Beginners short course in Lilongwe at MK10, 000 registration and MK40,000 training cost. Seasoned IPOR researchers with vast experience: Dr. Michael Chasukwa and Dr. Boniface Dulani will facilitate the trai IPOR’s Field Research Course impresses in ZombaPosted on Apr 19, 2023 at 13:19 The Institute of Public Opinion and Research - IPOR on 17 – 18 April 2023 successfully conducted its first series of Field Research for Beginners short course in Zomba. The Zomba training that was held at the Malawi College of Health Sciences, dre ...Edward Chiwayula Trust beneficiaries challenged to aim highPosted on Apr 11, 2023 at 19:04 The Institute of Public Opinion and Research (IPOR) has challenged the 24 beneficiaries of the Institute's Edward Chiwayula Trust monthly upkeep to dream to succeed by exercising utmost discipline both in their studies and personal behaviour. The 24 Transforming Higher Education Systems (THES) workshopsPosted on Mar 29, 2023 at 15:31 IPOR is holding the northern region phase of Transforming Higher Education Systems (THES) workshops which analyses the current state of higher education and employment at the intersection of agriculture and technology in Malawi. The workshops involve ...Rapid Mortality Mobile Phone Surveys Training- RaMMPSPosted on Mar 29, 2023 at 15:15 IPOR conducted a 3-day refresher interviewer training for the Rapid Mortality Mobile Phone Surveys - RaMMPS. The project focuses on collecting data on the impact of Covid-19 in Malawi. RAMMPS gathers data in settings where mortality surveillance syst Cultural and Creative Industries (CCIs) StudyPosted on Mar 29, 2023 at 15:04 We have finished data collection from different artistic industries via telephone surveys. The study seeks to find out the contribution of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) to Malawi's development agenda. IPOR is conducting this study on be Village Savings Loan (VSL) groups participating in the Metaketa V study have praised Ipor for capacity building trainingsPosted on Mar 29, 2023 at 14:18 Some Village Savings Loan (VSL) groups participating in the Metaketa V study in the areas of TA's Chikowi and Nkagula have praised Ipor for capacity building trainings on how they can demand desired development projects using existing structures at t Field Research Training for Beginners -Short CoursePosted on Mar 29, 2023 at 14:08 IPOR will hold a two-day Field Research for Beginners short course in Zomba and Blantyre at MK50,000 cost. Seasoned IPOR researchers with vast experience: Dr. Michael Chasukwa and Dr. Boniface Dulani will facilitate the training. Dates: Gender, Deliberation, and Natural Resource Governance results disseminationPosted on Feb 20, 2023 at 13:46 We disseminated the Gender, Deliberation, and Natural Resource Governance: Experimental Evidence from Malawi study results to communities from Traditional Authority Nkula in Machinga District. As part of the study design, study respondents were offere ...Continuation of tree seedlings donation exercisePosted on Feb 14, 2023 at 11:07 We continued with the tree seedlings donation programme at a function that was held at Traditional Authority (T/A) Mlumbe headquarters and at Sub TA Nkapita in Zomba District respectively. The donation follows a study that IPOR, together with Ohio St IPOR has donated K6, 630, 000 for tree seedlings to communities around Zomba and Malosa Forest ReservesPosted on Feb 14, 2023 at 11:05 The Institute of Public Opinion and Research (IPOR) has today donated tree seedlings to communities around Zomba and Malosa Forest Reserves to the tune of K6, 630, 000 (Six Million, Six Hundred and Thirty Thousand Kwacha). The tree seedlings will ben Braving the rains for Metaketa field workPosted on Feb 14, 2023 at 11:00 The Metaketa V study fieldwork is currently in progress. The enumerators were sent to the field two weeks ago to start the data collection process. In the pictures, the Zomba team, supported by communities leave no stone unturned as they push one of t STEP ProjectPosted on Feb 14, 2023 at 10:53 We are pleased to report that baseline data collection for the Evaluation of the Strengthening Teacher Practice and Education (STEP) activity began on 2nd February 2023 and is expected to take two weeks. This exercise involves the administration of K ...OSISA grant to strengthen IPOR' operationsPosted on Feb 14, 2023 at 10:50 IPOR, is proud to have been offered a $50, 000 (about K51.3 million) grant to implement the Strengthening Governance Systems and Operations for Delivery Quality Services project, from the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA). The grant ...The Metaketa V study field workPosted on Feb 14, 2023 at 02:02 We are pleased to report that baseline data collection for the Evaluation of the Strengthening Teacher Practice and Education (STEP) activity began on 2nd February 2023 and is expected to take two weeks. Team building exercise for IPOR staffPosted on Feb 02, 2023 at 08:52 Over the weekend (28 -29 January) IPOR held its annual team-building exercise in Mangochi. The key emphasis was that @Ipor would like to build a winning team. Building a winning team is critical for the success of the organisation, therefore the team IPOR secures Parliamentary Support Program (PSP) partnershipPosted on Feb 02, 2023 at 02:44 The Institute of Public Opinion and Research (IPOR) is pleased to announce to have become one of the two local partners with Youth and Society Organization (YAS) to take part in the Parliamentary Support Program (PSP) which was awarded to Democracy I ...2021 Civil Society Organizations Sustainability Index (CSOSI) resultsPosted on Jan 06, 2023 at 02:32 Institute of Public Opinion and Research - IPOR results for the 2021 Civil Society Organizations Sustainability Index (CSOSI) for #Malawi shows that local CSOs struggle to compete for funding from international donors, in part because they are unable Rapid Mortality Mobile Phone Surveys (RAMMPS)Posted on Nov 01, 2022 at 08:03 Rapid Mortality Mobile Phone Surveys (RAMMPS) project is still in progress and now we are in 3rd quota. The project focuses on collecting data on the impact of #COVID19 in Malawi. Each month, 1700 Malawians of ages between 18 to 65 are called for an ...Endline evaluation of Strengthening Higher Education Access in Malawi Activity (SHEAMA)Posted on Nov 01, 2022 at 07:22 As part of the Malawi Higher Education Portfolio Assessment, the Institute of Public Opinion and Research (IPOR) is conducting surveys for the quantitative component of an Endline evaluation of Strengthening Higher Education Access in Malawi Acti ...Gender, Deliberation, and Natural Resource Governance: Experimental Evidence from MalawiPosted on Sep 20, 2022 at 04:47 The Institute of Public Opinion and Research (IPOR) has embarked on a deforestation study, which is being implemented under the name “Gender, Deliberation, and Natural Resource Governance: Experimental Evidence from Malawi. The core purpose of the ...DONATION OF COMPUTERS, PRINTERS AND STATIONERY TO ZOMBA POLICE STATIONPosted on Sep 20, 2022 at 04:40 The Institute of Public Opinion and Research (IPOR) has today, August 5, 2022, made a donation of computers, printers and stationery to Zomba Police Station worth about MK6, 000, 000.00. This donation has been made as part of IPOR’s corporate soci ...IPOR Bids Farewell to Mr. Witness Alfonso, Senior Research Associate.Posted on Jul 08, 2022 at 04:48 On July 1, 2022, the Institute for Public Opinion Research (IPOR) bid farewell to one of its long serving researchers, Mr. Witness Alfonso. Mr. Alfonso, who joined IPOR in 2016, has joined Centre for Social Research (CSR) of the University of Mala ...Studies Show that Citizen Participation Brings Meaningful ChangePosted on Jul 07, 2022 at 05:37 Governance and Local Development (GLD) held its 5th annual conference in Sweden in June 2020, where, amongst other 25 scholars, Dr. Boniface Dulani, IPOR’s Director of Research, attended and discussed the main theme which was Giving and Taking: ...RAMMPS To Evaluate Impact of Covid-19, Especially on Mortality.Posted on Mar 31, 2022 at 17:54 The Institute of Public Opinion and Research (IPOR) in conjunction with researchers from the Malawi Epidemiology and Intervention Research Unit (MEIRU), New York University-Abu Dhabi, and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, is cond ...(How) Do Voters Discriminate Against Women Candidates? Experimental and Qualitative Evidence From MalawiPosted on Feb 28, 2021 at 00:54 How do voters evaluate women candidates in places where traditional gender norms are strong? We conduct a survey experiment in Malawi to assess both whether citizens discriminate against women candidates and how other salient candidate characteristic... Majority of Malawians Fear They Will Go Hungry Due to Covid-19Posted on Feb 28, 2021 at 00:53 The majority of Malawians are not very worried about becoming infected with Covid-19. The percentage varies across districts, with the highest amount of concern in Chipita and Karonga, on the Tanzanian border, but most are not very worried. Malawi... Malawians Most Trust Health Professionals to Address Covid-19 Crisis, Wary It Becomes a Political FootballPosted on Feb 28, 2021 at 00:49 Malawians have a lot of trust in healthcare providers (64% Head of District Hospitals, 53% WHO) and are unlikely to say they do not trust healthcare providers at all (6% Head of District Hospitals, 4% WHO). Even though many Malawians have not hear... 2019 MALAWI CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATION SUSTAINABILITY INDEXPosted on Feb 28, 2021 at 00:44 IPOR worked with FHI 360 and the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL) on the 2019 CSO Sustainability Index report for Malawi. Released in September, the report highlights the legal environment, organizational capacity, financial capac... |
