Other RILabs

The Eastern Africa Resilience Innovation Lab (EA RILab)

The Eastern Africa RILab (EA RILab) is one of four RILabs that have been established across Africa as part of the ResilientAfrica Network. The EA RILab is based at Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda. The other partner Universities affiliated to the EA RILab include Gulu University (Uganda), National University of Rwanda (Rwanda) and Kinshasa School of Public Health (DRC). The Lab has identified seven communities that are vulnerable to the effects of climate variability and conflict, and these communities will serve as pilot sites for resilience innovations sponsored by the Lab. Of these seven communities, four are located in Uganda, two are in Rwanda and one is located in DRC. --Read More

The Horn of Africa Resilience Innovation Lab (HoA RILab)

The Horn of Africa RILab (HoA RILab) is one of ResilientAfrica Network’s (RAN) Resilience Innovation Labs (RILabs). HoA RILab is hosted by Jimma University, College of Public Health and Medical Sciences in Ethiopia, with three network-plus partners. Two of the network-plus partners are within Ethiopia; these are Addis Ababa University, located in the central part of Ethiopia, and Bule Hora University found in Southern Ethiopia, close to the RAN project area. The other network-plus partner is Benadir University, located in Mogadishu, Somalia. --Read More

The Southern Africa Resilience Innovation Lab (SA RILab)

The Southern Africa RILab (SARILab), one of ResilientAfrica Network’s (RAN) Resilience Innovation Labs (RILab) is hosted by the University of Pretoria, School of Health Systems and Public Health with network-plus partners at University of Zimbabwe, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources and University of Limpopo. The SARILAb has identified communities of focus spread in 3 countries, accounting for half of the regions’ population. Southern Africa RILab is interested in understanding the root causes of adverse effects of HIV and AIDS in the rural communities and developing innovations with these communities to reduce the impact of HIV and AIDS and strengthen resilience. --Read More