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Co-investigator for a study to analyse changes in women’s work in the informal (domestic) and formal (banking) sectors. Conducted survey and indepth interviews of bank workers; also co-created and participated in inception and dissemination workshops. Co-authored conference presentations, policy briefs and academic publications. Publications: Informalising the formal: The conditions of female agency workers in Ghana’s […]

Lead consultant for a project to respond to the need for African governments to formulate inclusive and sustainable development policies to promote the well-being of youth. Co-authored an analytical report on the situation of youth in Africa, and have developed a toolbox of best policy practices on youth for African governments.

From 2012-2019, I worked on a series of projects under different funded projects, all exploring the policies and programmes relating to the youth-agrifood nexus: Youth Policy Study (2017-2019): Co-leader of team of researchers in three countries (Ghana, Tanzania and Zimbabwe) analysing young people’s livelihood pathways in sites of agricultural commercialisation. Publication: Yeboah, T., John, I., […]

Co-investigator in a study of tertiary graduates as they transit from National Service to the labour market. The goal is to collect information on the education, training, and work experience of young adults in order to understand the employment issues facing today’s youth. About 2,000 tertiary graduates are participating in this study. Papers have been […]