Webinar: Launch of the Gender Transformation for Africa Supplement in the African Journal of Reproductive Health

UNU-IIGH is delighted to co-host the launch webinar of a new supplement in the African Journal of Reproductive Health, bringing together leading researchers and practitioners to explore the programmatic and operational realities of gender transformative approaches (GTAs) in sexual and reproductive health across different African contexts.

The IDRC-funded special edition, featuring eight peer-reviewed articles produced by the Gender Transformation for Africa (GT4Africa) cohort, aims to respond to knowledge and practice gaps on the effective operationalisation of GTAs by bringing together rigorous, localised implementation research from diverse African settings. By centralising these research efforts, the supplement provides a critical platform for understanding the mechanisms and processes that underpin successful gender transformation, with the aim of improving sexual, reproductive, and maternal health (SRMH) rights and services.

The collection is broadly organised around three core thematic areas:

1. Co-designing and co-producing gender transformative approaches and interventions: Exploring participatory methodologies and reaffirming the importance of engaging a broad spectrum of stakeholders in the design and implementation of interventions
2. Collaborating with community health workers and peer facilitators: Investigating the roles, capacities, and strategies of frontline actors in implementing and sustaining GTAs at the community level.
3. Engaging men in maternal health programmes and incentives: Analysing innovative approaches to involve men in maternal health, challenge harmful masculinities, and foster supportive environments for gender equity.

This launch event will convene leading researchers, practitioners and a diverse audience to foster both meaningful dialogue on the research insights presented in the supplement and on promising gender transformative approaches, practices and processes. The event aims to catalyse cross-sectoral learning and foster networks of collaboration essential for scaling effective gender transformative interventions in different African contexts.

Read the full journal supplement via this link: https://go.unu.edu/qqJmS