International Development Courses

Random assignment, clean comparison groups, longitudinal data collection, and adequate samples are often luxuries not afforded to researchers and evaluators of development programs. Yet, program implementers, funders, and governments still desire and need evidence of program effectiveness to make informed decisions about resources, scale up and sustainability.

This is a hands-on, intensive course designed for those who are new to grant writing and those who seek to improve their grant writing skills with special reference to projects in less-economically developed countries. The course will takes participants through the entire grant writing process including project design, proposal writing, implementation planning, budget development, planning for sustainability and monitoring and evaluation. It also includes writing techniques, dos and don’ts, and tips to make your proposal read better and improve its chances of success.

Exploratory course with case studies and exemplary models to examine the impact of carbon fossil fuel footprints and scarcity of clean water on the growth and scope of international development initiatives, plus their residual effects on the environment, entrepreneurship, and public health.

This course is based on two published, creditable case studies. The carbon footprint model will be employed in a first-ever study of the air quality of the Niger River Delta in Nigeria.