ASSAR blogs and news stories
Capacity building web articles
Thu, 11 Apr 2019 - 21:30
Rahinatu Sidiki Alare and Prosper Adiku describe their efforts to enhance the capacity of local stakeholders to promote agriculture and food security in semi-arid Ghana.
Thu, 11 Apr 2019 - 21:30
Arjun Srinivas explains how the stories we encounter in the field are the story of all of our lives.
Thu, 11 Apr 2019 - 21:00
Bernadette Shalumbu discusses how strengthening capacities across scales in Namibia.
Thu, 11 Apr 2019 - 12:45
Alcade Segnon reflects on whether accepting an ASSAR PhD scholarship was the best decision he took for his career.
Thu, 11 Apr 2019 - 09:30
In her quintessentially honest and humorous style, Teresa Perez captures her experiences working as an early-career researcher on ASSAR.
Thu, 14 Mar 2019 - 16:00
The changing climate in northwest Ghana puts farming livelihoods and food security at risk. Now a project with multiple strands — from youth engagement, to mobile phone apps, to community outreach centres — is empowering farmers with the knowledge they need to innovate and adapt.
Thu, 14 Mar 2019 - 15:30
Greeshma Hedge reflects on her experience exploring the role of knowledge brokers for adaptation in India, as part of her small opportunities grant from ASSAR.
Wed, 30 Jan 2019 - 16:00
Hailing from Bangalore, India, Natasha SK reflects on the process of synthesising familiarity and difference while working in Accra, Ghana.
Fri, 23 Nov 2018 - 12:45
This beautifully illustrated story of change written by ASSAR's WOTR team members described how communities in the Sangamner Block of Ahmednagar District, in Maharashtra, India, have realised their potential to manage the water issues that face them in their daily lives.
Fri, 09 Nov 2018 - 10:00
How a two-day capacity building workshop equipped women leaders in semi-arid Ghana with valuable skills for financial record keeping and access to credit.
Mon, 05 Nov 2018 - 14:30
How ASSAR helped strengthen the capacity of pastoralists in Kenya's drylands to deal with pasture scarcity.
Thu, 25 Oct 2018 - 12:45
As part of their capacity building activities in Ghana, ASSAR organised a series of workshops to strengthen women's advocacy skills to challenge the environmental issues that affect them in their communities.