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The African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) and the Population Reference Bureau (PRB) are hosting a Policy Fellows Training Workshop in Lilongwe, Malawi on 18-23 June 2018 at the Sunbird Lilongwe Hotel. The workshop targets PhD candidates from developing countries in their final year of doctoral studies, and the aim is to build their capacities, motivations and interests in engaging political leaders, government officials, and other decision-makers with their research evidence.

The workshop is part of a Policy Communication Fellows Programme that seeks to train the next generation of leaders who can shape policy in their countries, and bridge the gap between research findings and the policy development process. The programme trains doctoral students from developing countries to effectively communicate research to a nontechnical audience.

As part of the workshop, AFIDEP and PRB will host a panel discussion on 20 June 2018 focusing on the “Link between Research and Policy”. The panel will feature top Malawian researchers with extensive experience engaging policymakers or policymaking processes with research evidence. The panelists will share their experiences (including: their motivations, strategies, successes, and challenges), and lessons from their work in engaging decision-makers with research evidence. The panelists with then engage in a “question and answer” discussion with the doctoral researchers. Ultimately, we hope this panel will provide inspiration for the doctoral researchers in knowledge translation and policy engagement.