Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for
Population and Reproductive Health
www.gatesinstitute.org
Main office: W4041
Tel: 410-955-2232 Email: [email protected]
www.gatesinstitute.org
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Vision
Mission
We envision a world where
population-based science and
evidence are discovered,
developed and translated to
improve the lives of all through
universal and equitable access to
family planning and reproductive
health.
The Gates Institute conducts and
facilitates cutting-edge research
in family planning, reproductive
health, and population dynamics
and translates science into
evidence-informed policies,
programs, and practice. The
Institute works as an innovator,
partner, advocate, and convener
to bridge the gap between
knowledge and implementation
and promote access to universal
reproductive health and family
planning for all.
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History
• Founded in 1999
• Primarily funded by the Bill &
Melinda Gates Foundation
• More than 850 scholars have
been trained from over 30
countries in Africa and Asia
• More than 60 students have
received internship grants or
funding for dissertation work
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Founding faculty:
Dr. Laurie Schwab Zabin
& Dr. Henry Mosley
Past Director:
Dr. Amy Tsui
(2002-2010)
Gates Institute Projects
Anchor Grant
Research
• 10 year grant (2005-2015)
Partnerships
Demographic Dividend
Advance Family Planning
• Two phases
(2009-2012) (2012-2017)
Performance Monitoring & Accountability 2020,
5 year grant (2013-2018)
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Moving forward…Our Pillars of
Work
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Fill Critical Gaps In Knowledge and
Generate New Evidence
Answering the Questions
that Drive Social Change
• Contraceptive Access and
Choice
• Demographic Dividend
research on the
relationship between
fertility, dependency ratios,
economic well-being,
employment, and
investments in developing
human capital
• Adolescent Reproductive
Health
• Integrated Delivery
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Translate Evidence into Policies,
Programs, and Practice
Facilitate Knowledge Sharing and Action on FP
• Convene Stakeholders at the Global and Regional
Levels, like the International Conference on Family
Planning
Demographic Dividend Advocacy
• Side event with the ECA and AU at the 6th Joint
Annual Conference of African Ministers of Finance,
Planning and Economic Development
• Ownership and co-hosting of
www.demographicdividend.org
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2015: 4th ICFP (Jakarta, Indonesia)
2013: 3rd ICFP (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia)
ICFP - video
2011: 2nd ICFP (Dakar, Senegal)
2009: 1st ICFP (Kampala, Uganda)
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Meeting Unmet Need: Return to
Investment
Increase in per capita income over baseline
Meet 1/3rd unmet need
Meet all unmet need
2030
8-13%
13-22%
2050
31-65%
47-87%
Difference in present value between
meeting 1/3rd unmet need and meeting all
unmet need (3% discounting)
2030
$2,400-$5,800
2050
$5,300-$14,100
Source:
“The Demographic Dividend of Meeting Unmet Need for Modern Contraception in Sub-Saharan Africa”
Session: Fertility and the Demographic Dividend | PAA 2014, Boston MA | May 1-3, 2014
David E. Bloom, Harvard School of Public Health; Salal Humair, Harvard School of Public Health
Larry Rosenberg, Harvard School of Public Health ; JP Sevilla, George Mason School of Law
James Trussell, Princeton University
Strengthen the Next Generation of
Leaders
Building Centers of
Excellence
• 7 reproductive health centers
established
• At least 1,000 people trained
between 2003-2013
• Over 135 peer reviewed journal
articles, with partners, over 365
articles
Cultivating Young
Champions
•
Support of an International Youth
Alliance on Family Planning
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Academic Partnerships
Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Assiut University, Egypt
Bayero University, Kano, Northern Nigeria
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology, Ghana
Makerere University, Uganda
Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria
University of Ibadan, Nigeria
University of Malawi
Catalyze Change Through Innovative
Investments and Collaborations
Nurturing Visionary Ideas of Entrepreneurs and Scholars
• Eminent persons’ report
• Hosting Visiting Fellows
Maximizing Opportunities to Leverage Critical Change
• Recognizing high net worth individuals
• Linking entrepreneurs with partners in the corporate sector
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How the Institute Engages
Students
Visit the Institute’s website:
http://www.gatesinstitute.org/student-opportunities
• Gates Institute Open House (Sep. 26th 12:15pm-4:30pm
W4517)
• Gates Institute Friday Seminars
• Research Assistantships
• Gates Institute dissertation
research awards (rolling deadline)
• Gates Institute International
Internships (Deadline: March/April)
• Contact Gates Training Administrator (Monnie
Heminthavong) ([email protected])
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Gates Institute International
Internships
• Applications will be accepted
from currently enrolled
masters level students,
school wide, priority to PFRH
students
• http://www.gatesinstitute.org/
student-opportunities for
application information
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Where have interns gone?
(2003-2014)
Guatemala (1)
Peru (1)
Pakistan (2)
China (2)
Haiti (1)
Nepal
(2)
Burkina Faso (1)
India (1)
Jamaica (1)
Vietnam (1)
Sudan (1)
Philippines (1)
Ethiopia (7)
Ghana (13)
Uganda (5)
Indonesia (1)
Cameroon (1)
Nigeria (2)
Kenya (2), Tanzania (1)
Mozambique (1)
Malawi (10)
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Thank You
• Do you have crazy, brilliant,
ideas?
• Do you want to help at the 2015
ICFP?
• Do you have skills to make data
sing and dance, or move like
Jagger?
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