| Organisation | Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa |
| Alternate Name | |
| Abbreviation | OSSREA |
| Parent | |
| u.r.l. | http://www.ossrea.net |
| ossrea@ethionet.et | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Location | Addis Ababa |
| Address | |
| Postal Address | P.O.Box 31971, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Telephone | 251-11-1239484 |
| Management u.r.l. | |
| Fax | 251-11-1223921 |
| Sector | Socio-Economic Research |
| Organisation Type | African NGO |
| Status | |
| Stated Role | The Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA) is a regional membership-based and donor-supported research and capacity-building organization whose mission is to promote dialogue and interaction between researchers and policy-makers in Eastern and Southern Africa with a view to enhancing the impact of research on policy-making and development planning. |
| Activities | Since its founding, OSSREA has been striving to realize its objectives by formulating and implementing various research-related activities, programs and projects, either independently or in collaboration with its partners. Such activities include: 1. Annual Research Grant Competitions Small Grant Research Competitions in Social Science and Gender Issues (for young scholars) Senior Scholars Research Competitions (for senior scholars) 2. Thematic Workshops, Conferences, and Congresses, namely: National Workshops Discipline-Focused Workshops in Social Science Project-Related Workshops Regional and International Conferences Triennial OSSREA Congress 3. Training and Research Support Research Methodology Institute OSSREA Professorship in Social Anthropology OSSREA Documentation Center Distinguished Visiting Scholars Programme 4. Research Projects Integrating Gender issues in Multidisciplinary Research in Africa Post-Doctoral Fellowship Competition Programme Sabbatical Research Grant Programme The HIV/AIDS Challenge in Africa Dryland Husbandry Project Cross-Border Trade and Food Security Research Project Rural Water Tenure in East Africa Post-Drought Recovery Strategies among the pastoral Households in the Horn of Africa: A Literature Review Human Adaptation in East African Drylands Project Pastoral Resource Competition Project African Conflicts: Management, Resolution and Post-Conflict Recovery and Development Good Governance and Wider Civil Society Participation in Eastern and Southern Africa Capacity Building for Monitoring, Evaluation and Social Analysis in Natural Resources Management 5. Networking Land Tenure Networking in Sub-Saharan Africa (LandNet Africa) Environmental Forum Pastoralist Network for Eastern Africa (PNEA) 6. Publishing |
| Geographical Focus | Africa |
| Notes |
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| Position | Name | From | To |
| Executive Secretary | Dr. Alfred Nhema | 2007 | |
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| Donor | From | To | Budget ($) | Note |
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| Donor Recipients | Good Governance and Wider Civil Society Participation |
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| Record last updated on 03 JAN 2008 |