Milestones & recap from November 3, 2010 Presented by Charles Muiruri & Henry Tumwijukye November 3,...

Milestones & recap from November 3,

2010 Presented by

Charles Muiruri & Henry TumwijukyeNovember 3, 2010

Inaugural Meeting Eldoret, KenyaOctober 1-2, 2009

19 institutions represented ~ 60 participants- Objectives

- Official launch- Strategic plan rollout

- Development of working group- Adoption of the Constitution- Description of the Website - functions

http://araafrica.org/about/strategic-plan/


• Development of 5 working groups for the implementation of the strategic plan

• Website launch• Identification of a leadership group for

the association i.e. steering committee and advisory committee

Outcomes



• Networking – Isaac Kyeyune/ Charles Muiruri

• Promoting African Ownership- Daima Athman/ Chrispin MmandaHarriet Nambooze - Coordinator

Working Groups Leaders



• Achieving sustainability – Catherine Tugaineyo

• Professional development – Ahaz Kulanga/ Pauline Nabunya

• Legal – Peter Kiwanuka

Working Groups Leaders



Build an individual and institutional membership baseMilestones;

– 2008 - Moshi 30 from 10 institutions* – 2009 - Eldoret 60 from 19 institutions*– 2010- Kampala ~146 from ~ 40 Institutions*– Creation of a database

Develop a website and access to any other creative internet tools to allow information transfer and interaction among members and institutions.

Milestones• 30,000 hits since inception. Mostly viewers*• Limited participation – working on the discussion forum

Networking Milestones



Networking Milestones

Identify associations and institutions that engender complimentary values and interests.

Milestones;• Catherine Tugaineyo - SRA meeting, 2009• Henry Tumwijukye – SRA meeting, 2010• Daima Athman- INORMS meeting, 2010• Exploring partnerships with other stakeholders

e.g. Research Africa, THRiVe, others

• Use of ICT solutionshttp://araafrica.org/about/strategic-plan/


Networking MilestonesPerform an environmental scan of research

institutions to find out the research administration needs of various institutions and how to meet them.

Milestones;

Comprehensive research tool to understand research administration needs of various institutions using evidence based approach (tool under development)



Environmental can

Identify and fill gaps that exist in research administration as a profession.

- RA Skills/Competencies– RA Employee Demographics– RA Professional Affiliations– RA Organizational Climate– RA profession:– RA Budget– Local Research Climate– Academic Institution Climate– RA Staffing

• Concrete steps towards curriculum development



African Ownership Milestones• Establish a leadership structure with deep

understanding of African research issues. • Advisory Committee• Steering committee

• Identify and solve uniquely African problems of successful research administration.

MilestoneConducted the first interactive sessions/training

workshops in 2010.



African Ownership Milestones• Enhance the establishment of functional offices of

research support in all member institutions.• Milestones*

• 2009-2010, 3 new IEARDA grants in East Africa• South - South relationships

– Moi-Mbarara– Moi -KEMRI (Nairobi)

–MUJHU – KEMRI (Kisumu) etc..– IEARDA feedback session - 2010



Professional Development milestones

• Mentorships and attachments• Training- Short and long-term courses• Very dependent on environmental scans


Important to showcase benefits to membership is critical e.g. provide quality training, attachments for institutions/ mentorship

Achieving Sustainability Recap


• Development of mechanism for receiving funding

• Pilot ARAA memorabilia e.g. 2010 t-shirts• Charge membership fees – 50• Charge registration fees $150• Provide short-term and long-term courses• Sell space on the website

Achieving Sustainability Recap


Legal recap

• We have defined leadership roles (Advisory board, Steering committee, Coordinator)

• Moving from virtual to physical location of the ARAA

• Use of Institutional legal advisors Vs. Commercial legal firms

• Bidding for location of ARAA* http://araafrica.org/about/strategic-plan/

Afternoon sessions- Training

• How to prepare an NIH Budget • Basic research administration principles • E-submission of NIH grants • IRB approvals in Resource Limited Settings:

Challenges and Solutions • Human Resources challenges in research

management (within a context of resource – limited settings)


Conclusion

Institutions need to have systems and have policies

beyond individuals.


Acknowledgment

- Fogarty International Center- THRiVe- Research Administrators- Research leaders in East Africa- Institutions in East Africa- Steering Committee


Thank you very much!

Please visit http://araafrica.orgContact: [email protected]

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