Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Aging
Agriculture
Business and Industry
Children
Citizenship and Governance
Climate Change
Crime Prevention
Culture
Development
Disabled Persons
Economics and Finance
Education
Environment
Extreme poverty
Family
Financing for Development
Food
Governance
HIV/AIDS
Human Rights
Indigenous Peoples
Industrial Development
Information
Labour
Migration
Peace and Security
Population
Safety
Science and Technology
Social Development
Statistics
Sustainable Development
Values
Violence
Water
Women
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Capacity building
Human rights of women
Men and boys
Millennium Development Goals
Policy advice
Research
The girl child
Violence against women
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the economy
Women and the environment
Women and the media
Population:
International migration
Morbidity and mortality
Population distribution and internal migration
Population growth
Population structure
Reproduction, family formation and the status of women
Social Development:
Aging
Disabled persons
Poverty
Social policy
Youth
Statistics:
Demographic and social surveys
Development indicators
Social Statistics and Social Monitoring
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Climate change
Education
Gender equality
Health
Human settlements
Indicators
Poverty
Rural Development
Sustainable development for Africa
Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Trade and environment
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| Geographic scope: |
Regional
Africa
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| Country of activity: |
South Africa
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Organizational structure: |
The HSRC is a statutory research organisation established by a South African Act of Parliament. It is recognised as a National Public Entity. Its governing body is a Board consisting of experts, appointed by the Minister of Science and Technology following a public nomination process as outlined in the Human Sciences Research Council Act, No 17 of 2008. Its Chief Executive Officer is selected and appointed by the Board, and serves as ex officio member of the Board. The HSRC research portfolio arranged according to a number of research programmes. Research administration and support services are provided by staff appointed in research as well as dedicated support units. |
| Number and type of members: |
The HSRC employs close to 500 staff members across the spectrum of research, technical and administrative support functions. |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
Not applicable |
| Funding structure: |
Fees for providing consulting or research services
Product sales and business services
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Foreign and international grants
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