The AGRODEP training course on Poverty Measurement and Analysis was held from January 8-10. The course was instructed by John Gibson of Waikato Management School.
The training course was designed to provide hands-on training in applied poverty analysis using lectures and empirical exercises in both Stata and Excel.
Thirteen AGRODEP members participated in the course: Olusegun Joshua Ajetomobi, Roseline Jumoke Akinlade, Temidayo Gabriel Apata, Fakayode Bamidele, Miracle Benhura, Samuel Olanrewaju Binuomote, Naomi Muthone Mathenge, Nicodeme Nimenya, Oluwakemi Obayelu, Funke Iyabo Olagunju, Isaac Oluwatayo, Mathieu Ouedraogo, and Carren Pindiriri. The participants represent five countries and a wide range of experience and interests. The training course was well-received by all participants; participant feedback will be valuable in improving future training experiences of AGRODEP members. The quotes below highlight just some of the positive feedback received.
Isaac Oluwatayo of the University of Ibadan had this to say about the course:
"It's really an eye-opener to some of the wrong assumptions researchers often made regarding poverty estimates and interpretations. Special appreciation goes to the course Lecturer, Professor John Gibson, for taking us through the rudiments of using STATA Package in analyzing poverty."
Fakayode Bamidele of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria gave this feedback:
"I learnt so much that has enriched my knowledge on household survey designs, data collection, poverty and growth analyses. . . Even within the limited training time, we were trained to understand ways to alleviating countries survey and other data design and collection problems."
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