Impact
Geographic Focus
We can draw on Purdue University’s existing relationships with universities in over 80 countries. Illustrative countries of focus include Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Niger, Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Rwanda, South Africa, Egypt, Jordan, India, and Vietnam among many others.
Active Projects
Long-term Assistance and Services for Research Partners for University-Led Solutions Engine (LASER PULSE)
LASER PULSE is a $70 million program funded through USAID’s Innovation, Technology and Research Hub, that delivers research-driven solutions in USAID partner countries, operating in most development sectors and partner countries of USAID. LASER collaborates with USAID missions, bureaus, independent offices, and other local stakeholders to identify research needs for critical development challenges and funds and strengthens capacity of researcher-practitioner teams to co-design solutions that translate into policy and practice. The LASER PULSE consortium includes Purdue University, Catholic Relief Services, Indiana University, Makerere University, and the University of Notre Dame.
Jenga Engineering for Life, American Schools and Hospitals Abroad
In collaboration with Tumaini Innovation Center (Tumaini), PARI-GDI will construct an engineering education campus delivering American, student-centered pedagogy to approximately 300 Kenyan “Street Youth” and their community in Eldoret, Kenya. The project will include construction of solar-powered classrooms; a community demonstration, training, and virtual exchange space; American-style dormitory/commons buildings; and workshops equipped to support hands-on learning and manufacturing of engineering innovations.
Jordan Cybersecurity Youth Academy
PARI-GDI will develop a cybersecurity academy for up to 50 youth leaders (18 to 24 years old) from Jordan. The goal is to support the strengthening of Jordan’s overall cybersecurity posture through increasing resilience to cyber attacks and cyber workforce strengthening.
USAID Comprehensive Action for Climate Change Initiative (CACCI)
In collaboration with Abt Associates, PARI-GDI will assist multiple missions and countries in meeting their Paris Agreement and other related policy obligations while improving associated capacities and processes. The scope of Comprehensive Action for Climate Change Initiative (CACCI) is designed to support strengthening of a broader set of policies and processes that intersect with Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), including, inter alia, National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans, economic growth and poverty reduction policies and strategies, land use and tenure policies and energy policies.
Advancing Learning Outcomes in Africa (ALOA)
This project is a collaborative effort between International Development Group (IDG) and PARI-GDI. The purpose of Advancing Learning Outcomes in Africa (ALOA) is to provide analytical and implementation support services to 21 USAID missions in the sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) region and the Africa Regional Bureau Education (AFR/SD/ED) team to assist with designing, implementing, and evaluating a full range of education and youth programming. This activity was designed to meet field-based demands for customized, timely, and high-quality education and youth services that allow USAID Missions to respond to a wide array of human and institutional capacity development challenges.
