Identifying and designing gender responsive and transformative interventions that effectively address barriers faced by caregivers in accessing services and health workers in delivering services in Guinea-Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe.  Iscte team will conduct a gender related barrier assessment and work with the government to collaboratively design interventions that will be integrated into the larger immunisation programme and primary health care. The tailored solutions proposed will address the social and structural barriers that impact the delivery of immunisation and other health services to communities with low vaccine rates. The barrier analysis and consolidation of proposed solutions will be verified with a participatory approach with stakeholders living and working in low coverage areas. Moreover, the interventions are to be integrated as part of the primary health package of each country and build the capacity of the health staff to adapt these interventions in the future.   

With the support of Camões IP, the Centre for International Studies of Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon and the School of Education and Social Sciences of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria are holding a project on: The Profile of PALOP Students at HEIs in Portugal: characterisation, expectations, difficulties. The aim is to continue reflecting on education co-operation between African countries and other countries in the light of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), specifically SDG 4 and SDG 8. Over the past decade, there has been a notable surge in the presence of students from PALOP countries within the Portuguese university system. Thanks to agreements forged between the Portuguese government and the governments of Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe, students from these nations can pursue higher education through dedicated slots for international students, with tuition fees on par with those applicable to domestic students and those from the European university area. Despite the evident growth in the number of students hailing from these regions, the available studies on this demographic are sparse and predominantly monographic. It is crucial to attain a more comprehensive understanding of this evolving landscape, wherein Portugal aligns itself with the SDGs, particularly SDG 4 and SDG 8, thereby facilitating the advanced education and training of these students.

External Evaluation to the Intervention of Portuguese Cooperation in the Education (Preschool, Primary and Secondary) Sector in Guinea-Bissau (2009-2016) - Provision of Services