Health and Science Research Plant Health Environment Health International Education and Partnerships Division

Education Research

The Research, Evaluation and Learning (REL) Unit at the Blooming World International (BWI), combines leading experts in academic mobility with our in-house evaluation expertise to conduct timely and relevant research studies, assessments, and impact studies. The REL Unit provides holistic research and evaluation services to domestic and international governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, foundations, and corporations to facilitate the collection of more comprehensive and policy-relevant data on international education, and to assess the impact of programs on beneficiaries, communities, and policymaking.

Lessons: Educational research

Research Capabilities

As pioneers in the international educational exchange field, BWI has conducted research on global education and  academic mobility trends for more than 6 years. 

We leverage our knowledge of historic trends and data when …

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Scholarships and Fellowships

Established in 2019 with the founding premise that international exchange could make the world a more interconnected place, BWI has specialized in the international exchange of people and ideas. Global scholarships are of paramount importance and we manage many of the world’s most prestigious ones. Through a wide variety of educational programs sponsored by our partiners which includes; government, corporations, foundations and foreign governments, international educational institutions and more than 2,000 students, scholars, and professionals around the globe.

 

Inspire Intellectual & Professional Growth

We prepare students and professionals to thrive in our global society. From our experience managing the world’s most prestigious fellowship and exchange programs, we know how to inspire intellectual and professional growth, and bring academics from …

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Training and Capacity Building

Develop a Talented Workforce

To help today’s workforce build the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in our interconnected world, BWI's International Education and Partnerships Division (IEPD) brings the classroom to the workplace. Partnering with local businesses, global corporations and government donors, IEPD implements professional development and training programs that improve lives, strengthen communities and promote economic and social development. IEPD designs and manages a wide variety of scholarship and professional training programs to help multinational corporations advance their business goals, and  develop leaders

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Nutrition, Health & Food Security

In Africa, agriculture is the most important sector, which, according to World Bank (2015) data, employs 65 per cent of the continent’s labour force and accounts for 32 per cent of its gross domestic product. Although Africa’s agricultural performance has improved since 2000, growth is still slow, largely constrained by pests, parasitic weeds and poor soils, and decreasing land holdings.

 

The aim of the bwi plant health theme is to contribute towards improving agricultural production in Africa, with the overall goal of contributing to food security, human and environmental health, and to household and national economies.

 

bwi aims to protect agriculture-based economies of low- and middle-income countries in …

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Amplifying the Influence of Science

Despite the wealth of data available about agriculture and the environment, major gaps remain. Further effort is needed to curate, synthesize and make more accessible existing data and evidence, to turn it into useful knowledge that is available to different stakeholders who are working to solve problems in these fields. 

 

bwi uniquely combines original scientific research, scientific publishing, independent journalism on science for development, and practical expertise in using digital and other tools to reach farmers and other stakeholders with scientifically proven approaches.

 

Our Approach:

 

  • We bridge the gap between scientific research and action, turning insights in agriculture and the environment into tangible policies and practices …

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Gender and youth

While women constitute 43% of the agricultural workforce, they produce 20%–30% smaller crop yields than men due to their lack of access to and control over resources, including land, labour, credit, agricultural information, inputs and market opportunities. Young people likewise struggle with low levels of access to farming finance, information and land, which limit their opportunities in rural areas.

 

Breaking down the barriers to women and young people’s employment in agriculture can benefit agriculture, food security, and communities. For example, if male–female differences in access and yields could be overcome, the number of undernourished and hungry people worldwide would fall by 100–150 million.

 

We use our understanding of how gender, social relations and underlying power …

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Climate change

Climate change amplifies the impacts of other risks for smallholder farmers, such as extreme weather and pests and diseases. No longer regarded as a future challenge to be faced in the next few decades, climate disruption is already causing substantial losses to agriculture by speeding up biodiversity loss and the spread of crop pests and invasive species.

 

Invasive species have been estimated to cost Africa's agricultural sector $65.58bn per year. Taken together, the impacts of climate change undermine development gains and push people back into, or further into, poverty.

 

bwi empowers people with skills, tools and knowledge to adapt and become more resilient to the impacts of climate …

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Food security

Too many people worldwide lack access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food. As many as 828 million people still go hungry. Many of these people are either smallholder farmers or they depend on their output - 80% of food consumed in developing regions is grown by small-scale farmers. With food demand expected to grow by more than 70% by 2050, there is a need to put in place sustainable food systems that work for smallholders.

 

Supporting the integration of smallholders into these systems and minimizing their crop losses (up to 40% of which are currently caused by crop pests) can help reduce hunger and increase rural incomes. bwi helps smallholder farmers to improve their …

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