Y-ENGAGE has found its eight excellent doctoral students
The project has been fortuned with no less than eight doctoral students that are currently shaping their individual research studies within the project frame of exploring young people’s awareness, agency, and action in climate change. The projects on-boarding of the doctoral students was kicked off by an introductory workshop facilitated by the Institute of Human Settlement Studies of Ardhi University (IHSS-ARU) on June 15 and 16, 2022.
On Day 1 the doctoral students were welcomed and introduced to the broader project objectives, the uniqueness of using photovoice as the main method of ‘studying climate change’ with young people, and the role of young peer researcher as integral members of the research team.
Day 2 focused on the research ideas and concept notes of the doctoral students. Their presentations raised some crucial discussions and how the PhD studies can synergize across, correspond to the project objectives and logistics, while still holding the unique foci that the individual doctoral students excitingly brought to the table. Among other, the doctoral students proposed special attentions to how gender, pastoralism, entrepreneurship, and learning preferences play part in shaping young people’s climate change engagement and schooling.
The project thus have its team of researchers ready and eager to move forward to detail the design of the eight sub-studies, start recruitment of young peer-researchers, and initiate community entrance.
The eight doctoral student in the Y-ENGAGE project. From top left: Hussein Mfinanga, Stanley G. Kulanga, Nyerere Jackson. From bottom left: Maria J. Millinga, Sophia Derick, Neema Olle Mdemno, Mashingo Sam Ntiro.