Country case studies: planning and/or engaging other VEME participants
Team, R Lessells and A Bento
12:00
to
13:30
Lunch.
13:30
to
15:30
Actor constellation exercise: Case practice
J-P Sandler, A Bento, T Nguyen and R Lessells
15:30
to
16:00
Coffee break.
16:00
to
16:45
Country case studies: planning and/or engaging other VEME participants (continued)
Team, R Lessells and A Bento
16:45
to
17:30
Revisiting Joint Theory of Change: Joint HOW
Team
18:30
to
20:30
Course teachers dinner
Friday X August
8:00
to
8:30
Team reflections
Team
8:30
to
9:00
Report on reflections and on actor constellation
Team
9:00
to
9:30
Futures: Theory
M Van Leemput
9:30
to
10:00
3horizons exercise: Case practice
M Van Leemput
10:00
to
10:30
Coffee break.
10:30
to
11:00
3horizons exercise: Case practice (continued)
M Van Leemput
12:00
to
13:30
Lunch.
13:30
to
15:30
Revisiting Joint Theory of Change: Making sense of desirable futures in the context of the case study, building scenarios
Team
15:30
to
16:00
Coffee break.
16:00
to
17:30
Pitching the output
Team
Important VEME Update
2025 Workshop Cancelled
2026–2027 Secured
Dear VEME applicants,
We regret to inform you that, due to a global decline in international funding, we will need to cancel VEME2025. Despite our best efforts to secure financial support for this exceptional workshop, we were unable to obtain the necessary commitments to host the event at the Institut Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) this year.
While this is disappointing news, we are pleased to share that funding has been secured for VEME2026—and most likely for 2027 as well. The 2026 edition is expected to take place in Stellenbosch, South Africa, and the 2027 workshop in Dakar, Senegal. Both events will be supported through the CERI and IPD African Stars Fellowship Program, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation. Unfortunately, these funds could not be applied to the 2025 event, as it was reliant on a different funding source.
We thank you for your patience and regret we cannot give you better news. We encourage you to apply again for next year’s VEME. Now more than ever, it is essential that our VEME training continues to prepare the next generation of scientists to respond to global health challenges.
