Projects

This event will inform stakeholders in Flanders and Latin America about the research conducted between
Ghent University and two Universities in Ecuador (one in the coast and one in the highland) which joint forces to reduce
the double burden of malnutrition in Ecuador. The conference starts with a documental about the double burden of
malnutrition in Ecuador (title: to eat or not to eat, that is the issue in Ecuador) and follows with ...

Amidst protracted socio-ecological crises and deepening inequalities, urbanism is at a crossroads. On the one hand, discourse and activism increasingly gravitate towards the commons as a viable blueprint to build spatial justice. On the other, the production of urban space increasingly relies on carceral paradigms, crystallising a worldwide shift from social to punitive urban management. Aiming to conceptualize a ...

There is an increasing interest in the circular economy to tackle the challenge of finite resources for sustainable development. Ample attention is given to economic and ecological value from an international perspective, but less attention is paid to the social consequences at the local level. In many development countries the poorest families often survive by sorting garbage and selling recyclable materials. This project ...

Urinary Incontinence (UI) presents significant challenges in regions of the Global South, primarily due to inadequate awareness, timely diagnosis, and access to treatment. The absence of scientific studies exacerbates these challenges, impeding the development of comprehensive strategies in countries like Ecuador. In a collaborative effort with Ghent University, our future project aims to tackle the disparities in rehabilitation access, ...

The LORET project – Locally relevant teaching about sustainability challenges in Ecuador – aims to establish Joint (Inter)national Academic Networking on open schooling in the context of real-life, local sustainability problems. Its goals are to facilitate comparative research on the topic, provides research training for academics and didactic models, guidelines, tools, training and a database with quality assured practices for ...

Statistical analysis of temporal and spatial data: example of rainfall, temperature and evapotranspiration in Ecuador

Many studies in Ecuador had taken the endeavor of climate characterization, mainly referred to rainfall and temperatures, and some others to estimating evapotranspiration based on data availability.   Such studies have only had local application and had focused on the rainfall gauging ...

This proposal is presented by KU Leuven at Flemish level, and Universidad Andina Simon Bolivar – Ecuador (UASB-E). It will contribute to the SDGs 5 (gender equality) and 4 (quality education) to enhance national policies of eradication, prevention and response to gender-based violence (GBV) in Ecuador, particularly at Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The project will be developed in 4 regions of Ecuador at 5 of the most important HEIs in ...

If the current health crisis allows, I would like to travel to Ecuador in the summer of 2021 for a project on women and labor in historical perspective. That project should result in a comparative analysis of the living and working conditions of subaltern, middle and high class women after 1976 (end of military dictatorship). Women's and Gender History in Ecuador is typified by its focus on indigenous women and middle-class feminists whose ...

Ecuador and Belgium are very different countries. Yet they face similar challenges in light of increased vulnerable populations and the need to enhance healthcare coverage. This project seeks to contribute with some theoretical and empirical devices which can introduce synergic perspectives of interculturalism and interprofessionalism into current welfare policies.

Rooted in both path-dependent processes and neoliberal reforms, ...