The IDRC Women RISE Project is led by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC), South Africa in Collaboration with McGill University in Canada, and the Eastern Cape Socio-economic Consultative Council (ECSECC). 

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The IDRC Women RISE Project implementation includes partnerships with Walter Sisulu University (WSU), the University of Kwa-Zulu-Natal (UKZN), and the Jika Uluntu Women's Empowerment and Child Rights NGO in the Eastern Cape.