Table 2.

Project SOAR activities to facilitate research utilization

Activity Type	Achieved by end of Yr-5	Details
Research utilization capacity-strengthening workshops for in-country researchers and stakeholders	2 four-day regional workshops in Johannesburg, South Africa	Feb 2017: 28 participants, from 12 countries May 2018: 20 participants from 8 countries.
Funding of small grant proposal submitted by in-country researchers	16 applications received, 9 selected and funded	About $10,000 per grant
Technical support visits by the Research-Utilization Advisor	45 visits to 9 countries
Formation of Research Advisory Committees	54 (Out of 58 studies initiated)	A few nested studies shared the Research Advisory Committee of the parent study