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The Demographics of African Faculty in the East African Community (DAF-EAC) is a study undertaken by a consortium comprised of the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA), Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA), the Association of African Universities (AAU), and the Population Reference Bureau (PRB). DAF-EAC follows the initial study on Demographics of African Faculty in Ghana, which provided important demographic data and identified challenges concerning faculty in the country.

DAF-EAC sought to assess the status of Higher Education faculty in the East African region in terms of numbers, distribution by gender and areas of study. The study comprised four components namely; background research, analysis of current and future faculty demand, stakeholder engagement and dissemination of study findings, and co-creation of solutions to address the faculty challenges. The study was funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York (grant number G-21-58066), focusing on six Partner States of the East African Community, namely Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.