Donatien Beguy

Regional Population Data Adviser
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

beguyd@gmail.com

Field of Study: Demographie, Population et développement, Statistique
 
Specialization: , ,
 
Regional focus: Afrique sub-saharienne
 
Education: Doctorat (Ph.D, MD), University Paris 10, Démographie, 2007
 
Working languages: English (United States)
Français
 
Other association membership in population or related fields: Association Internationale des Démographes de Langue Française (AIDELF), Population Association of America (PAA), Union for African Population Studies (UAPS)


Curriculum Vitae:
CV_Beguy_June 2025.pdf
Professional web page:
http://  
 
Professional Summary:

Dr Beguy is the Population Data Advisor at UNFPA West and Central Africa Regional Office where he provides strategic coordination and leadership for population data especially from population and housing censuses, household surveys, as well as CRVS to support countries in advancing UNFPA’s mandate, ICPD PoA, the 2030 Agenda and the AU Agenda 2063 in the region. Before joining UNFPA, Donatien was a statistician and demographer with the World Bank-UNHCR Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement where he provides high-level technical expertise to enhance the ability of stakeholders to make timely and evidence-informed decisions that can improve the lives of forcibly displaced populations. Between March 2017 and July 2022, he worked as a demographer with UN-Habitat where he provided high-level technical support to countries to monitor urban conditions and trends as well as report on urban agendas and urban components of global agendas. Before 2017, Donatien worked as a research scientist with the African Population and Health Research Center where he gained vast experience in research, capacity building, knowledge translation and monitoring and evaluation of development programs in the population and health field in Africa. His research areas include urban health, SRHR, migration and urbanization, health and demographic surveillance systems, and global urban monitoring. He has published extensively in several renowned peer-reviewed journals, and made numerous…


Publications:
  1. Beguy D, A. C. Ezeh, B. U. Mberu, and J. B. Emina. 2017. Changes in use of family planning among the urban poor: Evidence from Nairobi slums, Kenya, Population and Development Review, 
    Volume 43, IssueS1 Supplement: FERTILITY TRANSITION IN SUB‐SAHARAN AFRICA. Pages 216-234. https://doi.org/10.1111/padr.12038.
  2. Beguy D, and Blessing Mberu, 2015. "Patterns of fertility preferences and contraceptive behavior over time: An examination of change and continuities among the urban poor in Nairobi, Kenya." Culture, Health & Sexuality. 17(9):1074-89. doi: 10.1080/13691058.2015.1038731.
  3. Beguy D, Mumah J. and Gottschalk L, 2014. Unintended pregnancies among adolescent girls living in poor urban slums: Evidence from a prospective study in Nairobi city, Kenya. PLoS ONE 9(7): e101034. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101034.
  4. Beguy D., Ph. Bocquier, E. Zulu, 2010. Circular migration patterns and determinants in Nairobi slum settlements, Demographic Research, 23(20), 549-586. doi:10.4054/DemRes.2010.23.20.
  5. Beguy D., 2009. The impact of female employment on fertility in Dakar (Senegal) and Lomé (Togo), Demographic Research, 20(7), 97-128. 

 

 
Honorary or professional positions and awards:
 
Former President of the Union for African Population Studies (2019-2023)
Research grants:
1. “Consolidating Research on Population, Family Planning and Reproductive Health of the Urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa: A data collection, dissemination and regional collaboration initiative” - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation US$ 2.96 million, 2011-2015 (Co-Investigator).

2. “Female employment and fertility in urban areas in Africa: Evidence from Dakar (Senegal) and Lome (Togo)” - (French Research Institute for Development, 2004-2007, Dissertation grant, €10,800) (Principal Investigator).

3. “Knowledge, Attitudes and Practiced Behaviors (KAPB) surveys on sanitation and hygiene in Mukuru slums” - European Union through GOAL Kenya, 2013-2015, US$ 78,000 (Principal Investigator).

4. Monitoring and evaluation of Women and Girls Lead Global (WGLG) initiative in Kenya - Aspen Institute, 2013-2016, US$ 192,000 (Principal Investigator).

5. Final Evaluation of the Millennium Village Project in Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia – 2014, US$ 254,000 (Principal Investigator).

6. Process Evaluation of the development of the Tayari ECD (Early Childhood Development) model in Kenya - 2015-2016, US$ 246,000 (Co-Principal Investigator).

7. Orphan and Vulnerable Children Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting: Outcome Monitoring in Kenya – 2016-2017, US$ 285,000 (Principal Investigator).

8. Uplifting the Voice of Slum Communities for Maximizing Research Impact – 2016, GBP 20,000 (Principal Investigator).