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By Jim Kaketch and Elijah Kabari: Lusaka, Oct 1, 2024 In recent years, Africa’s public policy-making landscape has been rapidly evolving to keep pace with the complex interplay of interests, geopolitics, and emerging evidence-based approaches. One of the most significant developments has been the shift towards frameworks that measure policy outcomes, not only by their […]

Kigali, June 10, 2024. By Rose Njage and Elijah Kabari: Young people make up more than 70% of Africa’s total population and are projected to continue increasing in number over the next two to three decades. This demographic shift presents both opportunities and challenges for the continent. On one hand, it offers the potential for […]

Kenya is a country abundant with energy and ambition, and its youth demographic is a significant force, making up around 28% of the population, which translates to approximately 13 million individuals, as per the KNBS 2019 census. However, this promising group faces challenges such as unemployment and informal work, which cast doubt on their prospects. […]

In our relentless pursuit to enhance evidence-informed decision making (EIDM) in Africa through our innovative approach known as Utafiti Sera (Swahili word for Research policy), that addresses gaps in evidence use through instituting communities of practice as a vehicle for enhancing evidence generation and uptake across the continent. To show case this approach, PASGR embarked […]

In 2018, the Partnership for Africa Social and Governance Research (PASGR) in collaboration with Water Witness International, and selected stakeholders in the water sector, convened in Arusha, Tanzania to conceptualize a research and action programme to strengthen accountability practices in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector. This meeting was preceded by a 12-month period […]

With so much excitement around Africa Evidence Week, a cross-country virtual and live bonanza of Evidence Informed Decision-making (#EIDM) hosted by the Africa Evidence Network and dozens of partners, I couldn’t help but jump in. Through the outpouring of videos, webinars, events, blogs and #AfricaEvidenceWeek tweets we have met emerging evidence leaders; learned about evidence gap maps, evidence syntheses and research repositories; seen […]

Utafiti Sera, one of the INCLUDE-funded African Policy Dialogues on productive employment in Kenya, held an engagement forum with members of the Amani National Congress (ANC) technical committee in Nairobi on 14 March 2017. ANC is part of the National Super Alliance (NASA), a coalition of political parties seeking to participate in the upcoming elections […]

Utafiti Sera and INCLUDE’s African Policy Dialogues During the conference, participants debated various approaches to evidence-based policy in Africa and the political economies and cultures that facilitate or inhibit the use of evidence in policy processes. One of the approaches featured was Utafiti Sera (research policy). This approach was pioneered in 2015 by PASGR, INCLUDE, […]

APRA members from Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, and Nigeria attended a two-day convening meeting in Nairobi, Kenya, which was organised by Partnership for African Social and Governance Research(PASGR). The main objective of the meeting was to bring together 120 participants from 20 countries and diverse disciplines (including practitioners, researchers, scientists, activists, government officials, and policymakers) to share […]