GPEKE helps improve equity in research and knowledge systems by supporting gender equity; equity in research skills development; and equity in research publishing via global platforms for researchers and journals and in-depth partnerships in Uganda, Ethiopia and Cambodia.

Since 2013, AuthorAID has provided free-to-access online courses in research and proposal writing for early-career researchers in low- and middle-income countries.

Launched by INASP and African Journals Online, Journal Publishing Practices and Standards (JPPS) is a unique framework for providing accreditation and support for journals in the Global South hosted on the Journals Online platforms.

AuthorAID supports early-career researchers in low- and middle-income countries to find mentors who can help them progress in their careers, and to help researchers find collaborators and support successful collaboration.

AuthorAID is a pioneering global network that is free to access for researchers and provides support, mentoring, resources and training for researchers in low- and middle-income countries.

We are working in partnership with Ethiopian Academy of Sciences to strengthen the equity of the research and knowledge system within Ethiopia.

We are working in partnership with Uganda National Council for Science and Technology  to strengthen the equity of the research and knowledge system within Uganda.

AQHEd-SL is bringing together higher education institutions across Sierra Leone to improve quality management in higher education and introduce outcome-based education. Stakeholder engagement and innovative pedagogy help align students’ learning with the needs of the job market.

​​​​​​​Transforming Employability for Social Change in East Africa (TESCEA) is helping young people in Tanzania and Uganda to use their skills and ideas to tackle social and economic problems.

Strong and Equitable Research and Knowledge Systems in the Global South (SERKS) is working to strengthen research and knowledge systems and address the challenges of inequity within and between research and knowledge systems.

INASP partners with national library consortia to facilitate affordable access to research. INASP negotiates with publishers to provide researchers and libraries in developing countries with the research content they need at affordable prices.

Context Matters Framework is a tool to help policymakers, researchers, practitioners and donors better define windows of opportunity in different contexts to focus efforts on promoting better interaction between knowledge and policy.

In 2013, INASP launched a pilot project with partners in Sierra Leone to explore what could be done to strengthen the foundations for research and higher education in the country.

From 2013-2018 the Strengthening Research and Knowledge Systems (SRKS) programme worked at the individual, institutional and national levels to strengthen research and knowledge systems.

INASP worked with national library consortia and equivalent bodies to strengthen the organisational effectiveness of library consortia,  to enable them to play stronger roles nationally, and to represent national needs in relationships with publishers and other suppliers. 

Recognizing that sustainable skills development must be owned and driven by local universities and research institutions, the AuthorAID project supported 10 universities and research institutions in Africa and Asia to establish research-writing skills training.

The VakaYiko project aimed to strengthen the use of evidence in policy making by building capacity at individual, institutional and environmental level, and in doing so to explore which approaches were most effective in different environments and meet different evidence needs.

Led by INASP, The VakaYiko Consortium worked with the parliaments of Ghana, Uganda and Zimbabwe to strengthen capacity for evidence use in decision making.

INASP partnered with the University of Dodoma in Tanzania on a gender sensitization workshop in response to concerns about gender inequalities within the institution. This led to a Gender Mainstreaming in Higher Education Toolkit, and gender mainstreaming within the university.