This chapter is a reflexive exercise, discussing the work of an international partnership, Transforming Employability for Social Change in East Africa (TESCEA), that aimed to reshape habits of teaching and learning in four institutions of higher education.
An independent evaluation of three main aspects of the AuthorAID project reveals a positive impact on researchers’ ability to publish their research, their overall confidence and research connections,
This paper draws on literature and experience, both from the parliamentary strengthening sector and the evidence-informed policy sector, to explore information support systems in
African parliaments and the factors that shape their work.
This report gives an overview of the first phase of the project “Strengthening Indigenous Academic and Digital Publishing In Tanzania”; the needs assessment and recommendations for training to be given.
This document reviews current literature on the condition of Zimbabwe’s research and knowledge system and provides political-economic analysis on how this system operates.
This document provides a rapid review of the relevant literature on the research and knowledge system in Sierra Leone, and looks at the research landscape, higher education system and the extent of use of research in policy making.
A SIDRA policy brief based on the output of a knowledge exchange conference held in Puntland, Somalia in November 2016 to discuss gender in higher education.
This report explores the different approaches used by the VakaYiko programme to develop capacity for the use of evidence in policy making and the lessons learned.
This report draws out some of the key themes and ideas which emerged during a roundtable held in Kenya in 2016 which focused on the research and knowledge system in the Somali regions.
This report looks at the mentorship programme that was implemented in Zimbabwe by the VakaYiko consortium as part of the Building Capacity to Use Research Evidence (BCURE) programme.
This policy dialogue seeks to deepen the dialogue and coordination between government and the private sector, and increase the use of evidence in trade and industrial policy formulation.
This report reflects upon and documents the ways in which the VakaYiko consortium has sought to establish and maintain engagement with government institutions at different levels in Ghana, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
This report reviews the Library and Information Science (LIS) Pilot Project in Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia, suggests ways forward and outlines what worked, as well as what might be improved.