Global research, vital for economic and social progress, remains largely inaccessible due to costly paywalls and inequitable publishing models. South Africa’s 2025 G20 leadership presents an opportunity to champion transformative, inclusive reforms in research publishing.
Physician Dr Djibril I. Moussa Handulen describes how AuthorAID has helped him overcome multiple challenges to publish 15 papers in some of the world's most widely-read medical journals and, in turn, influence mental-health improvements in Somalia.
In this case study Ms Winnie Asiti and Dr Cosmas Ochieng discuss the impact that the quarterly roundtables held in 2014 and 2015 have had on climate change policy in Kenya.
In this case study Vanesa Weyrauch and Leandro Echt of Politics & Ideas reflect on the online course that was held for Latin American policymakers as part of the VakaYiko project and discuss the need for this type of training.
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.
This is a report of the pilot project launched in 2013 to provide advanced training to national research and education networks (NRENs) in Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
This article discusses the ‘Developing Capacity for Health Information Access and Use’ programme which ran from 2008 to 2011 and aimed to influence the training capacity of an entire sector in a single country (Vietnam) over the long term.
A discussion about improving research access and communication in Sierra Leone, with a focus on a pilot project which is exploring ways of increasing awareness of the online research literature available and enabling researchers to make better use of it in their work.
This document is a general strategy for policy dialogues and knowledge cafes to help guide the planning process and preparation of these events as well as the communication with partner ministries, carried out as part of the VakaYiko programme.
