Africa Evidence Leadership Award (AELA)

The Africa Evidence Leadership Award (AELA) is the Africa Evidence Network’s (AEN) initiative that works on a nomination basis and is awarded annually. The award was launched in 2018 by the AEN, with the fourfold purpose of: 1. increasing awareness of evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) in Africa, 2. raising the status of evidence amongst decision-makers in Africa, 3. showcasing the status of Africa in EIDM discussions by recognising impactful, insightful, effective, and/or innovative work that supports EIDM in Africa, and 4. honour and celebrate excellent contribution to the advancement evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) in Africa.