CAPACITIES WEBINAR SERIES | Evidence 2023

The Africa Evidence Network secretariat is hosting a series of webinars that cover capacity development topics in preparation for Evidence 2023. The primary objective of the Evidence 2023 capacities webinar series is to create a platform for sharing experiences and ideas that push our thinking on how (approaches) we enhance capacity for evidence use in Africa. The secondary objective is to generate ideas on the implications of novel approaches for wider ecosystem strengthening efforts. The tertiary objective is for these discussions to be the basis for improving and illustrating the AEN's Manifesto on capacity development for evidence use in Africa.

Being curtain-raiser events for Evidence 2023, the webinar series will comprise of monthly sessions, each of which will run for 1 hour and 15 minutes, culminating in content and practice session during the main event. Some of the webinars will illuminate and illustrate innovative ways that the principles in the Manifesto are being engaged in our capacity development efforts, while others will explore implications of these novel approaches for addressing capacity needs of different ecosystem actors in Africa, for example, citizens, policy officers, researchers, funders, capacity development professionals, etc. Topics/themes of specific webinar session will be generated to help meet each of the objectives identified above.

We want to use this webinar series as a tool to generate discussions within the evidence ecosystem in Africa about how capacities for evidence-informed decision-making should be developed. We hope then that you'll use this page to access each blog post and webinar or its recording and take the conversation further on LinkedIn with us.

LIST OF WEBINARS IN THIS SERIES

Please contact info@africaevidencenetwork.org if you have any queries or questions about any of the webinars in the series.

Date: Wednesday 31 May 2023, 14:00 - 15:15 SAST
Webinar 2: Innovations in EIDM Capacity Development: implications for various stakeholders in Africa
Partner (s): Centre for Democratic Development, Ghana; Economic Policy Research Centre, Uganda; Hewlett Foundation, United States of America; International Centre for Evaluation and Development, Kenya
Details: This webinar aims to understand implications of the innovative approaches used by different practitioners for Evidence-Informed Decision-Making (EIDM) capacity development in Africa.

Moderator:

• Kirchuffs Atengble (Evidence 2023)

Speaker/s:

• Chris Chibwana (Hewlett Foundation, United States of America)
• Elizabeth Birabwa Aliro (Economic Policy Research Centre, Uganda)
• Mohammed Awal (Centre for Democratic Development, Ghana)
• Roberta Blankson (International Centre for Evaluation and Development, Kenya)

To explore more on this topic, we will soon share a blog post associated with the webinar. And if you missed the live event, watch the webinar recording. Be sure to add to the conversation by sharing your thoughts with us on LinkedIn, the post related to this webinar will be shared soon!

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Date: Wednesday 26 April 2023, 14:00 - 15:15 SAST
Webinar 1: Capacity development for EIDM in Africa: exploring innovative approaches
Partner (s): African Institute for Development Policy, AFIDEP, Kenya and Malawi; Effective Basic Services, eBASE Africa, Cameroon; On Think Tanks Consulting; TEERE, Ghana
Details: At this inaugural webinar, the speakers will explore innovative approaches used by different practitioners for evidence-informed decision-making capacity development in Africa.

Moderator:

• Emily Hayter (On Think Tanks Consulting)

Speaker/s:

• Prof. Avea E. Nsoh (TEERE, Ghana)
• Penka Bogne (Effective Basic Services, eBASE Africa, Cameroon)
• Leyla Abdullahi (African Institute for Development Policy, AFIDEP, Kenya and Malawi)

To explore this topic more, you can read the blog post associated with the webinar. And if you missed the live event, watch the webinar recording. Be sure to add to the conversation by sharing your thoughts with us on LinkedIn.