Local Solutions, Global Impact: How African Organizations Lead in Building Evidence Systems for Inclusive Development

When: Friday, May 24th, 9-10:15 am EDT

Where: Virtual Zoom event (Registration here: https://r4d-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2FO7-RGTQzmIvrzIwyh6og#/registration)

Who: Chris Chibwana, Program Officer, Gender Equity and Governance, Hewlett Foundation will provide opening remarks. Panellists include Diatou Ndiaye, Project Management Officer, Initiative Prospective Agricole et Rurale (IPAR), Ismael Kawooya, Senior Research Scientist & Head-of-Office, The Center for Rapid Evidence Synthesis (ACRES), and Violet Murunga, Senior Research & Policy Associate, African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP). The session will be moderated by Joanes Atela, Founder & Executive Director of the Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN).

Description: As part of USAID’s Learning & Evidence Month, the Africa LEEPS (Learning Together to Advance Evidence and Equity in Policymaking to Achieve the SDGs) Partnership is hosting a virtual session titled Local Solutions, Global Impact: How African Organizations Lead in Building Evidence Systems for Inclusive Development. LEEPS is an African-led initiative that aims to strengthen knowledge translation – how evidence is produced, translated, and used in policymaking in sub-Saharan Africa with a focus on promoting gender equity at all stages of the policymaking process. In two rounds of discussion, panellists will explore:

1) Locally led approaches to strengthening knowledge translation in Africa and

2) Collaborative cross-region learning as an approach to jointly solve problems and facilitate complex evidence system strengthening efforts. .

TIme: Friday  24 9-10:15 am EDT

Virtual Zoom event (Registration here: https://r4d-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2FO7-RGTQzmIvrzIwyh6og#/registration)