African Institute For Development Policy Research And Dialogue

Technical assistance:afidep provides technical assistance to policy makers to help them apply evidence in formulating development roadmaps, policies, strategies, and plans; designing intervention programs; and monitoring and evaluating the impact of the programs after implementation. For example, afidep supports government officials and other key development stakeholders that develop long-term development plans to model potential long-term outcomes based on various policy scenarios. Afidep also develops analytical reports on various development issues and helps government officials understand how to use the evidence in formulating policies. In many cases, governments approach afidep for technical assistance on a given topic, and multi-lateral development partners such as the un agencies or the world bank may hire afidep to provide evidence-based technical assistance to governments.if requested in writing, technical assistance may be provided to governmental agencies, offices or committees to enhance capacity building through the interpretation of evidence-based research. Such assistance does not constitute lobbying.technical assistance constitutes approximately 20% of afidep's time and effort.

Capacity building:in order to magnify the impact of its work and create a culture of evidence-informed decision making in public policy formation in africa, afidep carries out activities to strengthen local capacity in evidence translation and uptake. Afidep conducts training activities and other capacity building activities to help policymakers, civil society organizations and other end-users of evidence to understand the value of research evidence, and how to access, evaluate, interpret, communicate, and use it effectively. The institute also strengthens the capacity and skills of researchers and knowledge intermediaries in translating and communicating research evidence in decision-making.

Advocacy:afidep proactively promotes application of research evidence in decision-making processes at sub-national, national, and regional levels in africa. At the national level, we work with various partners to disseminate our research findings through one-on-one meetings with high-level policy makers and the media, and through various seminars and conferences. Our evidence informed advocacy extends to the regional level through our involvement in, and partnership with, key regional networks and organizations including the african union commission (auc), and regional economic blocks for eastern, southern, and central africa. We strengthen the african voice in global development discourse by drawing on the analyses and experiences working with decision-makers in africa to inform the international development community's investment policies in africa. Afidep's experts participate in international conferences, high-level development panels, and one-on-one meetings with key development partners to ensure that their priorities for the continent take account of the perspectives of african professionals.during the current year, all advocacy efforts were in support of general evidence-based policies, and did not constitute lobbying.advocacy constitutes approximately 10% of afidep's time and effort.