This funding will help strengthen the Institute for Policy Analysis and Research's (IPAR-Rwanda) role as a credible public policy institution in Rwanda by enhancing its ability to provide high-quality, influential, and policy-relevant research.
About the Institute for Policy Analysis and Research
IPAR-Rwanda is a non-profit, non-governmental, independent research institute based in Rwanda. Its mandate is to support sound and informed public policies through objective analysis and research. It aims to provide information and analysis that will assist decision-makers, and provide a forum for vibrant policy debate in the country. IPAR-Rwanda receives its funding from the Think Tank Initiative (TTI).
Research for policy influence
TTI is a multi-funder program dedicated to strengthening independent policy research institutions, or think tanks, in developing countries. The program aims to enhance their ability to provide sound research that informs and influences policy.
This second TTI phase (2014?2019) will fund 43 institutions. This will help them consolidate their role as credible development actors in their countries, and in some cases, regionally and internationally. For IPAR-Rwanda, this project will help enhance its research quality, organizational performance, and policy engagement.
Better research and improved policy influence
Through this support over the next 4.5 years, IPAR-Rwanda is expected to
-have a stable team of more qualified and experienced in-house researchers
-improve the quality of its research
-increase the number of publications and databases accessible through its resource centre
-increase the number of external research collaborators working and co-publishing with staff
-package and share its research outputs
-attract more funds from the Government of Rwanda and others
-address recommendations from institutional reviews
-increase its visibility and influence in policy processes
