Utilization Focused Evaluation (UFE) begins with the premise that evaluations should be judged by their utility and actual use.
Advocates Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE) is an independent policy research and advocacy organization based in Kampala, Uganda, with a reputation for producing good quality research to underpin its advocacy work.
REPOA is a well-established and well-managed independent policy research organization with a record of producing high-quality, policy-relevant research results. REPOA is experiencing rapid growth in the demand for its services.
The Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER) is an established, semi-autonomous national policy research entity created in 1960.
The Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) established in 1969 is a semi-autonomous university-based research centre located at the University of Ghana, Legon, Accra.
The Institute for Economic Affairs - Kenya (IEA-Kenya) was established in 1994 when the country was moving from a one-party state to a multiparty democracy.
A dramatic curriculum change process has recently been implemented within the Makerere University medical training facility, as requested by Makerere and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and the World Bank.
Although decentralization keeps coming up in the political discourse, it is fair to question its viability and effectiveness in the hands of local actors.
In 2003, IDRC supported the African Forum on Science and Technology for Development (AFSTD), established by the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) under project 102135.
Human resources are essential to attaining the objectives of the Millennium development goals with respect to national health systems.