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Authors: Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR)

This theme focuses on analyses of modes of governance and the drive towards effective design and promotion of social policies and social protection programmes in Africa. Information on research projects under this theme will be posted here as the studies are launched.

Authors: Angucia, M., & Katusiimeh, M. W.

Can you tell us about PASGR’s previous work in African cities, and the expertise PASGR brings to the consortium? PASGR has been researching urban governance and city transformation in Africa since 2015, through a project that looks at how the development of new and growing urban centres in Africa could be shaped, and issues of […]

By Jim Kaketch and Elijah Kabari: Lusaka, Oct 1, 2024 In recent years, Africa’s public policy-making landscape has been rapidly evolving to keep pace with the complex interplay of interests, geopolitics, and emerging evidence-based approaches. One of the most significant developments has been the shift towards frameworks that measure policy outcomes, not only by their […]

Lack of meaningful engagements between researchers and policy practitioners have often stifled policy making efforts in Africa. As a consequence, research and policy making processes have always operated in silo formats, limiting cross learning and by extension effective policy making and programming. Across Africa, the need to integrate research evidence in the conversations and practices […]

On 1st November 2022, The Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR) and Kenya Healthcare Federation (KHF) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at Mercure Hotel Nairobi. This partnership paved way for the two institutions to collaborate in research, identification of gaps in healthcare and engaging key stakeholders towards the realization of Universal Health […]

The Utafiti Sera houses have continued to register impact on various fronts, for instance, ongoing houses (Urban Governance house Nairobi, Urban Governance house Kigali, and Youth Employment Creation House in Kenya) continued to expand frontiers of evidence-based convenings, providing important platforms for policy actors as well as researchers to engage to rethink policy work across […]

Utafiti Sera is a Swahili phrase for Research-Policy. Utafiti Sera is conceived as a multi-dimensional response to enhancing policy outcomes across Africa. Our unique and innovative approach bridges the research-evidence and policymaking process by providing safe spaces for policy dialogues among the stakeholders. Our safe spaces are important co-learning and sharing platforms, enhancing trust among […]

Utafiti Sera (Kiswahili for research-policy) is a combination of many things that ensure and enhance policy outcomes. It is a ‘process’, place’, ‘forum’, ‘platform’, or a ‘vehicle’ for transforming research evidence-based knowledge for policy uptake. Utafiti Sera, as work in progress, supports, contributes to building and enhances a community of researchers and policy actors working together […]