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A recent report by African Platform for Social Protection (APSP) in collaboration with PASGR argues that Cash Transfer Programmes is a key determinant to improving  well-being in poor families, people living with disabilities, old people, vulnerable children and orphans. Their infographics below synthesizes their key findings: APSP infographics The data was obtained from the Ministry […]

Utafiti Sera is a Swahili phrase, meaning Research Policy. It is a dedicated and well thought out scheme that builds, supports, and enhances communities of researchers and policy actors working together to ensure evidence-informed decision making (EIDM). The communities work to ensure appropriate and negotiated policy actions and evidence uptake occur either through programmes, legislations, […]

Urban Governance and Turning African Cities Around: This theme explores recent rapid urbanisation in Africa and emerging evidence that some metropolitan cities are turning around their past deficits in the provision of infrastructure and services.  Visit the project page here – https://www.pasgr.org/what-we-do/research/urban-governance-and-turning-african-cities-around/

Research Programme There is no stopping an idea whose time has come. This is the story of PASGR’s innovative approach to research uptake and policy engagement, Utafiti Sera (research-policy communities), which appears to have taken the research community by storm. In a short three years, Utafiti Sera has become a key component of the Research […]

Wangui Kimari, our first-ever intern, describes her one-year attachment to the Professional Training and Development (PDT) Programme as “very dynamic”. The PhD candidate at York University in Canada says “PASGR does a lot, but what it does is not always explicit.” PASGR’s social protection work, for instance, is not research to be kept on a […]

Jan 19-20 Design Shop on Building Capacity for African Development Data Jan 22-23 Sixth Master of Research and Public Policy [MRPP] Steering Committee Feb 11-19 Multi-Method Research Course 5 and 6 training Apr13 Research Policy Practitioners Forum on Social Protection in Kenya Apr16-17 PASGR Board of Directors Meeting Apr18-19 Inception Workshop on Urban Governance and […]

As PASGR’s work grows from strength to strength, we are beginning to take the lead in various aspects of programme activities. The year 2015 has been one of several ‘firsts’ as we have started to implement the strategic directions finalised in 2014. A key focus in 2015 has been the formation and deepening of partnerships […]

Dear colleague, We are grateful for your support in 2015 and hope that 2016 has started on a good note for you!  Over the past few months, we have held several events.  We are also revamping our online presence and will share more details with you soon.  We have several videos on our budding YouTube […]

The Research Programme facilitates capacity development and knowledge production for policy relevant social and governance research in Africa through collaborations with researchers based in their home institutions.  The programme aims to provide high quality policy relevant research to varied audiences; integrate policy actors into the different phases of the governance research process and institutionalise research-policy […]

Greetings from Nairobi, Kenya!  August has been a busy yet exciting month at PASGR: The Master of Research and Public Policy, a collaboration of 12 African universities and PASGR was officially launched  – Read more The first ever National Forum on Harnessing Data for Sustainable Development was co-convened by PASGR in partnership with the Office […]