The Africa Evidence Network is hosting Africa Evidence Week 2024, taking place from 19-23 August 2024. The Africa Evidence Week is a virtual week-long celebration of African evidence-informed decision-making. It is a true reflection of how only together, can evidence-informed decision-making become a reality. Africa Evidence Week 2024's objective is to showcase and promote the state of evidence-informed decision-making on the continent, specifically highlighting the contribution of young and emerging leaders in African EIDM. You can follow the festivities by tracking the hashtag #AfricaEvidenceWeek2024 on Twitter. 

FINAL PROGRAMME

DAY 1: MONDAY 19 AUGUST 

MONDAY 19 AUGUST 06:30 GMT 
Video: Let the celebration begin! 
Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)
Details: The director and co-chair of the AEN, Siziwe Ngcwabe, welcomes participants to the third edition of the Africa Evidence Week.
See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence; @ngcwabe_siziwe, @ithubalethu 

MONDAY 19 AUGUST 07:00 GMT 

Twitter chat: EIDM INNOVATION IN AFRICA #1 | Youth-led EIDM capacity development

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: Welcome to the #AEN Innovations Series! Check out the Corporate Evidence Leader Mentorship Programme by PACKS Africa, which was launched in 2021 to address the gap in EIDM skills amongst young people.

Event details: https://www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-network-aen-3

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

MONDAY 19 AUGUST 07:30 GMT 
Video: Firmaye Bogale, inaugural winner of the Emerging Leader Under 35 category

Organisation/s: Ethiopian Public Health Institute
Details: Firmaye Bogale, inaugural winner of the Emerging Leader Under 35 category shares her expectations for Africa Evidence Week. 
See more about the Ethiopian Public Health Institute’s work on their website: https://ephi.gov.et/ or follow them on Twitter: @EPHIEthiopia

MONDAY 19 AUGUST 08:00 GMT  
Video: African Institute for Development Policy interview with Violet Murunga

Organisation/s: African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) 
Details: The African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) had an interview with Violet Murunga, one of their staff members who is currently the recipient of the Africa Evidence Leadership Award 2024 in the Evidence Producer category offered by the Africa Evidence Network.
See more about AFIDEP’s work on their website: https://afidep.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @Afidep; @ibumurunga

MONDAY 19 AUGUST 08:30 GMT 
Pre-recorded webinar: The Youth Employment Evidence and Insight Hub

Organisation: Pan-African Collective for Evidence (PACE)

Details: In this video, you will listen to highly motivated panellists sharing their personal career journeys as they describe the important work they are leading, as part of the Africa Evidence Week 2024 celebrations.
See more about PACE’s work on their website: https://pace-evidence.org/  or follow them on Twitter: @PACE_evidence

MONDAY 19 AUGUST 09:00 GMT 

Twitter chat: EIDM INNOVATION IN AFRICA #2 | Utafiti Sera: Influencing Policy, practice and decision making through Evidence in Africa

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: Welcome to the #AEN Innovations Series! Check out Utafiti Sera, a unique and innovative approach to bridging the gap between research evidence in policymaking, and to anchor EIDM work in Africa, designed by the Partnership for African Social and Governance Research (PASGR). Utafiti Sera uses the concept of a ‘house’ as the platform where both research and policy communities come together to discuss, access, and appraise evidence with the aim of addressing specific policy issue of national concern.

Event details: https://www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-network-aen-4

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

MONDAY 19 AUGUST 09:30 GMT 
EIDM stories: Small Steps, Big Change: Cynthia's Hearts of Hope and AEN
Organisation/s: Catholic Health Service Trust
Details: Cynthia shares her story of how powerful individual action is and the potential of collaboration. Her narrative underscores the importance of grassroots initiatives and the potential of individuals to shape the world around them. Through their efforts, Cynthia and her team are not just changing lives; they are building a legacy of compassion, inclusion, and hope.
See more about the Catholic Health Service Trust work on their website: https://www.chstgh.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @CHST_GHANA

MONDAY 19 AUGUST 10:00 GMT

Twitter chat: Social Media storm & updates on opening TikTok video challenge

Organisation/s: PACKS Africa 
Details: Social Media storms: Digital engagements for the celebration will mostly be coordinated through these storms, which will take place typically via X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and TikTok. This is to allow digital participation in the celebration by interested audiences who may not be able to join in-person events. These events (especially on Monday and Friday) will equally be coordinated to allow our audience to share expectations of and experiences from in-person events. The Communications Committee will synergistically design and execute the different activities to accomplish the desired expectations from these storms in social media, including the launch of a short video challenge early in July.

Event details: https://www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/packs-africa-5

See more about PACKS Africa’s work on their website: https://www.packs-africa.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @PACKS_Africa; @K_Atengble

MONDAY 19 AUGUST 10:30 GMT 
Publication: Manifesto on capacity development for EIDM in Africa
Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN) 
Details: The Manifesto on Capacity Development for Evidence-Informed Decision-Making in Africa represents a declaration by all from Africa's evidence ecosystem about the kind of capacity development we practice. This document promises to be an African-led approach to enhancing capacities for EIDM in Africa, to serve as a resource and inspiration to the evidence ecosystem in the continent, and to challenge mainstream views on capacity-building for EIDM in Africa.

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

MONDAY 19 AUGUST 11:00 GMT 

Twitter chat: EIDM INNOVATION IN AFRICA #3 | Rapid Response Services for EIDM

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: Welcome to the #AEN Innovations Series! Check out the Rapid Response Service (RRS) at the Center for Rapid Evidence Synthesis (ACRES) which is a knowledge translation mechanism that responds to policymakers’ needs for relevant and timely evidence in urgent situations or crises, whether real or perceived, usually within 28 days.

Event details: https://www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-network-aen-5

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

MONDAY 19 AUGUST 11:30 GMT 
Video: An introduction to the REAP online platform
Organisation/s: Pan-African Collective for Evidence (PACE)
Details: Listen to Hector Motlatsi Moloko, a business analyst at the Pan-African Collective for Evidence (PACE), providing an introduction to the Responsive Evidence systems for African policy needs (REAP) online platform.
See more about PACE’s work on their website: https://pace-evidence.org/  or follow them on Twitter: @PACE_evidence

MONDAY 19 AUGUST 12:00 GMT  
Blog: A Decade Journey in Public Health and Evidence-Informed Decision-Making

Organisation: Ethiopian Public Health Institute
Details: Firmaye Bogale, the inaugural winner of the Emerging Leader Under 35 category of the Africa Evidence Leadership Award 2024 offered by the Africa Evidence Network shares about her professional journey in public health which spans over a decade, encompassing both clinical and non-clinical healthcare environments.
See more about the Ethiopian Public Health Institute’s work on their website: https://ephi.gov.et/ or follow them on Twitter: @EPHIEthiopia 

MONDAY 19 AUGUST 12:30 GMT 

Video: REAP platform and its benefit to the Evidence Ecosystem Members

Organisation/s: Pan-African Collective for Evidence (PACE)
Details: Gloria Anderson from the Pan-African Collective for Evidence (PACE) shares about how the REAP platform benefits evidence ecosystem members.
See more about PACE’s work on their website: https://pace-evidence.org/  or follow them on Twitter: @PACE_evidence, @glorieAndy; @teditanzania

MONDAY 19 AUGUST 13:00 GMT 

Twitter chat: EIDM INNOVATION IN AFRICA #4 | Building an evidence-driven culture with government partners in Africa

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: Welcome to the #AEN Innovations Series! Check out IDnsight’s embedded learning partnerships which provide timely, flexible, and responsive support to government leaders by answering important, urgent questions and helping to build a culture of and system for data and evidence use.

Event details: https://www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-network-aen-82729

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

MONDAY 19 AUGUST 13:30 GMT  
Blog: Multi-Participatory Adapted Mosaic Framework: A Methodological Approach to Listening to the Voices of Children with Disabilities in Nigeria
Organisation/s: Cambridge Network of Disability and Education Research (CaNDER)

Details: This blog post draws on the author’s ongoing doctoral research to examine how the innovative use of multi-participatory methods has facilitated the listening to and understanding of the voices of children with neurodevelopmental disorders in Nigeria in relation to their schooling.
See more about CaNDER’s work on their website: https://canderesearch.wordpress.com/ or follow them on Twitter: @CaNDER_Research

MONDAY 19 AUGUST 14:00 GMT
Video: Building capacity and strengthening evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) in the region
Organisation/s: Cochrane 
Details: Cochrane is a global collaboration of researchers, health professionals, students, and consumers that strives to improve health outcomes for everyone, everywhere. They produce evidence addressing worldwide health challenges, convening communities and partners to innovate and advocate for research that meets global needs. They hope to expand and diversify their network with new researchers and champions of evidence in the African region.
See more about Cochrane’s work on their website: https://www.cochrane.org/; https://africa.cochrane.org/; https://nigeria.cochrane.org/; https://community.cochrane.org/organizational-info/people/governing-board or follow them on Twitter: @CochraneAfrica, @CochraneNigeria, @cochranecollab

MONDAY 19 AUGUST 14:30 GMT 
Publication: Africa Evidence Youth League (AEYL)  Manifesto
Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Youth League (AEYL)
Details: We showcase the AEYL Manifesto which serves as a public declaration of their beliefs, values, and intentions, anchoring their commitment to EIDM and positive transformation in Africa.
See more about AEYL’s work on their website: https://africaevidenceyouth.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @AfricaAEYL

MONDAY 19 AUGUST 15:00 GMT 

Twitter chat: EIDM INNOVATION IN AFRICA #5 | Localised meanings of evidence

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: Welcome to the #AEN Innovations Series! Check out this innovation which features a panel discussion that addresses the limited representation of science within the UN General Assembly and aims to inspire procedural changes at the international level.

Event details: www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-network-aen-82734

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

DAY 2: TUESDAY 20 AUGUST

TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 06:30 GMT 
Blog: Summary of day 1 and what to look out for 
Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)
Details: Siziwe Ngcwabe, Charity Chisoro, and Gloria Anderson of the Africa Evidence Network capture some highlights from the preceding day of Africa Evidence Week and flag what’s coming up in the day ahead for participants.
See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africacentreforevidence.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence; @ngcwabe_siziwe, @ithubalethu; @charitychisoro; @glorieAndy

TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 07:00 GMT 
Live webinar: ‘Time to Talk Data’ platform on how to develop and use Evidence Maps

Organisation/s: Western Cape Government Provincial Data Office

Details: The Provincial Data Office (PDO) in the Department of the Premier is actively creating pathways in the Western Cape Government to become a data-driven organisation.

Over the years the PDO has institutionalised data governance at a sub-national level and most recently adopted a Data Governance Policy Framework. As part of this work, a series of Data Governance Practice Notes are at different stages of development. This is done to direct, enable and guide on data and evidence practices that should be embedded in its strategic and operational business. One of these Practice Notes is on ‘How to develop and use evidence maps.’ The PDO will be hosting a webinar which is a ‘Time to Talk Data’ platform to transform capabilities across our data and evidence communities. This is an opportunity for learning and building partnerships. Target audiences: Data and evidence stakeholders including Provincial departments, National departments, Municipalities, Academia, Agencies and related content specialists.

Event details: https://www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/western-cape-government-provincial-data-office

See more about Western Cape Government’s work on their website: https://www.westerncape.gov.za/ or follow them on Twitter: @WesternCapeGov 

TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 07:00 GMT 
Twitter chat: EIDM INNOVATION IN AFRICA #6 | EIDM Advocates: How do we begin to measure the impact of our work

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: Welcome to the #AEN Innovations Series! Check out this project, which aimed to understand what measurements are used to assess the impact of initiatives to support EIDM. Available evidence was collated on how to measure the impact of EIDM initiatives, and the evidence base was mapped.

Event details: https://www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-network-aen-35698

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 07:30 GMT  
Blog: Going Far Together: 4 Highlights about The Africa LEEPS Partnership
Organisation/s: Africa Learning Together to Advance Evidence and Equity in Policymaking to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (Africa LEEPS) Partnership
Details: In this blog, the authors outline four highlights we should know about the Africa LEEPS Partnership.

See more about Africa LEEPS’s work on their website: https://r4d.org/; https://www.idrc-crdi.ca/en; https://hewlett.org/; https://www.bosch-stiftung.de/de or follow them on Twitter: @results4dev; @IDRC_CRDI; @Hewlett_Found

TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 08:00 GMT 
Publication: Enhancing Communication at St. Francis Xavier Hospital's Outpatient Department
Organisation/s: St. Francis Xavier Hospital
Details:  Through a training programme, St. Francis Xavier Hospital successfully implemented an evidence-based project in quality improvement, which is being shared during this event, which is a great opportunity to contribute to the network and learn from the experiences of others.

See more about St. Francis Xavier Hospital’s work on their website: https://stfrancisxavierhospital.org/

TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 08:30 GMT 
Video: Transforming evidence-informed decision-making: introducing the ACRES Training Program for Knowledge Practitioners
Organisation/s: Center for Rapid Evidence Synthesis (ACRES)
Details: In this video, Peter Kasadha, a research associate at ACRES shares about how the evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) space is evolving, and knowledge practitioners need to adapt to meet the changing demands. While technical competencies are essential, the ACRES training program recognizes the critical importance of collaborative and cultural competencies in shaping the EIDM landscape. The ACRES program is designed to equip knowledge practitioners with the skills to effectively engage stakeholders, build relationships, and navigate the policy environment. By emphasising collaborative and cultural competencies, ACRES aims to revolutionize the EIDM space, enabling knowledge practitioners to drive equitable social and health outcomes.
See more about ACRES’s work on their website https://acres.or.ug/ or follow them on Twitter: @ACRES_RRS

TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 09:00 GMT 
Twitter chat: EIDM INNOVATION IN AFRICA #7 | Fostering #EvidenceInfromedlives: the AEN podcast

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: Welcome to the #AEN Innovations Series! Check out this innovation by the AEN – the podcast. The aim of this podcast is to cast a light on the African evidence ecosystem, with a specific focus on the history, progress, pitfalls, and the future.

Event details: https://www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-network-aen-3beed

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 09:30 GMT 

Video: Development of the CHAT EIDM tool, the use of evidence, and the stats on GBV & Femicide in South Africa
Organisation/s: Pan-African Collective for Evidence (PACE)
Details: Listen to Andile Madonsela, Managing Researcher and Gender & Evidence Lead at the Pan-African Collective for Evidence (PACE) talking about the development of the CHAT EIDM tool, evidence-use and the GBV femicide statistics in South Africa.
See more about PACE’s work on their website: https://pace-evidence.org/  or follow them on Twitter: @PACE_evidence; @AndyWaAzania

TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 10:00 GMT 
Video: User guide video of the African Education Research Database
Organisation/s: Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA) and the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre
Details: The African Education Research Database was developed by the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, in partnership with Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA).
See more about the ESSA and REAL’s work on their website (s): https://essa-africa.org/; https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/real/ or follow them on Twitter: @ESSA_Africa; @REAL_Centre

TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 10:30 GMT 

Blog: Communities of practice as a tool to enhance evidence capacities and collaboration in Africa
Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)
Details: In her blog post, Siziwe Ngcwabe highlights that the Africa Evidence Network has established several communities of practice (CoPs) to advance its work in 2023. The CoPs will serve as tools to enhance evidence capacities and collaboration in Africa. She mentions that this is a wonderful opportunity for mentorships within the CoPs, where individuals can learn from each other. The purpose of the CoPs is to enhance capacities and foster collaborations in the evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) sector in Africa. This is to be done by providing EIDM practitioners with a platform (virtual or in-person) to meet other practitioners, extend networks, learn from each other, and share ideas on emerging practice-related issues.
See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africacentreforevidence.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence; @ngcwabe_siziwe, @ithubalethu
 

TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 11:00 GMT
Twitter chat: Considerations for safe disposal of garbage in cities and towns

Organisation/s: Center for Rapid Evidence Synthesis (ACRES)
Details: Share your insights and solutions with experts and policymakers on the topic of Safe Garbage Disposal in Cities & Towns

See more about ACRES’s work on their website https://acres.or.ug/ or follow them on Twitter: @ACRES_RRS

Event details: https://www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/center-for-rapid-evidence-synthesis-acres

TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 11:00 GMT 
Twitter chat: EIDM INNOVATION IN AFRICA #8 | The future of EIDM: Africa Evidence Youth League

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: Welcome to the #AEN Innovations Series! Check out this innovation by the AEN – the Africa Evidence Youth League (AEYL) which brings together emerging leaders and provides a platform for them to share ideas, build connections, and take part in mentoring, career- and institution-building activities.

Event details: www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-network-aen-10

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 11:30 GMT 

Video: Digital transformation of evidence-informed decision-making: enhancing gender-inclusive approaches for equitable social and health outcomes

Organisation/s: Center for Rapid Evidence Synthesis (ACRES)
Details: In this video, Pastan Lusiba, a senior research scientist at ACRES talks about the digital transformation of EIDM and enhancing gender-inclusive approaches to have equitable and health outcomes. The advent of digital technologies like machine learning, AI, and chatboxes (e.g., ChatGPT 4.0) has revolutionised access to data and information, enabling faster and more scalable decision-making processes. Since 2020, interest in leveraging these tools for Evidence-Informed Decision Making (EIDM) has surged, but their application remains limited and often requires substantial user input. To address these challenges, ACRES and its partners Sunbird AI are implementing the Digital Gender – inclusive tools for evidence use project, aimed to design and explore digital gender-inclusive tools that augment EIDM approaches, such as the Rapid Response Service. This project seeks to enhance timeliness, efficiency, and effectiveness for equitable social and health outcomes. Currently, we are in the process identification/mapping stage, where ACRES and Sunbird AI are collaboratively mapping the EIDM process, benchmarking against the Rapid Response Service process.
See more about ACRES’s work on their website https://acres.or.ug/ or follow them on Twitter: @ACRES_RRS

TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 12:00 GMT 
EIDM stories: Building Bridges for evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM)
Organisation/s: Ethiopian Public Health Institute
Details: The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) Knowledge Translation team shares their story of Evidence-Informed Decision-Making, which goes back to 2009. They mention that their journey has been transformative and impactful over the past fifteen years.

See more about the Ethiopian Public Health Institute’s work on their website: https://ephi.gov.et/ or follow them on Twitter: @EPHIEthiopia

TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 12:30 GMT

Blog: Mutual health insurance and the digitization of healthcare services in developing countries: Experience of the ISPV- Africa project in Togo

Organisation/s: International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie)
Details: Bio Bertrand Mama, an Evaluation Specialist at 3ie co-authored a blog post with Anca Dumitrescu, Lead Evaluation Specialist, 3ie; Charlotte Lane, Evaluation and Learning Consultant, Food Security Evidence Brokerage and Binta Ndiaye, Research Assistant on the lessons from the Innovation for the Health of People in Vulnerable Situations in Africa (ISPV-Africa) project in Togo, which is an innovation which aims to make access to health insurance possible for the greatest number of vulnerable people by guaranteeing them a set of varied and quality services such as payment of membership and contributions online, medical facilitation at the health centre, home visits for monitoring and health advice. It focuses on opportunities and challenges of micro-health insurance and digitisation for vulnerable populations in Africa.
See more about 3ie’s work on their website: https://www.3ieimpact.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @3ieNews

TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 13:00 GMT 
Twitter chat: EIDM INNOVATION IN AFRICA #9 Accessibilité et utilisation des données probantes au niveau décentralisé à l'ère de la révolution numérique: défis, leviers et opportunités pour l'Afrique francophone

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: Welcome to the #AEN Innovations Series! Check out this innovation. L'utilisation de données probantes dans la conception et la gestion des politiques publiques est essentielle pour leur pertinence, leur efficacité et la durabilité de leurs impacts. A cet effet, la transformation digitale, qui se distingue de la digitalisation des procédures, se présente comme une opportunité à promouvoir. En effet, une telle transformation des cultures et manière de faire pourraient totalement changer la place les données probantes dans la formulation et la mise en œuvre des politiques publiques en Afrique, et plus particulièrement en Afrique francophone. Mais pour saisir cette opportunité, il faudra notamment l’amélioration de l’environnement institutionnel et opérationnel, le renforcement des capacités techniques des ressources humaines, l’investissement dans des infrastructures requises, la promotion de partenariats entre les acteurs locaux et nationaux, le partenariat public-privé, etc. Cette présentation, issue d’une recherche de l’institut Le Barometre, nous montre l’état des lieux en Afrique avec le Bénin comme étude de cas.

Event details: www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-network-aen-11

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 13:30 GMT  
Live webinar: Delivering Impactful Systematic Review Training Programs: Insights from Our Evaluation of Challenges, Successes, and Future Directions
Organisation/s: African Community for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (ACSRM) 
Details: Join ACSRM for an engaging webinar as they delve into an evaluation of the African Community for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (ACSRM) training programmes.
See more about ACSRM’s work on their website: https://www.asrnetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @ACSRMofficial

TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 14:00 GMT   
Video: Africa Research Connect (ARC)

Organisation/s: African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)
Details: Listen to Dr. Catherine Kyobutungi, the Executive Director of the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC) talking about Africa Research Connect (ARC); a ground-breaking web-based platform poised to transform research collaboration in Africa. It was developed by the African Population and Health Research Center (APHRC)’s Catalyze Impact Initiative. ARC serves as a comprehensive database and networking tool, bridging the gap between African researchers, universities, research institutions, and funder.
See more about APHRC’s work on their website: https://aphrc.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @aphrc; @CKyobutungi

TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 14:30 GMT  
Video: Mapping the way forward: ACRES leads effort to inform Uganda’s national health research agenda
Organisation/s: Center for Rapid Evidence Synthesis (ACRES)
Details: Sherry Ahirirwe, a research scientist at ACRES, talks about the development of a national health research agenda in Uganda that has traditionally relied on expert opinion and disease burden. However, this approach has limitations. To address this, ACRES is leading an effort to create an evidence gap map of all health research conducted in Uganda between 2010 and 2022. This map will inform the revision of the 2010 Health Research Agenda in collaboration with the Uganda National Health Research Organisation and the Ministry of Health. This map will guide the next phase of priority setting, involving stakeholder engagement through an online survey, Delphi exercises, and a physical meeting. ACRES aims to update the evidence gap map periodically, making it publicly available to guide research and access to evidence.

See more about ACRES’s work on their website https://acres.or.ug/ or follow them on Twitter: @ACRES_RRS

TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 15:00 GMT 
Twitter chat: EIDM INNOVATION IN AFRICA #10 | Suivi et Évaluation des ODD au niveau des collectivités décentralisées (Communes) avec des solutions numériques: Cas de l'application Baromètre – ODD

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: Welcome to the #AEN Innovations Series! Check out this innovation. L’Institut Africain appelé « Le Barometre » promeut le développement de solutions numériques pertinentes pour la production, l’accessibilité et l’utilisation des données probantes nécessaires pour la formulation et la mise en œuvre des politiques publiques, des programmes et projets de développement. En 2022, l’institut a conçu une solution numérique appelé Barometre-ODD, qui permet de suivre la dynamique des ODD dans toutes les communes du monde à la fois et cela en temps réel. Cette innovation a été distinguée comme 2e meilleure innovation au monde dans le cadre du programme Launchpad de la Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) de la Banque Mondiale. Le Barometre des Communes génère des données probantes dynamiques sur tous les indicateurs qui intéressent les acteurs d’une commune et cela en temps réel pour aider au bien-être des populations.

Event details: wwww.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-network-aen-12

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

DAY 3: WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 

WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 06:30 GMT 
Blog: Summary of day 2 and what to look out for 
Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)
Details: Siziwe Ngcwabe, Charity Chisoro, and Gloria Anderson of the Africa Evidence Network capture some highlights from the preceding day of Africa Evidence Week and flag what’s coming up in the day ahead for participants.
See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence; @ngcwabe_siziwe, @ithubalethu; @charitychisoro; @glorieAndy

WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 07:00 GMT 
Video: Africa Evidence Youth League (AEYL) feud game show
Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Youth League (AEYL)

Details: Curious to learn about the Africa Evidence Youth League (AEYL)? Wondering which country most of our Youth League members call home? what languages majority of the Youth Leaguers speak? Get ready for the AEYL Feud Gameshow, where you can learn all about the AEYL members and learn about some of the issues they feel strongly about, and what they are hoping to gain from being a part of the youth league. Will Team Youth Voices or Team NextGen take the crown? Don't miss the excitement—tune in and find out!

See more about AEYL’s work on their website: https://africaevidenceyouth.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @AfricaAEYL; @AndyWaAzania

WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 07:30 GMT  
Blog: Career evolution from public health to EIDM and within the EIDM field

Organisation/s: African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) 
Details: Violet Murunga, the recipient of the Africa Evidence Leadership Award 2024 in the Evidence Producer category offered by the Africa Evidence Network, shares that her career journey has been interesting since it involved the use of the best available data and research to inform priorities and solutions for addressing societal problems or evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM).

See more about AFIDEP’s work on their website: https://afidep.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @Afidep; @ibumurunga

WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 08:00 GMT 
Publication: Evaluation of the quality of science, technology and innovation advice

Organisation/s: National Center for Technology Management (NACETEM)
Details: The article focuses on examining the sources of, and access to, science, technology and innovation (STI) information available to lawmakers in Nigeria since this topic has generated much debate in sub-Saharan Africa.
See more about NACETEM’s work on their website: https://www.nacetem.gov.ng/ or follow them on Twitter: @nacetemng1 

WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 08:30 GMT  
Video: A virtual showcase of the African Education Research Database by ESSA and REAL Centre
Organisation/s: Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA) and the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre
Details: The African Education Research Database was developed by the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, in partnership with Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA).
See more about the AEN’s work on their website: https://essa-africa.org/; https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/real/ or follow them on Twitter: @ESSA_Africa; @REAL_Centre

WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 09:00 GMT 
Twitter chat: EIDM INNOVATION IN AFRICA #11 | Latin American and the Caribbean Evidence Hub

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: Welcome to the #AEN Innovations Series! Check out this innovation - the Latin American and Caribbean Evidence Hub (Hub LAC) - an organisation that works to promote transnational and interdisciplinary collaboration for the institutionalisation of Evidence-Informed Policymaking (EIPM) in the Latin American and Caribbean region.

Event details: www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-network-aen-13

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 09:30 GMT 
Video: REAP project objectives and leveraging technology to achieve those objectives
Organisation/s:  Effective Basic Services (eBASE) Africa
Details: Miriam Ongolo talks about the REAP project objectives and how to leverage technology to achieve the set objectives.
See more about eBASE Africa's work on their website: https://ebaseafrica.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @ebase_africa

WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 10:00 GMT

Blog: The EPA Center of Excellence: A Catalytic and Innovative Intervention for Evidence-Informed Policymaking (EIP) in Francophone Africa
Organisation/s: African Center for Equitable Development (ACED)
Details: In this blog post, Ariel Hardy Houessou, a knowledge translation specialist at ACED shares about the EPA Center of Excellence, which is a joint initiative by the African Center for Equitable Development (ACED) and the Agricultural and Rural Prospective Initiative (IPAR). He mentions that it is a unique framework aimed at bridging the gap between research, policies, and action in Francophone Africa. The approach used to better ground its intervention relies on mapping the ecosystems of each country, which is useful to better understand the actors, their relationships, their needs (in capacity building, evidence mobilisation, and valorisation), and the best practices promoting evidence-informed policies (EIP). Country notes and other outputs will guide the Center of Excellence to, among other things, fill identified gaps, document (for sharing purposes) best practices in EIP, establish country Communities of Practice (CoPs), and inform the community of actors interested in Evidence-Informed Policymaking (EIP) in Francophone West Africa.
See more about ACED’s work on their website: https://acedafrica.org/en/ or follow them on Twitter: @acedafrica; @FrejusTHOTO

WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 10:30 GMT
Blog: Weaving through the Sand: How can evidence-informed decision-making work for all? By

Organisation/s: The Center for Rapid Evidence Synthesis (ACRES)
Details: Ismael Kawooya, a recipient of the Africa Evidence Leadership Award 2024 in the Evidence Mediator category, shares a blog post which explores perspectives of the gaps and opportunities in the work that he is involved in. He weaves his background and critical areas of work within these perspectives.
See more about ACRES’s work on their website https://acres.or.ug/ or follow them on Twitter: @ACRES_RRS

WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 11:00 GMT 
Twitter chat: EIDM INNOVATION IN AFRICA #12 | Twende Mbele

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: Welcome to the #AEN Innovations Series! Check out this innovation by Twende Mbele. It has established itself as the go-to ally and resource centre for governments and development partners interested in tackling barriers - found on both the demand and supply sides - to increase the use of M&E and building a culture of evidence-based decision-making and policymaking on the African continent.

Event details: www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-network-aen-14

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 11:30 GMT 
Video: African Institute for Development Policy: Dr Temitope Sogbanmu interview

Organisation/s: African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) 
Details: The African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP) had an interview with Dr Temitope Sogbanmu, who is one of the recipients of the Africa Evidence Leadership Award 2022 offered by the Africa Evidence Network.
See more about AFIDEP’s work on their website: https://afidep.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @Afidep

WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 12:00 GMT 
Live webinar: ‘Time to Talk Data’ platform: the journey of being a data-driven organisation continues

Organisation/s: Western Cape Government Provincial Data Office

Details: The Provincial Data Office (PDO) in the Department of the Premier is actively creating pathways in the Western Cape Government (WCG) to become a data-driven organisation. Over the years the PDO has led on enterprise-wide data governance in the WCG of South Africa. In this role, the key function is to drive data as a strategic asset at a sub-national level. This work has been packaged into four outcomes: Insightful data, Transformed data and evidence service capabilities, Interconnected data ecosystem, and Responsive operating model.  A series of data and evidence initiatives are contributing to these outcomes.  Further research is to inform data governance in the public sector at a sub-national level to increase the use of data to drive change for societal impact. The PDO will be hosting a webinar which is a ‘Time to Talk Data’ platform to transform capabilities across our data and evidence communities. This webinar is to highlight the key initiatives of these four themes that have been rolled out and the direction for the next five years. This is an opportunity for learning and building partnerships. Target audiences: Data and evidence stakeholders including Provincial departments, National departments, Municipalities, Academia, Agencies and related content specialists.

Event details: https://www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/western-cape-government-provincial-data-office-2

See more about Western Cape Government’s work on their website: https://www.westerncape.gov.za/ or follow them on Twitter: @WesternCapeGov

WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 12:00 GMT 
Live webinar:  Africa Evidence Leadership Award (AELA) winners 2024 celebration
Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)
Details: This webinar provides an opportunity for the AELA winners and runners-up to celebrate their wonderful achievements.
Event details: https://www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-leadership-award-aela-2024-online-ceremony

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence; @ithubalethu

WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 12:30 GMT 
Blog: Promoting data and evidence use practice in local government: what we are learning from the E4D project in Ghana
Organisation/s: Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) 
Details: Mohammed Awal unpacks what they have learned from the Evidence for Development (E4D) project in promoting evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) practice in three local governments in Ghana. The intervention aims to strengthen local government policy actors’ capacity to use data and evidence to improve local government planning, routine decision-making, and programme implementation and reporting. The goal of the intervention is to institutionalise data and evidence-use practice in local government to enhance governance and accountability in service delivery and use of public resources.
See more about CDD Ghana’s work on their website: https://cddgh.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @CDDGha, @MohMohammed02

WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 13:00 GMT 
Live webinar: Tools and Approaches for Profiling the Evidence Ecosystem and Development Policies in West Africa

Organisation/s: African Center for Equitable Development (ACED)
Details: How to map evidence ecosystems for innovative and tailored interventions to improve evidence use in policy and practice? This live event will offer an opportunity to share the approach used, lessons learned, and key outputs from profiling evidence ecosystems in six Francophone West African countries. These insights will guide the deployment of programs by the Center of Excellence for Evidence Policy and Action in Francophone Africa.

Event details: www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/african-center-for-equitable-development-aced

See more about ACED’s work on their website: https://acedafrica.org/en/ or follow them on Twitter: @acedafrica; @FrejusTHOTO

WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 13:00 GMT 
Twitter chat: EIDM INNOVATION IN AFRICA #13 | The INCE: An insider’s view of National Evaluation Systems

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: Welcome to the #AEN Innovations Series! Check out this innovation – the INCE - it is a National Evaluation Systems diagnostic tool that provides information that opens spaces for dialogue and collaboration. It is also a platform that brings together different actors interested in strengthening national evaluation systems.

Event details: www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-network-aen-15

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 13:30 GMT

Blog: Harnessing Evaluation Evidence for Evidence-Informed Decision-Making (EIDM): Lessons from CLEAR-AA Experience on resilience building interventions

Organisation/s: Centre for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Anglophone Africa (CLEAR-AA)

Details: Samukelisiwe Mkhize, in her blog post, highlights three key lessons from CLEAR-AA's experience on resilience building interventions:

1. Prioritising the local context in evidence generation, synthesis and use supports development of informed equitable evidence-based decisions.

2. Integrating various information and data sources embraces the complexity of evidence-informed decision making.

3. Application of systems thinking in interrogating the evidence base.

See more about CLEAR-AA’s work on their website: https://www.wits.ac.za/clear-aa/ or follow them on Twitter: @CLEARAA1

WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 14:00 GMT 
Blog: Championing evidence-informed decision-making in Zimbabwe, Africa, and beyond

Organisation/s: Pangaea Zimbabwe

Details: In this blog, Enock Musungwini, the recipient of the Africa Evidence Leadership Award 2024 in the Evidence User category offered by the Africa Evidence Network reflects on his work and how he has been an evidence champion in Zimbabwe, Africa and beyond. 
See more about Pangaea Zimbabwe's work on their website: https://pangaeazw.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @PangaeaZimbabwe; @Enomark1979

WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 14:30 GMT   
Blog: Building small grants programs connected to policies and the needs of practitioners: the experience of the African Center for Equitable Development (ACED Africa)
Organisation/s: African Center for Equitable Development (ACED)
Details: The African Center for Equity Development (ACED) launched the Programme de Petites Subventions de Recherche (PPSR), a pivotal initiative aimed at addressing food security and nutrition (FSN) challenges in Benin. This blog post by Elysée Houedjofonon explores how ACED's comprehensive research agenda has evolved into a practical and impactful small research grants program, fostering local research capacity and informing policy-making.
See more about ACED’s work on their website: https://acedafrica.org/en/ or follow them on Twitter: @acedafrica; @FrejusTHOTO

WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 15:00 GMT 
Twitter chat: EIDM INNOVATION IN AFRICA #14 | Guide for decision-making when facing complexity and uncertainty

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: Welcome to the #AEN Innovations Series! Check out this innovation: a guide for decision-making when facing complexity and uncertainty. It describes four well-trodden pathways for making decisions and helps readers choose where to start, how to consider different forms of knowledge together, and what to do when knowledge is uncertain. It emphasises the common core ingredients for all these pathways: mutual learning and joint decision-making. The guide offers suggestions for doing this sort of work in the public eye, by respecting accountability and managing risk.

Event details: www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-network-aen-16

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

DAY 4: THURSDAY 22 AUGUST

THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 06:30 GMT 
Blog: Summary of day 3 and what to look out for 
Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)
Details: Siziwe Ngcwabe, Charity Chisoro, and Gloria Anderson of the Africa Evidence Network capture some highlights from the preceding day of Africa Evidence Week and flag what’s coming up in the day ahead for participants.
See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africacentreforevidence.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence; @ngcwabe_siziwe, @ithubalethu; @charitychisoro; @glorieAndy

THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 07:00 GMT 
Twitter chat: EIDM INNOVATION IN AFRICA #15 | Education.org: The international working group on inclusive evidence in education

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: Welcome to the #AEN Innovations Series! Check out this innovation by Education.org. They launched the International Working Group (IWG) in June 2023. This is a bridge-building effort, bringing together a wide range of stakeholders in the evidence ecosystems to help expand the types of evidence and voices available to decision-makers and add to those published through academic and commercial channels.

Event details: www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-network-aen-17

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 07:30 GMT

Video: Checking in with the AEN stakeholder management and communities of practice programme officer: how is the week going?  
Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network 
Details: The Africa Evidence Network (AEN) Stakeholder Management and Communities of Practice Programme Officer, Gloria Anderson shares some of the highlights of how the Africa Evidence Week is going. 
See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence; @glorieAndy; @teditanzania

THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 08:00 GMT

Twitter chat: Empowering Futures and EIDM

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Youth League (AEYL)
Details: Keen to know more about the contribution of young and emerging leaders? Engage with the Africa Evidence Youth Leaguers in this #Twitterchat!
See more about AEYL’s work on their website: https://africaevidenceyouth.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @AfricaAEYL

THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 08:30 GMT

Video: Designing research and programs for impact from the outset
Organisation/s: Swiss Tropical And Public Health Institute
Details: In this video, you will learn more about how to design research and programmes from the outset. 
See more about Swiss Tropical And Public Health Institute’s work on their website: https://www.swisstph.ch/en/ or follow them on Twitter: @SwissTP

THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 09:00 GMT 
Twitter chat: EIDM INNOVATION IN AFRICA #16 | Policy-relevant evidence maps

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: Welcome to the #AEN Innovations Series! Check out this innovation - policy-relevant evidence maps. They aim to facilitate the use of evidence by decision-makers by allowing them to rapidly access a body of evidence relevant to their policy questions. This evidence is mapped against a policy framework and visualised on an interactive evidence interface to allow decision makers to interrogate and engage with the evidence. In this, they present a method to inform decision-making using the best available evidence.

Event details: www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-network-aen-18

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 09:30 GMT
Blog: Capacity Development Program on Integrating Gender and Youth Data in Food Security and Nutrition Interventions in Africa: Use of EIDM approach in designing the training manual
Organisation/s: African Center for Equitable Development (ACED)
Details: ACED is leading a capacity development programme to integrate gender and youth data into Food Security and Nutrition (FSN) interventions in Africa, emphasising the critical roles women and youth play in African food systems. In this blog, Martin Boton talks about an EIDM approach that is being used by ACED to develop a training manual, conduct a capacity-building programme for NGOs, and create practical tools like a comprehensive manual, online learning platform, and intensive training sessions to facilitate the integration of gender and youth data in FSN interventions.
See more about ACED’s work on their website: https://acedafrica.org/en/ or follow them on Twitter: @acedafrica; @FrejusTHOTO

THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 10:00 GMT 
Video: Nebinnetou: A good remedy for the increasing level of diabetes in the world
Organisation/s:  Effective Basic Services (eBASE) Africa
Details: Sit back, relax and enjoy the “Nebinnetou” (Dance of the Brain) by eBASE Africa, which is a cultural, spiritual, and metabolic dance that manifests through the free, rhythmic movement of the body, following each individual’s body language. This form of dancing can help reduce the incidence of diabetes because it activates muscles, which significantly influence the regulation of insulin sensitivity.
See more about eBASE Africa's work on their website: https://ebaseafrica.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @ebase_africa

THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 10:30 GMT

Blog: Building a Brighter Future Through Evidence: eBASE Africa's Work in Cameroon
Organisation/s:  Effective Basic Services (eBASE) Africa
Details: In this blog, Julius Fenji talks about how eBASE Africa uses innovative approaches to address complex social challenges. He mentions that policy-makers need access to reliable data and effective tools to navigate these issues. They have been collaborating with other organisations to empower leaders with a powerful tool: evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM).
See more about eBASE Africa's work on their website: https://ebaseafrica.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @ebase_africa

THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 11:00 GMT 
Twitter chat: EIDM INNOVATION IN AFRICA #17 | Distilling and Availing Research Evidence for Parliament of Zimbabwe

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: Welcome to the #AEN Innovations Series! Check out this innovation by the Zimbabwe Evidence Informed Policy Network (ZeipNET). Distilling and Availing Research Evidence for Parliament of Zimbabwe (DARE PoZ) project in partnership with IDInsight seeks to strengthen existing systems and introduce other innovations to embed a platform to convert scientific outputs into reliable and digestible evidence that can inform decision-making through resource-efficient, timely, transparent and rigorous evidence translation processes.

Event details: www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-network-aen-19

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 11:30 GMT 
Video: The role of AI in evidence synthesis and evidence-informed decision-making
Organisation/s: Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI)
Details: In this video, Firmaye Bogale talks about the role of artificial intelligence in evidence synthesis and evidence-informed decision-making.
See more about the Ethiopian Public Health Institute’s work on their website: https://ephi.gov.et/ or follow them on Twitter: @EPHIEthiopia

THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 12:00 GMT 
Live webinar: Accelerating SDGs through advancing gender equity and inclusion in Evidence Informed Policy processes: Experiences and reflections

Organisation: African Institute for Development Policy (AFIDEP)
Details: The webinar will promote a focus on gender equity and inclusion in EIP efforts and initiatives by providing a forum for the LEEPS partnership and other EIP initiatives in Africa to share experiences and reflections on integrating gender equity and inclusion in EIP.

Event details: https://www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/the-african-institute-for-development-policy-afidep

See more about AFIDEP’s work on their website: https://afidep.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @Afidep; @ibumurunga; @roseoronje; @ACRES_RRS; @acedafrica; @Mak_SWGS

THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 12:30 GMT 
Video: No Hunger Food Bank: Together we are fighting and empowering lives
Organisation/s:  No Hunger Food Bank

Details: In this video, you will learn more about No Hunger Food Bank’s mission. It is simple yet powerful - to end hunger in our community. They believe that no one should have to go without access to nutritious food. That’s why they operate the Temporary Food Assistance Program (TFAP) which takes a two-pronged approach to fighting hunger. First, it rescues surplus food that would otherwise go to waste - from farms, manufacturers, retailers, and more. This food is then quickly distributed to families in need, ensuring it doesn’t end up in landfills. Second, TFAP provides temporary food assistance to those facing hard times, with a special focus on vulnerable communities.
See more about No Hunger Food Bank’s work on their website: https://www.nohungerfoodbank.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @NFoodbank

THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 13:00 GMT 
Twitter chat: EIDM INNOVATION IN AFRICA #18 | Valuing evidence in EIDM differently

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: Welcome to the #AEN Innovations Series! Check out this innovation – a transformation index. It is guidance on assessing the extent to which evidence aligns with the transformation enshrined in the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) legislative framework aimed at transforming South Africa's economy. This transformation index assesses the extent to which evidence aligns with the B-BBEE legislative framework by assessing whether the evidence was sensitive to marginalised groups as defined by the B-BBEE.

Event details: www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-network-aen-20

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 13:00 GMT
Live webinar: Enhancing Tanzania's Digital Education Strategy through Global Insights
Organisation/s:  Tanzania Enlightenment Development Innovations (TEDI) and the United Republic of Tanzania Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
Details: The Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology in Tanzania presented a draft National Digital Education Strategy to various stakeholders on June 24-25, 2024. The presentation included representatives from different ministries, higher learning institutions, international organizations like UNICEF, technical and vocational colleges, teacher colleges, schools, and NGOs. As part of Africa Evidence Week, TEDI is organising a webinar on Thursday, August 22, 2024, from 16:00 - 17:30 EAT. This webinar will involve the Ministry's committee responsible for the strategy and digital education stakeholders from Africa and beyond. The goal is to enhance Tanzania's Digital Education Strategy. For more information, contact Gloria Anderson at +255 719192621 or register to join the event through this link.
Event details: https://www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/tanzania-enlightenment-development-innovations-tedi-and-the-united-republic-of-tanzania-ministry-of-education-science-and-technology

See more about TEDI Tanzania’s work on their website: https://tedi.or.tz/ or follow them on Twitter: @teditanzania; @glorieAndy

THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 13:30 GMT

Video: Entrepreneurship policy series | Case study: policy evaluation

Organisation: Organisation/s: National Center for Technology Management (NACETEM)
Details: This video is an interview that forms part of the course materials in i4Policy's MOOC on Entrepreneurship Policy. The course is freely available at https://learn.ecosystem.build/. In the video, Dr Abiodun Egbetokun discusses how to evaluate the impact of policies using an example from his own research in Nigeria.
See more about NACETEM’s work on their website: https://www.nacetem.gov.ng/ or follow them on Twitter: @nacetemng1

THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 14:00 GMT 
Blog: The Veracity of Afro-centric Approaches in Fostering Connections and Collaborations in Enhancing EIDM in Africa

Organisation/s: Zimbabwe Evidence Informed Policy Network (ZeipNET).
Details: In this blog, Ronald Munatsi shares some highlights from one of the Evidence 2023 sessions which supported connections between individuals and organisations working in the evidence-informed decision-making (EIDM) space, with a focus on enhancing the social networks of existing and new members within the Africa Evidence Network (AEN) community. The session demonstrated how collaborations can address issues of coloniality, gender, diversity, equity, and inclusion through what different organisations are doing to support EIDM in Africa. 
See more about AEN’s work on their website: Zimbabwe Evidence Informed Policy Network or follow them on Twitter: @ZeipNET_ZW

THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 14:30 GMT 

Video: Evaluation Society of Kenya: Tracing ESK's path of spearheading the M&E Professionalisation Journey
Organisation/s: Evaluation Society of Kenya (ESK)

Details: Listen to Dr. Moses Oyagi – ESK chair – Kenya, Benjamin Masila – ESK secretary – Kenya and Jennifer Mutua – ESK Founder talking about their professionalisation journey in Kenya.
See more about ESK’s work on their LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/evaluation-society-of-kenya/ or follow them on Twitter: @EvaluationKenya

THURSDAY 22 AUGUST 15:00 GMT 
Twitter chat: EIDM INNOVATION IN AFRICA #19 | Evidence Tori Dey: Telling Science Stories

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: Welcome to the #AEN Innovations Series! Check out this innovation by eBASE Africa. Evidence Tori Dey is a systematic and community engaging approach of communicating research evidence to non-scientific, non-literate populations in a way that is more digestible, less confrontational, and in a language they understand.

Event details: www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-network-aen-21

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

DAY 5: FRIDAY 23 AUGUST

FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 06:30 GMT 
Blog: Summary of day 4 and what to look out for 
Details: Siziwe Ngcwabe, Charity Chisoro, and Gloria Anderson of the Africa Evidence Network capture some highlights from the preceding day of Africa Evidence Week and flag what’s coming up in the day ahead for participants.
See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africacentreforevidence.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence; @ngcwabe_siziwe, @ithubalethu; @charitychisoro; @glorieAndy

FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 07:00 GMT 
Twitter chat: EIDM INNOVATION IN AFRICA #20 | The Global Commission on Evidence to Address Societal Challenges

Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: Welcome to the #AEN Innovations Series! Check out this innovation – the Evidence Commission report  – which was released in January 2022. It provides recommendations about ways to improve the use of research evidence, both in routine times and in future global crises.

Event details: www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/africa-evidence-network-aen-22

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 07:30 GMT 

Video: Learning from the JOA project in the pastoral community: Thriving Through Crisis
Organisation/s: CST Ethiopia
Details: In this video, you’ll hear from Dejene Fikre (DCD and head of programs) and Mestawot Ketema (Market system development Advisor about adaptive management for the change in community life.
See more about ACE’s work on their website: https://www.trocaire.org/; https://www.sciaf.org.uk/; https://cafod.org.uk/; https://joa.je/ or follow them on Twitter: @trocaire; @CAFOD; @sciaf; @JerseyOAC

FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 08:00 GMT 
Blog: Develop the Evidence-Informed Decision-Making Capabilities for All
Details: Edwin Byusa, a runner-up of the Africa Evidence Leadership Award 2024 in the Evidence User category offered by the Africa Evidence Network writes a blog to reflect on his work.
Follow him on Twitter: @byedwin1

FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 08:30 GMT

Publication: The design and impact of an apprenticeship-based entrepreneurship intervention in Nigeria
Organisation/s: National Center for Technology Management (NACETEM)
Details: The article is about the design and impact of an apprenticeship-based entrepreneurship intervention in Nigeria. This project is implemented as a partnership between the Centre for Gender and Social Policy Studies (CGSPS) and the National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM). The focus is on how to stimulate and sustain private economic activity in the form of new businesses among young persons in Africa's most populous country – Nigeria. 
See more about NACETEM’s work on their website: https://www.nacetem.gov.ng/ or follow them on Twitter: @nacetemng1

FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 09:00 GMT 
Video: #EIDMInnovations in Africa
Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network
Details: We hope you enjoyed watching these #EIDMInnovations in Africa. They are a testimony to the vibrancy, diversity, and resilience of the evidence ecosystem on the continent. Be on the lookout for a more in-depth exploration of these innovations as part of the Africa Evidence Network and the Africa Evidence Youth League (AEYL). Let us know if you are aware of other #EIDMInnovations that we have missed, and we’d love to share these too!

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 09:30 GMT 
Blog: The Importance of Evidence-Based Monitoring and Evaluation in Malawi
Organisation/s:  Africa Evidence Network
Details: Esmie Nhlane, a runner-up of the Africa Evidence Leadership Award 2024 in the Evidence Mediator category offered by the Africa Evidence Network reflects on her work.

See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence

FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 10:00 GMT 
Twitter chat: Social Media storm & Closing TikTok video challenge

Organisation/s: PACKS Africa 
Details: Social Media storms: Digital engagements for the celebration will mostly be coordinated through these storms, which will take place typically via X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and TikTok. This is to allow digital participation in the celebration by interested audiences that may not be able to join in-person events. These events (especially on Monday and Friday) will equally be coordinated to allow our audience to share expectations of and experiences from in-person events. The Communications Committee will synergistically design and execute the different activities to accomplish the desired expectations from these storms in social media, including the launch of a short video challenge early in July.

Event details: https://www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/packs-africa-4

See more about PACKS Africa’s work on their website: https://www.packs-africa.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @PACKS_Africa; @K_Atengble

FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 10:30 GMT
Blog: An incredible, enriching and insightful journey to Ghana to engage with Africa Evidence network members and the EIDM community
Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN)

Details: In this blog post,  the director and co-chair of the Africa Evidence Network (AEN), Siziwe Ngcwabe, offers her insights from the 7th annual Evidence to Action Conference held in Ghana, which was co-hosted by the International Centre for Evaluation and Development (ICED). She mentions that the conference made important contacts between researchers, professionals, policy and decision-makers, and other stakeholders possible. Siziwe outlined several essential lessons from the event, including the necessity of being inclusive when making evidence-based decisions and the importance of increasing and prioritising stakeholder management, participation, collaboration, and raising awareness across sectors.
See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africacentreforevidence.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence; @ngcwabe_siziwe, @ithubalethu

FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 11:00 GMT
Publication: L’évaluation au Bénin : Rôle des gouvernants pour une prise en compte probante pertinente et conséquente dans les PTA (Tableau du MTFP)
Organisation/s: Ministry of Labor and Public Service (MTFP)
Details: Publication entitled: “Evaluation in Benin: the Role of Governments in Ensuring that the Relevant and Consistent Evidence is Taken into Account in AWPs (MTFP table).”

FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 11:30 GMT 
Blog: Strategising for Success: Mental Health in African Education Systems
Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Youth League (AEYL)
Details: In this blog post, Ibrahim Bahati highlights the strategies for success with a focus on mental health in African education systems.
See more about AEYL’s work on their website: https://africaevidenceyouth.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @AfricaAEYL

FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 12:00 GMT 
Publication: Prise en compte et financement de l’évaluation au Bénin à travers les PTA (Tableau du MTFP)
Organisation/s: Ministry of Labor and Public Service (MTFP)
Details: Publication: "Taking into account and financing the evaluation in Benin through the PTAs (MTFP table)"

See more about MTFP’s work on their website: www.travail.gouv.bj or follow them on Twitter: @gouvbenin

FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 12:30 GMT 
Blog: Prioritising early learning research in sub-Saharan Africa for equitable learning outcomes
Organisation/s: Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA) and the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre
Details: This blog was written by Samuel Asare, Senior Research Manager, Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA), and Priscilla Bretuo, Ronald Omuthe, and Basirat Razaq-Shuaib, Doctoral Students at the REAL Centre, Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge. It builds on a previous analysis highlighting limited research addressing early years in sub-Saharan Africa, and continues to draw attention to the need to prioritise early learning for equitable learning outcomes. The key message of the blog is that there is increasing concern that only a small portion of education research addresses the early years of education where children get opportunities to develop better foundation for the future.
See more about the ESSA and REAL’s work on their website (s): https://essa-africa.org/; https://www.educ.cam.ac.uk/centres/real/ or follow them on Twitter: @ESSA_Africa; @REAL_Centre

FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 13:00 GMT 

Video: They are Here: The Power of Youth

Organisation/s: International Centre for Evaluation and Development (ICED)

Details: The International Centre for Evaluation and Development (ICED) highlights the importance of youth inclusion in diverse spaces and conversations that are relevant to their future development. The video explores the experiences of youth delegates in the 2024 Evidence to Action Conference (E2A 2024), emphasizing the value of youth participation and leadership in such spaces and the benefits of intergenerational conversation for greater impact.

See more about ICED’s work on their website: https://www.iced-eval.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @ICED_THINKTANK

FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 13:30 GMT 
Live online event: Communication and Translation of Evidence Synthesis Findings: A Hands-On Workshop
Organisation/s: African Community for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (ACSRM) 
Details: The African Community for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (ACSRM) invites researchers to participate in a hands-on workshop aimed at enhancing skills in communicating and translating evidence synthesis findings. This interactive session is designed to provide practical strategies for improving the impact of research through effective dissemination.

Event details: https://www.africaevidenceweek.org/event/african-community-for-systematic-reviews-and-meta-analyses-acsrm

See more about ACSRM’s work on their website: https://www.asrnetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @ACSRMofficial

FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 14:00 GMT 

Video: Innovation in data cleaning, analysis and visualisation to enhance EIDM in Parliaments
Organisation/s: Zimbabwe Evidence Informed Policy Network (ZeipNET)

Details: A training session on data cleansing, analysis, and visualisation is being held by ZeipNET for the research and budget office departments of the Zimbabwean Parliament. Using a variety of tools, including artificial intelligence, the training involved automating data processing, statistical inference and hypothesis testing, questionnaire design, data cleaning, analysis, and visualisation.
See more about ZeipNET’s work on their website: https://www.zeipnet.online/ or follow them on Twitter: @ZeipNET_ZW; @ronald_263

FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 14:30 GMT

Video: Journey of the Evidence-based Practice Research Group

Organisation/s: Evidence-based Practice Research Group

Details: The video shares the captivating and beautifully narrated spoken word poem about the 2 years journey of the Evidence-based Practice Research Group of the Ghana Physiotherapy Association. This poem was narrated during the 2nd-anniversary celebratory event of the EBP Research Group on 3rd July 2024. The core message is the importance of promoting evidence-based practice in physiotherapy, one of the core rehabilitation professions in health care.

See more about EBP Research Group’s work on their website https://physioghana.org/ or follow them on Twitter: @EBPgroup_GPA; @physioghana

FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 15:00 GMT 
Video: Closing message 
Organisation/s: Africa Evidence Network (AEN) secretariat 
Details: The director and co-chair of the AEN, Siziwe Ngcwabe, gives a closing message for the third biennial Africa Evidence Week. 
See more about AEN’s work on their website: www.africaevidencenetwork.org or follow them on Twitter: @Africa_evidence; @ngcwabe_siziwe, @ithubalethu