AFIDEP - African Institute for Development Policy

AFIDEP, the African Institute for Development Policy Research and Dialogue, is registered as an International Non-Governmental Organization with a mandate to work on African development policy issues by the Republic of Kenya’s Non-Governmental Organizations Board under Registration Number OP.218.051.2009/0595/6183.

AFIDEP is a non-profit organization whose mission is to facilitate the creation, translation, and utilization of research evidence for policy formulation and resource allocation in Africa. AFIDEP seeks to foster consistent availability of timely, relevant and accessible evidence from credible sources to support policy making and implementation of effective development programs on the continent.

The Institute will strengthen efforts to alleviate poverty and improve the quality of human capital by generating and promoting utilization of evidence on the inter-linkages between population change, public health, education and environmental challenges facing Africa. The primary target audiences for the Institute’s work are policy makers and development partners operating at national, regional, and international levels.