Our Theory of Change

Summary

TRAC Africa aims to contribute to the emergence of just, resilient, and thriving African societies where decisions in political, economic, and social domains are informed by rigorous, credible evidence. TRAC Africa achieves this by supporting organizations and governments with high-quality research and building capacity among early-career researchers and decision-makers in evidence-informed practices, ensuring evidence drives policy change and reduces bias in decision-making.

Inputs (Activities)

• • Support development organizations, governments, and agencies with high-quality policy-engaged research.
• • Strengthen early-career researchers through training, coaching and accompaniment in policy-engaged research.
• • Strengthen research users and decision-makers through training, coaching, and accompaniment in evidence-informed decision-making.
• • Convene collective reflection sessions and policy dialogues across stakeholders.
• • Mobilize knowledge for uptake and action in policy and practice.
• • Provide higher education advisory to strengthen institutional capacity for policy-engaged research and research uptake.

Outputs

• • Critical mass of young researchers committed to policy-engaged research.
• • Critical mass of research users and policy actors equipped with research use skills and commitment
• • Good quality research evidence for decision-making next-door to every decision maker
• • Inclusive dialogues across stakeholders.
• • Action-oriented knowledge products and platforms developed and made accessible to decision-makers.

Outcomes

• • Evidence drives change in policy and practice.
• • Reflection fuels innovation.
• • Decisions are increasingly informed by strong and thorough research evidence, reducing the influence of bias and weak analysis.

Impact

• • Societies where political, economic, and social decisions are informed by rigorous evidence.
• • Thriving communities characterized by justice, resilience, and inclusivity.