Nov 26, 2025 | Action research, News, Research
The International Development Committee, a parliamentary oversight body, recently launched an inquiry into the future of the UK’s international aid and development assistance programmes. It is looking at “how the UK can continue to deliver high impact international...
Nov 25, 2025 | Action research, Nairobi, News, Research
By Jerry Okal and Jack Makau The Evidence Fund Early Market Engagement (EME) event, organised by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), gathered a diverse group of policymakers, researchers, academics and...
Oct 10, 2025 | Action research, Nairobi, News, Research
By Molly Adawo, member of the Nairobi waste co-research team From 7-8 August 2025, the Mathare solid waste co-researchers – consisting of waste workers from Mathare subcounty in Nairobi – travelled to Naivasha, approximately 100 kilometres away, for a two-day learning...
Oct 9, 2025 | Commentary, Lagos, Research
As in many cities worldwide, food production and management in Lagos is hugely complex – involving many different actors, shaped by various political dynamics and deeply intertwined with many other urban systems. With around 80% of food consumed in Lagos brought in...
Oct 3, 2025 | Action research, Nairobi, News, Research
By Evans Otibine, Kelvin Mbatia, Maureen Musya, Michelle Koyaro, Veronica Mwangi, Susan Mwanzia, Patrick Njoroge, Jane Weru, Jack Makau and Amollo Ambole What does research in informal settlements in Nairobi look like? This was the guiding question for a recent...
