Uganda National Academy of Sciences
For Policy Research To Help Shift Mindsets Toward Country Ownership Of Uganda’s Development Agenda
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Amount$500,000
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Program
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Date Awarded6/10/2019
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Term36 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Overview
The Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) is an association of scholars focused on the synthesis and uptake of contextually relevant evidence in Uganda. With this grant, UNAS will use its consensus study process to involve policymakers in knowledge co-creation and use. It also will cultivate Ugandan evidence champions, share the consensus study model, and convene Ugandan evidence organizations to exchange learnings and consider collective action.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.unas.org.ug
Address
Flat A4 Lincoln House, Makerere University
P.O. 23911, Kampala, Uganda
Grants to this Grantee
for influencing demand for contextually meaningful evidence-informed policy advice in Uganda
The Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) is an association of scholars focused on the synthesis and uptake of contextually relevant evidence in Uganda. With this grant, UNAS will help policymakers in Uganda to appreciate the value of routinely incorporating scientific evidence in the policy and decision-making process for greater impact and overall societal benefit. (Strategy: Evidence-Informed Policymaking)
for policy research to help shift mindsets toward country ownership of Uganda’s development agenda
The Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) is an association of scholars focused on the synthesis and uptake of contextually relevant evidence in Uganda. With this grant, UNAS will use its consensus study process to involve policymakers in knowledge co-creation and use. It also will cultivate Ugandan evidence champions, share the consensus study model, and convene Ugandan evidence organizations to exchange learnings and consider collective action.
