University of Cape Town
For Promoting The Use Of Rigorous Evidence For Policymaking In Sub-Saharan Africa
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Amount$900,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/11/2016
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Term36 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Overview
This grant to the University of Cape Town will provide flexible support to the Africa Region branch of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL). Over this grant period, J-PAL Africa will work with a selection of African countries to ensure that rigorous and policy-relevant evidence is incorporated into policy and implemented at scale, including through strengthening policymakers’ capacity and government systems to absorb, synthesize, and use evidence. J-PAL Africa will also help strengthen capacity among policymakers, practitioners, and local researchers to understand impact evaluation methodology and conduct rigorous evaluations where appropriate.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.uct.ac.za
Address
University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Western Cape, 7700, South Africa
Grants to this Grantee
for improving the lives of African citizens by ensuring policy is informed by evidence
The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab for Africa (J-PAL Africa), based at the University of Cape Town, works to ensure that policymaking in Africa is informed by rigorous evidence. This grant will help J-PAL Africa bridge the gap between research, policy, and practice by ensuring that evidence informs policy decisions, supporting more Africans to conduct and understand impact evaluations, and helping local institutions to design and scale evidence-informed interventions and policies. (Strategy: Evidence-Informed Policymaking)
for mentoring writers to increase diversity and visibility in open education
The University of Cape Town aims to increase diversity and increase participation of a wider group of scholars in the peer-reviewed Journal of Interactive Media in Education special edition on open education and social justice. This grant will enable the identification, recruitment, and provision of support for diverse authors to contribute to the journal. It is particularly appropriate to practice social justice by publishing an array of scholarly voices, both experienced and emerging scholars, and ensuring representation of the Global North and South.
