Research

At iARAi, research is not abstract. It is a tool for accountability, policy action, and justice. We combine rigorous data methods with contextual understanding, co-creating knowledge that matters.

Research Inventory

Our structured repository of outputs, organized for practitioners, policymakers, and partners.

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Organised across our four core themes. Click to explore in depth.

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PRINCIPLES FOR A NEW POLICY ORDER

Our Causes

These reflect the systemic reforms Africa needs, principles that cut across every pillar to turn research into reform and reform into impact.

Indigenous Data Sovereignty

Ensuring Africans define, own, and govern their data and knowledge systems, shaping futures rooted in local realities.

Equity & Inclusion

Embedding gender, disability, and social justice across every research process and policy outcome.

Decolonising Policy Approaches

Breaking away from imported models, advancing African-grounded, community-led policy frameworks.

Collaborative Research Ecosystems

Countering siloed practices by building camaraderie among African institutions, researchers, and communities to generate shared solutions.

Accessible Policy Communication

Translating complex research into clear, actionable knowledge that can be understood, used, and implemented by citizens, leaders, and institutions.

Our Methodological Framework

Our methodological framework ensures that the principles in our Causes are carried through every stage of our Approach. These commitments are the guardrails of our research.

Ethical & Inclusive Data Practices

Consent-led, transparent, and context-aware, protecting rights and reducing harm.

Justice-Oriented Lenses

Embedding intersectionality, equity, and power analysis to expose structural imbalances.

Participatory & Community-Led Approaches

Designed with and for those most affected, co-created agendas and shared benefits.

Mixed & Adaptive Methods

Blending qualitative and quantitative tools, flexible to diverse African realities.

Strategic Foresight & Systems Tools

Anticipating futures, mapping drivers, and stress-testing policy options.

From Paper to Practice

Ensuring research moves beyond publication into reform, institutional uptake, and community impact.

“From frame to field, we move knowledge.”