This Second Interim Report of the Evaluation of Phase Two of the Think Tank Initiative (TTI) presents interim findings and suggested midway lessons of this Phase of the Program. It is part of the Evaluation’s mandate “to ...

The report includes annexes from the external evaluation of the Science Granting Council Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa, including case study reports, interviews reports, and bibliography.

The key findings and results from the evaluation helped identify a set of actionable recommendations to better coordinate future activities to achieve CultiAF II’s (and potentially future program phases) goals and objectives. ...

During the first phase of the evaluation, it was found that CDKN2 has a strong niche and an added value in the global climate compatible development sphere which lies in the fact that it is a southern-based trusted global ...

Funding modalities that enable organizational strengthening typically include core funding, flexible research grants and strategic organizational development (OD) support programs. These modalities have demonstrated ...

While the provision of effective funding support typically requires a fluid, tailored partnership rather than a formulaic approach, patterns emerge around the types of questions that funders can ask themselves. This brief ...

The evaluation assesses leadership strengthening in IDRC-funded award programs with the aim of understanding how best to support graduate students and early career researchers. It identifies some of the key features regarding ...