The purpose of the PEP Policy Outreach Committee (POC) is to ensure that each project supported through the PEP “Grant Plus” research support program is relevant for and communicated strategically to country-specific policy stakeholders and needs. The POC is composed of senior PEP staff in communications and monitoring and evaluation, as well external experts in policy uptake - see below.

In addition to advising priorities for policy-relevant research agendas, POC members are also assigned as mentors to PEP-funded research teams, to advise in the design and implementationt of effective policy engagement and communication strategies.

	Marjorie Alain PEP Director of Communications, Monitoring and Evaluation Canada Bio		Manuel Paradis PEP Monitoring and Evaluation Coordinator Kenya Bio
	Christian Arnault Emini Senior Lecturer, Université de Yaoundé II Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister Cameroon Bio		Lucas Ronconi Director of Research, Centro de Investigacion y Accion Social (CIAS) Argentina Bio
	Sudarno Sumarto SMERU Research Institute Policy Adviser, Office of the Vice President Republic of Indonesia                   Bio		Stephen Wainaina Development and Public Policy Consultant Kenya Bio