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Stakeholders advocate for the reform and sustainability of youth employment policies in Ghana at a national policy conference.

September 19, 2024, | Accra, Ghana

PEP researchers presented findings from their evaluation of youth employment policies during a national policy conference in Ghana.

PEP Engages in High-Level Discussions at the 2025 Global Philanthropy Leaders’ Summit

March 12-14 | San Francisco, USA

Prof. Jane Mariara Engages in Global Discussions on Adaptive Philanthropy and Sustainable Agriculture at San Francisco Summit

AI x Economic Transformation in Africa: Advancing Locally Led Development

March 11 | San Francisco, USA

Prof. Jane Mariara Advocates Locally Led AI Strategies for Africa’s Economic Transformation at San Francisco Summit.

Promoting Evidence-Based Policymaking: National Policy Conference in Guinea-Bissau

October 21 | Guinéa-Bissau

A team of local PEP researchers held a national policy conference to present key findings from their latest research projects, focusing on impact evaluation methodologies to support evidence-based policy-making in Guinea-Bissau.

Call for Applications: Africa Fellows in Education Program 2025/2026

Application deadline: April 30, 2025 (23:59 GMT)

Inviting young researchers from Sub-Saharan Africa who are committed to improving education to apply for this two-year research and policy development fellowship.

Vacancy at PEP: Policy Engagement & Knowledge Translation Specialist

Apply by 17th February 2025,

This is a remote position - with some occasional (mandatory) traveling – but priority is given to candidates residing in African countries.

Call for applications for African research centers

With support from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, PEP is implementing a new programmatic strategy designed to enable in-country research centers (RC) and their…

National Policy Conference Explores Innovative Financing for South Africa’s Green Energy Transition

November 22, 2024| Pretoria, South Africa

A team of researchers from the Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) hosted a National Policy Conference and Round Table Discussion in Pretoria, South Africa.

New Year's message from PEP's leadership team

PEP's Chair of the Board, Prof. Carol Newman, and Executive Director, Prof. Jane Mariara, look back on PEP’s achievements in 2024 and look forward to the opportunities 2025 will bring for PEP and PEP researchers to inform national and international development policy.