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PEP Brings Energy-Care Research to the Global Stage at Women Deliver 2026

27-30 April 2026 | Narrm (Melbourne), Australia

PEP brought evidence from its multi-country research to the global stage at Women Deliver 2026. Our Executive Director showed that clean energy transitions can reduce women’s care burdens when women have the agency to shape how those gains are used.

PEP Joins Forces with Africa's Leading Think Tanks to Shape Continental Policy

27-30 April 2026 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

PEP joined twelve peer institutions to sign formal agreements and align research programmes under a US$50 million platform designed to put African evidence at the centre of African policy.

Mentorship Programme Equips Development Practitioners for Lasting Change

May 2026

PEP’s monitoring, evaluation and learning mentorship programme strengthened how ten international development professionals measure, track, and advocate for the impact of their organisations’ work.

RAISED initiative to strengthen policy-ready evidence across Africa

26 April 2026 | Africa

A new multi-country initiative will support inclusive and sustainable development across Africa by improving how research evidence is produced and put to use.

PEP welcomes Dr Vaqar Ahmed as new Macro/Modelling Research Director

20 April, 2026

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Vaqar Ahmed, a leading Pakistani macroeconomist and long-standing member of the PEP community, as our new Research Director for Macro-Micro Policy Modelling.

Evaluation evidence informs programme design discussions in Colombia

26 March 2026 | Bogotá, Colombia

Local PEP-supported researchers convene practitioners and policymakers to explore how their evaluation could shape the future design of women's entrepreneurship programmes in Colombia.

Consultancy Offer: Call for Policy Outreach Advisor

Apply by 2 April 2026

The Partnership for Economic Policy is seeking to recruit a Policy Outreach Advisor to support and guide the policy engagement efforts of a research team in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Local Research on Women’s Empowerment Gains Traction with Senegalese Policymakers

18 March 2026 | Dionewar, Senegal

Local PEP-supported research prompts Senegalese government officials to explore integrating findings into national women’s empowerment programmes

PEP and Partners Chart Path for Sustainable, Inclusive School Feeding in Ethiopia

12 March 2026 | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Stakeholders have validated evidence on Ethiopia’s Home-Grown School Feeding Programme and agreed on four priority reforms and a pilot intervention to guide the next phase of PEP’s research initiative.