Data visualisation and infographics training and advice for Zambian think tanks
Project brief OTT Consulting is supporting Kivu International to support think tanks in Zambia. OTT Consulting provided a short training course on data visualisation...
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Project brief OTT Consulting is supporting Kivu International to support think tanks in Zambia. OTT Consulting provided a short training course on data visualisation...
This position is an opportunity to work overseas for a specialist, dynamic and value-driven international development organisation, Kivu International. Kivu is dedicated to strengthening both local policy influencing...
Project brief OTT Consulting designed the Zambia Economic Advocacy Programme (ZEAP) for DFID. ZEAP was designed drawing lessons from the Think Tank Initiative and the Knowledge Sector...
Two years ago the Zambian think tank ZIPAR had no dedicated communications capacity. Their reports sat on shelves and the organisation’s impact was limited. Today, ZIPAR...
Pamela Kabasa, Executive Director of ZIPAR, discusses the challenges of establishing and developing a think tank that is relevant and can have a meaningful impact in a...
I have mentioned two think tank models in Zambia: the academic-ACBF model and the political think tank, best illustrated by PMRC. But there are two other models, and...
This is the second in a series of blog posts on Zambia that I plan to write about this week. Think tank start-ups follow a number of different paths. Zambia offers a couple of...
This week I want to write about think tanks in Zambia where very interesting new developments are taking place. This first post introduces a new and promising think tank...
Over the last couple of years I've done some work in Zambia and had the chance to meet a few think tanks there. In fact, earlier this year I tweeted that Zambia was one of the best places to...
What is it about the Church and think tanks? The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection caught my attention this year with its innovative use of evidence and religion. But other cases...
The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) is a very interesting think tank. It does not just talk about evidence but also about faith. Its mission statement is: To foster from a...
I have mentioned the work by Emma Broadbent a few times in this blog. She is conducting a series of cases for the Evidence based Policy in Development Network that...