AFIDEP was founded in 2010 as a non-profit research and policy institute to bridge the gaps between research, policy, and practice in Africa. AFIDEP promotes a cultural shift from low use of evidence in decision-making to a setting where policy and programme actors actively seek and routinely use evidence so that the right investments are made towards the transformation of people’s lives for the better. AFIDEP’s strategic objectives include strengthening the capacity of institutions and individuals in evidence informed decision-making (EIDM), conducting research to answer specific policy questions, and providing technical assistance in the design, implementation, and evaluation of policies and programmes aimed at accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Contact details

Website:
https://www.afidep.org/

Address:
6th Floor (Block A), Westcom Point Building Mahiga Mairu Avenue, off Waiyaki Way P.O. Box 14688-00800, Westlands-Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: +254 20 4343 116 | +254 716 002 059 Email: [email protected]

Country:
Malawi

Sub-region:
Eastern Africa

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
Sub-Saharan Africa
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Year founded
2010
Institutional affiliations
Other affiliation
Founded by
Founders: Eliya Zulu, PhD
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Eliya M. Zulu
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): Eliya M. Zulu,
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Dr Eliya Zulu
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
African Institute for Development Policy
62
Malawi average
40
Global average
87
2024
African Institute for Development Policy
43
2023
African Institute for Development Policy
77
% Female staff
2025
African Institute for Development Policy
44%
Malawi average
41%
Global average
50%
2024
African Institute for Development Policy
35%
2023
African Institute for Development Policy
47%
Age (years)
African Institute for Development Policy
16
Malawi average
21
Global average
33
% Female researchers
2025
African Institute for Development Policy
38%
Malawi average
38%
Global average
47%
2024
African Institute for Development Policy
40%
2022
African Institute for Development Policy
55%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
African Institute for Development Policy
10
Malawi average
10
Global average
57
2023
African Institute for Development Policy
8
2022
African Institute for Development Policy
11
Financials
2022
African Institute for Development Policy
$7,300,000
Malawi average
$7,300,000
Global average
$7,838,482,074
2021
African Institute for Development Policy
$5,396,388
2019
African Institute for Development Policy
$2,973,713

Social

Facebook
Likes (2023)
African Institute for Development Policy
2,800
Malawi average
3,981
Global average
26,974
Likes (2022)
African Institute for Development Policy
2,227
Likes (2021)
African Institute for Development Policy
1,732
Twitter
Followers (2025)
African Institute for Development Policy
8,932
Malawi average
5,291
Global average
19,785
Followers (2024)
African Institute for Development Policy
8,603
Followers (2022)
African Institute for Development Policy
5,922
Subscribers (2025)
African Institute for Development Policy
11
Malawi average
10
Global average
7,402
Subscribers (2024)
African Institute for Development Policy
12
Subscribers (2023)
African Institute for Development Policy
14
Instagram
Followers (2025)
African Institute for Development Policy
452
Malawi average
350
Global average
18,482
Followers (2025)
African Institute for Development Policy
32,000
Malawi average
18,785
Global average
15,795
Followers (2024)
African Institute for Development Policy
22,000
Followers (2023)
African Institute for Development Policy
16,586

Data notes

Last updated: 21/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Organisation´s website
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