EM is an independent, non-profit public policy think tank that is mainly based in Uganda. However, it is also working towards establishing collaborative administrative secretariats in Nigeria, South Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Botswana and Angola. EM was founded by a team of experts from the research, public policy and evaluation fields who seek to integrate evidence-based practices in public policy decisions in Africa. Its thematic areas of research are economic growth and development, climate change and environment, and governance and democracy.

Contact details

Website:
https://www.efficacymethodology.org/

Address:
P.O Box 102888, Kampala. Plot 21 Ntinda-Kisaasi Road, Ntinda, Kampala, Uganda

Country:
Uganda

Sub-region:
Eastern Africa

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
African region
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Non-profit
Institutional affiliations
Independent
Year founded
2020
Age (years)
Efficacy Methodology
 4
Uganda average
 25
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Benard Cankara
Founder gender: All male
Leadership
Leader(s) (2023): Cankara Benard
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2022): Benard Cankara
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2021): Benard Cankara
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2023
Efficacy Methodology
 8
Uganda average
 14
Global average
 66
2022
Efficacy Methodology
 15
2021
Efficacy Methodology
 11
% Female staff
2023
Efficacy Methodology
 45%
Uganda average
 35%
Global average
 50%
2022
Efficacy Methodology
 45%
2021
Efficacy Methodology
 40%
% Female researchers
2022
Efficacy Methodology
 30%
Uganda average
 32%
Global average
 36%
2021
Efficacy Methodology
 20%

Organisational performance

Publications
2022
Efficacy Methodology
 8
Uganda average
 15
Global average
 65
2021
Efficacy Methodology
 9
2020
Efficacy Methodology
 4
Financials
2021
Efficacy Methodology
 $60,000
Uganda average
 $860,362
Global average
 $4,687,952
2020
Efficacy Methodology
 $18,000

Social

Likes (2023)
Efficacy Methodology
 232
Uganda average
 1,797
Global average
 27,094
Likes (2022)
Efficacy Methodology
 223
Twitter
Followers (2024)
Efficacy Methodology
 1,118
Uganda average
 3,549
Global average
 18,119
Followers (2022)
Efficacy Methodology
 597
Subscribers (2023)
Efficacy Methodology
 10
Uganda average
 611
Global average
 6,305
Subscribers (2022)
Efficacy Methodology
 8
Followers (2023)
Efficacy Methodology
 2,620
Uganda average
 1,714
Global average
 12,007
Followers (2022)
Efficacy Methodology
 1,802

Data notes

Last updated: 24/04/2023
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : OTT reviewed
Data sources consulted: Information supplied by organisation, Organisation´s website, Organisation's social media accounts
Have we got something wrong?: Contact us to update this record. There is more information in the database, you can download it here.