LEADING THE AFRICA EVIDENCE NETWORK (AEN)
Start to finish: 2012 – ongoing
Led by: Ruth Stewart, AEN Chairperson, Siziwe Ngcwabe, AEN Manager and Precious Motha, AEN Coordinator
Funder: The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, with the exception of support from the Department for International Development, United Kingdom 2014-2016
Region of focus: Africa
ACE theme: Supporting evidence communities; Supporting the use of research evidence in decision-making
Description: The Africa Evidence Network (AEN) is a community of people who work in Africa and have an interest in evidence, its production and use in decision-making. The Network is supported by the Africa Centre for Evidence within the University of Johannesburg and includes researchers, practitioners and policy-makers from universities, civil society and government.