The Centre of Excellence Evidence Policy Action, led by the African Center for Equitable Development (ACED), supports activities to strengthen statistical institutions and advance evidence use. They support stakeholders in Bénin, Burkina-Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Sénégal, Togo.

The Centre of Excellence Evidence Policy Action aims to achieve the following objectives:

• Strengthen the capacity of individuals and institutions in the evidence to policy ecosystem in Africa
• Build awareness of and mobilize evidence to inform the development, implementation, monitoring, evaluation and scale-up of policies, programs, and projects in Africa
• Support efforts to institutionalize consistent use of evidence in policies, programs, and projects in Africa with attention to gender, equity, inclusion, and diversity
• Facilitate co-learning and knowledge sharing in knowledge mobilization and evidence-informed policymaking
• Strengthen the integration gender, equity, inclusion, and diversity considerations in the design, implementation, monitoring, and scale up of policies, programs, and projects in Africa