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African Centre for Development Impact (ACDI) is an Africa-led research-impact institution dedicated to advancing rigorous, transparent, and contextually grounded evidence to strengthen policymaking across the continent.

22/09/2026

: Dr Victus Kumazah

This week, we are pleased to spotlight Dr Victus Kumazah, a mathematics education researcher whose work focuses on improving how mathematics is taught and learned in Ghanaian classrooms.

Dr Kumazah holds a PhD in Mathematics Education from the University Of Cape Coast (UCC), along with an MEd and BEd in the same field from the same institution. His research centres on inquiry-based teaching methods, with particular attention to how these approaches improve students’ geometric thinking, performance, and attitudes towards mathematics.

His work speaks directly to classroom practice, from examining how teachers notice and respond to students’ mathematical thinking to exploring the barriers that shape STEM interest and participation among junior high school learners in Ghana. He has also contributed to research on digital tools in mathematics engagement and the factors behind learners’ reluctance to participate in classroom lessons in coastal communities.

He is currently a Research Fellow at the University of Education, Winneba, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate students, develops research proposals, designs data-collection instruments, and coordinates activities for the Community STEM Club. Beyond academia, he has served as a National and Regional Trainer for the Ghana Statistical Service, training enumerators for the Integrated Business Establishment Survey and the 2021 Population and Housing Census.

Dr Kumazah has published in journals including the African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and Sciences and the International Journal for Multidisciplinary Research Review and Studies (IJMRRS), with further work currently under review on digital engagement and STEM perceptions among Ghanaian students. He is a member of the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana and the Mathematical Association of Ghana, and has contributed to funded projects spanning UNESCO heritage preservation, AI-supported writing skills development, and indigenous knowledge for environmental sustainability.

We are pleased to recognise Dr Victus Kumazah as part of our community of researchers advancing evidence for impact across Africa.

19/09/2026

We Just Wrapped Three Days of Hands-On Systematic Review Training for Our Second Cohort at ISSER!

Our three-day hands-on training for the second cohort of the Systematic Review Training and Mentorship Programme has come to an end at ISSER UG. For the participants, however, the journey is only beginning.

Over the three days, participants from 11 African countries worked through the systematic review process, combining expert-led sessions with practical exercises designed to strengthen their ability to identify, assess, synthesise and communicate evidence with rigour.

The training covered key stages of a systematic review, from formulating research questions and developing protocols and search strategies to screening studies, synthesising data, conducting meta-analyses, assessing risk of bias and reporting findings.

Participants also formed research groups and selected topics for their systematic reviews, giving them a head start in applying what they had learnt. These topics will now carry through into the mentorship phase, forming the foundation of the work each group will continue to develop.

Participants will now move into four months of structured mentorship, working closely with mentors to develop their selected topics towards two key outputs, a systematic review manuscript for publication and a policy brief that translates their findings for wider use.

The programme forms part of our broader commitment at ACDI to strengthening capacity for evidence generation and evidence use, while investing in Africa's research and evidence ecosystem.

We acknowledge the leadership and support of our Executive Director, Prof. Charles Amoatey, whose commitment to strengthening research capacity continues to shape the programme. We are also grateful to the ACDI team for their support throughout the training.

Our appreciation also goes to the Department of Medical Microbiology for its valuable collaboration, led by Prof. Eric Sampane-Donkor of the Department of Bacteriology and Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, alongside Mr Wisdom Ahiabor, Mr Alex Odoom and Onyansaniba Kweku Ntim, as well as Dr Ebenezer Kondo of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission - GAEC. Their expertise and contributions enriched the learning experience throughout the three days.

To our participants, thank you for the commitment, curiosity and energy you brought to the training.

The training may be over, but the work has only begun. We look forward to supporting each group through the mentorship phase and seeing their selected topics grow into rigorous research outputs that contribute to knowledge, policy and practice across Africa.

17/09/2026

We are pleased to celebrate an important milestone from the first cohort of our Systematic Review Training and Mentorship Programme.

A team from the cohort, comprising Richard Dzeha, Eyram Afi Shabashie and Nana Ama Serwaa Anim-Adjei, has published a new paper, “Access, Effectiveness, and Efficiency of Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Strategy Implementation in Ghana: A Scoping Review,” in Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health.

Drawing on 44 studies, the paper synthesises evidence on the implementation of Ghana’s Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) strategy, examining its contribution to healthcare access, effectiveness and efficiency.

For us, this is an encouraging example of what the programme aims to enable: strengthening researchers’ capacity to systematically synthesise existing evidence and translate that work into rigorous, publishable research that can inform policy and practice.

Congratulations to the team on this achievement. We also acknowledge the support and guidance of our Executive Director, Prof. Charles Amoatey, and our Senior Manager, Operations and Partnerships, Richard Otoo, throughout the process.

We look forward to seeing more research outputs emerge from our growing community of researchers.

🔗 Read here: https://www.ceghonline.com/article/S2213-3984(26)00206-X/fulltext

16/09/2026

In line with our strategic commitment to strengthening capacity for evidence generation and use, and as part of our broader investment in Africa’s research and evidence ecosystem, we welcomed the second cohort of our Systematic Review Training and Mentorship Programme today.

The three-day hands-on training is taking place at ISSER, University of Ghana. It brings together participants from 11 African countries: Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, Togo and Uganda.

The programme sits within ACDI’s Capacity Building pillar. It reflects our focus on strengthening the skills and systems needed to generate, synthesise and translate rigorous evidence for decision-making across Africa.

Over the three days, participants will work through the systematic review process, from formulating research questions and developing protocols to search strategies, study screening, data synthesis, meta-analysis, risk-of-bias assessment, and reporting. The training combines technical instruction with practical, hands-on sessions.

Following the training, participants will begin four months of structured mentorship, during which they will apply the skills gained to develop a systematic review manuscript for publication and a policy brief.

With this second cohort, we are expanding a community of African researchers with the skills to generate rigorous evidence and translate it into insights that can inform policy and practice.

15/09/2026

: Olivia Awinbono Dawoe

This week, we are pleased to spotlight Olivia Awinbono Dawoe, a public health professional whose work spans health promotion, community engagement, and gender equity.

Olivia holds a Master of Public Health from Presbyterian University, Ghana and has completed an MPhil in Health Education from the University Of Cape Coast (UCC). She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Health Education and a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from the Catholic University of Ghana,fiapre, alongside several certificates from the University of Washington in global health research, project management, monitoring and evaluation, and leadership in health.

Her research addresses pressing public health challenges in Ghana, including determinants of paediatric adherence to antiretroviral treatment among children living with HIV in the Asante Akim North Municipality, and the use of malaria prevention strategies in Tongo, in the Upper East Region. Her earlier work also examined occupational health and safety hazards among gold miners, as well as guidance and counselling programmes within nursing education.

She currently serves as a Public Health Educator at the Agogo Presbyterian Nursing And Midwifery Training College, where she teaches courses in health promotion, public health nursing, and research methods. She previously served as a Quality Control Officer on a typhoid fever vaccine trial, overseeing field procedures, protocol enforcement, and the monitoring of adverse reactions.

Beyond her academic and clinical roles, Olivia is the co-founder of the Centre for Public Health Development Initiative., an NGO focused on sexual and gender-based violence, public health education, psychological counselling, and skills training for women’s empowerment. She is a registered Lay Counsellor with the Ghana Psychology Council and a member of the Allied Health Sciences Council.

We are pleased to recognise Olivia Awinbono Dawoe as part of our community of researchers advancing evidence for impact across Africa.

14/09/2026

From inputs and activities to outputs, outcomes and impact, we’ve been following the results chain one step at a time.

But how do we know whether those results are actually happening?

This week on , we explore indicators, the measures that help us track progress, show change and assess whether an intervention is achieving its intended results.

Using maternal healthcare as an example, if our outcome is improved healthcare for pregnant women, an indicator could be the maternal mortality ratio.

Think of indicators as signposts along the results chain. They help us see where we are and whether we’re moving towards our intended results.

Watch this week’s episode and join us next week for another episode of .

08/09/2026

: Dr Isaac Yeboah

This week, we are pleased to spotlight Dr Isaac Kwadjo Yeboah, a demographer and population health scientist whose research focuses on fertility, sexual and reproductive health and rights, HIV/AIDS, adolescent and young women’s health, and implementation science.

Dr Yeboah holds a PhD and MA in Population Studies from the Regional Institute for Population Studies - University of Ghana, as well as a BA in Social Work and Psychology from the University of Ghana, Legon. His work addresses major public health priorities across Ghana and the wider African region, including reproductive health interventions for adolescents, induced abortion, fertility preferences and reproductive decision-making, HIV self-testing, and antiretroviral therapy uptake and retention among pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV.

His research examines how social, economic, demographic, and health-system factors shape health behaviours and outcomes. He works across quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research, including analysis of large nationally representative datasets, programme evaluations, implementation research, and multi-country health-system studies.

Dr Yeboah is currently a Research Fellow at the Institute of Work, Employment and Society, University of Professional Studies, Accra. He has served as Co-Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator on major research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Grand Challenges Canada / Grands Défis Canada, and other international partners, and has led and coordinated national and multi-country studies on vaccination integration, health systems, HIV, and reproductive health.

He has also served as a Research Specialist with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), contributing to research on how the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals affects people of African descent across Europe, North America, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

Across his career, Dr Yeboah has led qualitative, survey, and implementation research for major donor-funded initiatives involving USAID, Results for Development, Africa CDC, the Mastercard Foundation, and other partners. He has published widely in journals including BMC Public Health, PLOS Global Public Health, and BMJ Global Health.

We are pleased to recognise Dr Isaac Yeboah as part of a growing community of African researchers advancing rigorous, policy-relevant evidence for health and development impact.

07/09/2026

From inputs to activities, outputs and outcomes, we’ve been following the results chain one step at a time.

But where is all of this ultimately heading?

This week on , we explore impact, the broader, higher-level change that an intervention seeks to contribute to over time.

Think of it as a chain:
Inputs → Activities → Outputs → Outcomes → Impact

Each stage helps us understand how an intervention moves from resources and actions towards meaningful change.

Watch this week’s episode and tell us in the comments: What M&E term should we unpack next?

04/09/2026

Yesterday, we welcomed Chris Maloney and Chris Chibwana, Program Officers in the Gender Equity and Governance Program at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, to ACDI on a working visit for a wide-ranging conversation about our work, our growth and what lies ahead.

The discussion, led by our Executive Director, Prof. Charles Amoatey, and Mr Richard Otoo, Senior Manager, Operations and Partnerships, along with other members of the ACDI team, centred on a question at the heart of our work: how do we move from evidence to impact?

We shared ACDI’s approach, which goes beyond training. We strengthen the capacity of researchers to generate rigorous evidence, work with policymakers to identify the questions that matter to government, bring both groups together to co-create research, support the studies that follow, and translate evidence into formats that are appropriate and accessible for government decision-makers.

We also reflected on how this approach has contributed to public decision-making, highlighting examples from Ghana, including evaluations of the Free Senior High School and pre-engineering programmes, with the latter providing evidence that supported the programme’s continuation.

As we discussed the next phase of ACDI’s work, particularly our growing focus on evidence translation, Chris and Chris shared valuable perspectives on how we can deepen our connections with other evidence and research organisations across the continent. They highlighted opportunities to learn from and collaborate with organisations working in evidence synthesis, while also leveraging existing relationships and continental platforms such as the African Union’s Africa Think Tank Platform to strengthen ACDI’s reach and partnerships across Africa.

The conversation also touched on rapid evidence synthesis, methodological flexibility and the importance of ensuring that the methods we use remain responsive to the questions policymakers actually need answered.

It was a thoughtful and forward-looking exchange on how stronger networks, partnerships and evidence systems can bring research closer to public decision-making across Africa.

Thank you, Chris and Chris, for visiting us and for the valuable insights and connections shared.

01/09/2026

: Dr Ethel Ansaah Addae

This week, we are pleased to spotlight Dr Ethel Ansaah Addae, a Research Fellow whose work focuses on water resources management, environmental sustainability, and STEM education.

Dr Addae holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education from the University of Education, Winneba, and a PhD in Management Science and Engineering from Jiangsu University in China, where she also completed a postdoctoral fellowship. She also holds an MPhil in Geography and Regional Planning and a BA in Social Sciences, both from the University Of Cape Coast (UCC).

Her research speaks directly to key development priorities across sub-Saharan Africa, particularly climate change, water-use efficiency, water poverty, and the links between urbanisation, foreign direct investment, and environmental sustainability. Through her work, Dr Addae has examined how water resources are managed and governed across the region and, more recently, has extended her research interests into community science and STEM education.

She is currently a Research Fellow at the Centre for School and Community Science and Technology Studies at the University of Education, Winneba, where she conducts academic research, publishes in peer-reviewed journals, and collaborates with other universities to manage projects. Her work has also led to notable partnerships, including a collaboration with Asustem Robotics that led to the Community STEM Club in Winneba, Inovtech STEM Center to train STEM teachers in the Effutu Municipality on innovative approaches to teaching and learning, and Bountiful Technologies Co. Ltd on the Ghana Global Summit on , AI, and .

Dr Addae has published several peer-reviewed journal articles in outlets including Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Energy Reports, Environment, Development and Sustainability, and Heliyon, among others. She also serves as a reviewer for international journals, and her recent work has expanded into exploring climate-induced displacement and resilience in coastal Ghana. She is currently working on a review titled “Climate-Induced Water Stress and Conflict Spillovers in the Sahel: Impacts on Livelihoods and Security in Coastal West Africa.”

She holds professional membership with the International Water Association and has received grants including the Transnational Education Exploratory Project Grant from the British Council.

We are pleased to recognise Dr Ethel Ansaah Addae as part of our community of researchers advancing evidence for impact across Africa.

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