Home | African Feminist Research Initiative for Advocacy and Development (AFRAD)

We are a collective of feminist researchers, policy, program and knowledge management specialists, and civic organisers in Uganda. We work at the intersection of research, evaluation, learning, knowledge management, and strategic communications. We generate knowledge through unconventional, gender-transformative research, sparking new perspectives and applying this knowledge to effective programming and evidence-based and targeted advocacy on critical gender equality and women’s empowerment issues, including gender equality and women's empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence prevention and response, health and climate change, and gender and the media.

We value partnerships and collaborations, so we work with media organisations, governance and human rights organisations, gender equality, and women’s rights CSOs.

Research

We design and conduct rigorous research to address current development challenges across areas such as SRHR, global health, gender-based violence, and climate change. We apply robust qualitative and mixed-methods approaches informed by feminist, participatory, and intersectional perspectives to support clients… .../Read More.

Knowledge Translation

We synthesise evidence and translate complex technical information into accessible, accurate, and compelling content that informs decision-making and drives action. We ensure that the translated knowledge is accurate, easy to understand, accessible, audience-centred, gender-responsive, and action-oriented. We develop… .../Read More.

Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning

We support organisations in measuring results, demonstrating impact, and strengthening adaptive learning. We help organisations understand what works, for whom, under what conditions, and why, generating insights that support accountability, adaptive management, and strategic decision-making. Our scope includes… .../Read More.

Advisory & Technical Assistance

We provide strategic advisory and technical assistance services to governments, development partners, civil society organisations, academic institutions, and private-sector actors. We support clients to strengthen programmes, systems, and institutional capacities through policy analysis, strategy development,… .../Read More.

Projects

Strengthening Digital Security Capacity for Enhanced Civic Action

The Strengthening Digital Security Capacity for Enhanced Civic Action addresses the critical challenges of shrinking civic space in Uganda… .../Read More.

The Gender Media Scorecard

We developed the Gender Media Scorecard Indicators. It is a tool that tracks and documents media coverage of sexual and reproductive health… .../Read More.

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Running Polls

Contribute to knowledge on critical gender equality and women’s rights issues, media rights and freedoms, environment and climate, democracy and governance by answering any of the running polls below.

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