Welcome

The Institute for Policy Alternatives (IPA) is a think-tank established to promote policy alternatives in Africa by combining the efforts of researchers with those of policy and development practitioners.

IPA undertakes research, training and development advocacy with a core principle of citizen engagement, emphasizing voices and perspectives of the poor, especially in rural communities.

News

» Are the poor accessing health insurance in Ghana, "Community Voices II" provides answers, by engaging over 4,000 from all 10 regions of Ghana to assess how the poor access health services through the NHIS. Detailed report published December 2006

» Dr. Sulley Gariba, Executive Director of IPA, elected member of Board of Commissioners for the newly-established International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) at its meeting in Cairo, March 29 to April 3, 2009. www.3ieimpact.org is an organization that promotes and sponsors evidence-based policy through the conduct of thorough impact evaluation studies globally.

Events

» Dr. Sulley Gariba, IPA Executive Director, appointed Team Leader of a three-member international panel to conduct an independent review of the UNDP Evaluation Policy, from April to September 2009

» New Government of Ghana renews commiment to regional balance in development and commissions IPA in partnership with CEPA to expand the northern Ghana development strategy into the Savannah Accelerated Develpment Authority (SADA). The expanded strategy will address the needs for inclusive growth, equity and accelerated resource mobilization for poverty reduction in Northern Ghana and districts contiguous to the northern region in Brong-Ahafo & Volta regions.



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