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Built to make every intervention answer to evidence.

EBSA operates at the intersection of programme implementation, monitoring & evaluation, applied research, and capacity building — transforming data into decisions that improve lives.

Our story

Bridging research and practice

Many development interventions across Africa share the same recurring failures: poor planning, limited community participation, weak monitoring, data that's collected but never used.

Evidence-Based Solutions Africa was established to address those gaps directly. We promote evidence-based, participatory, and results-oriented development — supporting programme design and implementation, MEL, applied research, capacity building, and practical data systems.

We apply globally recognized project management principles to everything we deliver, so that interventions stay responsive to context while remaining accountable for results.

Vision

To be a leading African organization advancing evidence-based solutions for inclusive, sustainable, and measurable community development.

Mission

To design, implement, and evaluate evidence-based interventions that strengthen communities, improve institutional capacity, and promote sustainable, measurable impact through research, innovation, and participation.

Founding team

Four directors. Complementary expertise.

A lean, functional structure built for coordination, accountability, and effective delivery.

ED

Executive Director

Founder · Strategy

Strategic leadership, partnerships, resource mobilization, and oversight of all programmes and organizational performance.

DP

Director of Programmes

Founder · Delivery

Programme planning, design, and implementation — coordinating field activities and embedding adaptive learning throughout.

DO

Director of Operations & Compliance

Founder · Systems

Operational planning, logistics, regulatory compliance, and risk management across all field activities.

DF

Director of Finance & Admin

Founder · Accountability

Budgets, financial accountability, procurement, donor reporting, and internal controls.

Advisory board

Experienced guidance, independent eyes

EBSA is supported by an advisory board of experienced professionals who strengthen our credibility, networks, and quality of decision-making.

Members are selected for expertise in monitoring, evaluation and research; development practice; organizational strategy and governance; and finance and institutional management.

What the board contributes

Independent strategic advice to the founding team

Technical guidance on programme design and implementation

Quality assurance and accountability mechanisms

Linkages with networks, institutions, and opportunities

Looking ahead

Where EBSA is going

We're positioned as a development implementation and evidence partner — building toward something bigger.

EBSA is strengthening its capacity in project management training and certification support, with the long-term goal of becoming an authorized training provider under globally recognized project management institutions — building professional delivery capability across Africa.

Sustainability model
01 Grant funding from development partners
02 Research and MEL consultancy services
03 Capacity-building and training programmes
04 Strategic partnerships and collaborations

Want to be part of the story from the beginning?

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