Elevate Evidence Hub (EEH) is a South Africa-based, women-led, Pan-African knowledge translation platform dedicated to turning high-quality evidence into practical change for equitable development. It was set up in 2020 with a mission to bridge research evidence and action, pairing rigorous evidence work with capacity strengthening and inclusive engagement. Its purpose? To help policymakers, implementers, and communities act on what works.

The organisation has ambitions to grow a younger generation that appreciates Evidence-Informed Decision-Making (EIDM), through mentored projects, methods bootcamps, and communities of practice. By investing time and resources in building skills in systematic and rapid reviews, synthesis, translation, and evidence communication, EEH aims to instil an appreciation of EIDM among younger generations.

EEH also addresses capacity barriers to embedded co-production by co-designing and co-producing evidence with policy teams, and by offering ongoing embedded support that is tailored to their timelines and needs.

 

What makes EEH different?

EEH has explicitly positioned itself as a woman-led hub, shining a spotlight on the voices of women, youth, and marginalised communities in evidence production and use. Beyond this, three key aspects make EEH stand out in the EIDM ecosystem.

End-to-end support. As well as synthesis and impact evaluation, EEH provides advisory and learning support to help partners adopt evidence into policy and practice. In doing so, they help close the gap between findings and real-world programmes.

Partnerships for impact. EEH is registered as a South African non-profit company and is built to partner across government, philanthropy, multilateral organisations, and civil society on priority agendas and sectors.

Leadership grounded in expertise. EHH was co-founded by practitioners with an extensive background in systematic reviews and evidence synthesis. It is also led by practitioners with proven expertise in project implementation and impact measurement in a range of areas–from food system and irrigation water management programmes to participatory research and rural governance.

What kinds of projects does it work on?

In a landscape where evidence often remains disconnected from real-world decisions, EEH emerges as a useful bridge. By combining technical expertise with a commitment to equity and collaboration, EEH demonstrates that evidence can be both rigorous and relevant.  It works in collaboration with others in an increasingly busy African evidence ecosystem.

For more information, see https://elevateevidencehub.co.za/