Learning, Evidence and Advocacy Partnership (LEAP)
The Learning, Evidence and Advocacy Partnership (LEAP), funded by the Department for International Development (DFID), is a two-year programme that aims to strengthen the evidence base for governance reform in Nigeria. LEAP is one of three pillars that make up the DFID-funded Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL), a governance programme that brings together governments and citizens groups to collectively address governance challenges associated with the delivery of pro-poor public goods and services in Nigeria. ODI manages the strategic direction and day-to-day activities of the LEAP programme, which provides expert research and technical support to PERL.
LEAP is comprised of three work streams:
- Learning and adaptation;
- Evidence and research;
- Communications and knowledge management.
LEAP has two key objectives, which all work streams contribute towards. Firstly, to enhance the ability of PERL’s two other pillars – Accountable, Responsive and Capable Government (ARC) and Engaged Citizens (ECP) – to assess their results, learn and adapt programming accordingly in real time, enhancing PERL’s capacity to deliver accountable governance through improved monitoring, learning and evaluation (MEL) for adaptation.
Secondly, to strengthen the evidence base on governance programming and its implications for reform, both in Nigeria and further afield. LEAP works to strengthen the demand for and use of evidence in public sector reform, highlighting PERL’s distinctive contributions to improved governance and service delivery in Nigeria, as part of a 20-year investment in adaptive programming.
Staff
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Marcus Manuel
Senior Research Associate
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Jem Cairney
Project Manager
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Paola Abis
Senior Communications Officer
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Tiina Pasanen
Research Fellow
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Ed Laws
Senior Research Officer
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Alina Rocha Menocal
Principal Research Fellow
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Jon Mitchell
Managing Director – Programmes and Management
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Avery Parsons Grayson
Project Management Officer
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Kathryn Nwajiaku-Dahou
Director of Programme (Politics and Governance); Co-Director, Centre for the Study of Armed Groups
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Myani Bukar
Research Associate
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Samuel Sharp
Research Officer
