Advancing Social Impact
Advancing Africa’s Development Through Home-Grown Evidence
Founded in 2002, Evidence Frontiers is a Pan-African Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) consulting firm rooted in Africa’s realities and driven by its aspirations. Headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with regional offices in Pretoria (South Africa), Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), and Kampala (Uganda), we operate at the nexus of knowledge, policy, and practice, to drive African-led solutions for Africa’s development challenges.
Our approach is deeply Afrocentric, anchored in equity, inclusion, and contextual intelligence, and underpinned by technical excellence and integrity. We believe that credible evidence is not imported but grown from within Africa’s lived experiences and wisdom.
Afrocentric solutions
Rooted in African Realities, shaping Transformative Change
Impact Assessment, Research and Evaluations execution
Research that amplifies African voices, builds contextual evidence, and drives transformative, data-informed decision-making across the continent.
Afrocentric Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning System Design
Afrocentric M&E system design that strengthens accountability, enhances learning, and drives evidence-based decision-making across Africa.
Organisational Development and Strengthening
Building African expertise in M&E, advocacy, gender norms, and impact measurement to strengthen evidence-based action and transformative social change.
Social Return on Investment analysis
Quantifying social impact through Afrocentric SROI analysis that reveals how investments generate tangible and lasting value for communities across Africa.
Science, Technology and Innovations M&E
We pride ourselves as the only organisation in Africa with a focus in strengthening M&E for Science, Technology and Innovations (STI) – Research and Innnovation.
Advocacy and Policy Influencing
We take great pride in being the sole organization in Africa dedicated to enhancing the field of Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for Advocacy and Policy.
Insights and updates
Stay informed with our latest insights
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Aid Cuts Must Be a Wake-Up Call for Africa
A nurse in Kampala, Uganda, tells me she faces an impossible choice — rationing lifesaving medication due to indefinite shipment delays. Not because of local mismanagement, but because billions in global aid have simply disappeared. Across Africa, similar stories are unfolding as donors such as the United States (US), the United Kingdom (UK), and several European Union (EU) powers have slashed development assistance at unprecedented levels. The so-called “Great Retrenchment” has seen an estimated $82 billion cut from aid budgets — a staggering 39% reduction. The consequences are dire, with stalled health programmes, schools scaling back, and climate resilience projects
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Advocacy Excellence in the Global South: Moving from Rhetoric to Reality
In today’s world, advocacy is more than raising your voice — it’s about shifting systems, breaking barriers, and unlocking lasting change. But let’s be honest: advocIn today’s world, advocacy is more than raising your voice — it’s about shifting systems, breaking barriers, and unlocking lasting change. But let’s be honest: advocacy is tough. The journey is riddled with obstacles that can derail even the most well-intentioned efforts. From entrenched political resistance and limited resources to misinformation wars, coalition tensions, and advocacy fatigue, the path to impact is rarely straightforward. In this piece, I draw on my experience managing country-level and
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Evaluating the Impact of Learning Networks: Insights from the JLN
The JLN is a country-driven network of practitioners and policymakers from 40 countries across the globe who come together to problem solve, co-develop global knowledge products, and implement solutions that help bridge the gap between theory and practice. This collective wisdom of network members is harnessed to address complex health systems challenges ultimately accelerating progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC).
Our Partners
We are proud to work with leading organizations across sectors.
UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled.
“Working together to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights for all.”— UNFPA Representative
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent organization for children. We work in 120 countries to save children’s lives, fight for their rights and help them fulfill their potential.
“Every child deserves a future. We’re here to make sure they get one.”— Save the Children
Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW) is a leading women’s rights organization in Kenya working to advance gender equality and women’s human rights through strategic litigation, advocacy, and research.
The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) is a leading humanitarian organization in Kenya, providing emergency response, disaster preparedness, health services, and community development programs.
Hivos is an international organization that seeks new solutions to persistent global issues. We focus on four areas: democratic governance, green society, expression & engagement, and gender equality.
HelpAge International is a global network of organizations promoting the right of all older people to lead dignified, healthy and secure lives.
Frontline AIDS works to close the gap in the AIDS response, ensuring marginalized and key affected populations can access HIV prevention and treatment services.
Eval4Action is dedicated to strengthening evaluation capacity and promoting evidence-based decision-making in development programs across Africa.
Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW) is a Kenyan organization working to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls through advocacy, service provision, and policy engagement.
Concern Africa works to improve the lives of vulnerable communities across the continent through sustainable development programs in health, education, and livelihoods.
Build Africa partners with communities in Kenya and Uganda to provide education and support to vulnerable children, helping them to break the cycle of poverty.
The British Red Cross helps people in crisis, whoever and wherever they are. We are part of a global voluntary network, responding to conflicts, natural disasters and individual emergencies.
Adeso is an African humanitarian and development organization working to create opportunities for Africans to live in dignity and prosperity through locally-led solutions.
ACDI/VOCA is an international development nonprofit that fosters broad-based economic growth and vibrant civil society through cooperatives, agribusiness, and community development programs.
Action Against Hunger works to save the lives of malnourished children while providing communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger.
AAC is committed to providing quality services and support to communities in need, focusing on sustainable development and capacity building.