Would you like to learn how to promote pro-poor policy & practice?

Better utilization of evidence in development policy and practice can help save lives, reduce poverty and improve the quality of life. For example, the results of household disease surveys in rural Tanzania informed a process of health service reforms which contributed to a 28% reduction in infant mortality in two years. On the other hand, the HIV/AIDS crisis has deepened due to the reluctance of some governments to implement well-researched and proven control programmes.

ODI has been studying when, how and why evidence informs policy and practice for the last five years, and has developed a range of simple tools to increase the impact of research or action-based evidence on pro-poor policy and practice.

This one-day workshop will an environment where UK-based donors, practitioners, advocates and researchers can:

• Share experiences;
• Learn about evidence-based policy and practice in the UK and Developing Countries;
• Try out some simple tools for policy analysis and action;
• Learn about other tools and approaches which have been used elsewhere, and about where to access further information and resources;
• Develop a personal action-plan to improve the impact of your own work.

The workshop will take place at ODI on Wednesday 14th April 2004. Participants will be asked to submit some background information, and fill in a simple questionnaire beforehand.

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