8th Annual EASST Summit

The 8th Annual EASST Summit was held at Sarova Panafric in Nairobi, Kenya on July 22-23, 2019. This years event brought together over 200 diverse participants, who discussed the latest research on economic development, health, agriculture, financial inclusion, and labour markets in East Africa. Read our blog post on the event here!

• July 22: Featured the dissemination of policy relevant research a round table discussion on data systems for Universal Health Coverage.
• July 23: Featured early stage research on Youth, Health, and Agriculture and Financial Inclusion. Day 2 also featured a discussion on new directions for the EASST fellow alumni-led organization, a panel on practitioner perspectives on various approaches to supporting African Impact Evaluation capacity, and donors offering their take on supporting the evidence ecosystem in Africa.
• At the end of the day there were two optional sessions: 1) A research transparency training facilitated by the Berkeley Initiative for Transparency in the Social Sciences (open) and 2) A research-policymaker matchmaking workshop (invitation only) facilitated by Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA).