Redefining Development. Realizing Africa's Potential.
Connecting the dots across economic, social, and environmental systems at national, regional, and global levels, the Policy Centre for Afrocentric Development (PCAD) offers transformative policy, legal, and institutional solutions for a self-reliant, just, and resilient Africa.
What Sets Us Apart
- Africa-Focused, African-Led
- Connecting the Dots
- Structural and Transformative
- Policy, Legal, and Institutional Expertise
Effective Development Solutions
- Providing evidence for decision-making
- Identifying and anticipating policy impacts
- Evaluating and recommending areas for policy reform
- Mapping policy interactions and their effects
- Designing effective legal frameworks
- Promoting rights-based legislation
- Assessing implementation requirements
- Optimizing institutional structures
- Influencing policy and building coalitions
- Mobilizing communities and raising public awareness
- Shifting narratives and engaging the media
- Producing evidence for advocacy
- Applying futures thinking and strategic foresight
- Strengthening coordination and systems thinking
- Promoting policy coherence
- Building adaptive capacity and resilience
- Building leadership and governance capacity
- Empowering communities and civil society
- Promoting south-south and triangular cooperation
- Facilitating learning and continuous improvement
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Redefining Development through an African Lens
Africa-Focused, African-Led
Grounded in the realities and aspirations of the continent, PCAD develops solutions that reflect the diverse contexts, histories, and cultures of Africa, moving beyond imported models to address structural challenges.
Connecting the Dots
PCAD understands that economic, social, and environmental systems are deeply interconnected. Its work bridges these dimensions—local, national, regional, and global—to deliver holistic and sustainable development outcomes.
Structural and Transformative
Rather than treating surface symptoms, PCAD addresses the root causes of underdevelopment—economic dependency, weak institutions, and social exclusion—to create self-reliant and resilient systems.
Policy, Legal, and Institutional Expertise
PCAD provides comprehensive support for policy design, legal reform, and institutional strengthening, ensuring that African societies are equipped to define, implement, and own their development pathways.
Transformative Entry Points for Development
- Promoting economic sovereignty
- Building inclusive and sustainable economies
- Strengthening regional integration
- Protecting ecosystems and biodiversity
- Building resilience to climate change
- Rethinking urbanization
- Restoring social cohesion
- Strengthening institutions
- Promoting accountability and participation
- Promoting rights-based development
- Strengthening civic education and legal empowerment
- Fostering inclusive governance
- Dismantling colonial legacies
- Reclaiming cultural Identity and intellectual freedom
- Transforming education and knowledge systems
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