Reflections on mentoring experiences for evidence-informed decision-making in South Africa and Malawi

Sunet Jordaan; Ruth Stewart; Yvonne Erasmus; Louis Maluwa; Janine Mitchell; Laurenz Langer; Russell Wildeman; Natalie Tannous; Josee Koch

doi:10.1080/09614524.2018.1444733

Reflections on mentoring experiences for evidence-informed decision-making in South Africa and Malawi

Sunet Jordaan, Ruth Stewart, Yvonne Erasmus, Louis Maluwa, Janine Mitchell, Laurenz Langer, Russell Wildeman, Natalie Tannous, Josee Koch

Africa Centre for Evidence

University of Johannesburg

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This article is based on the consensus that the availability and utilisation of research enhances policy discussions. The article reflects on the experiences within one approach: capacity building through mentoring. The UJ-BCURE programme aimed to increase the capacity of decision-makers to use evidence in decision-making via mentoring models. Mentoring is described as an interactive, facilitated process that promotes learning. The features of the models that have contributed to the programme’s success are orientation workshops with mentees combined with participatory, needs-led, and flexible approaches. UJ-BCURE experiences are relevant to the field of evidence-informed decision-making in an African government context.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	456-467
Number of pages	12
Journal	Development in Practice
Volume	28
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2018.1444733
Publication status	Published - 19 May 2018

Keywords

Aid–Development policies, Capacity development
Governance and public policy
Sub-Saharan Africa

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Geography, Planning and Development
Development

UN SDGs

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