Transforming data, information and knowledge into wise decisions, systems and impact.
Internationale Development Stories (IDS) supports governments, development institutions, and private sector actors to strengthen knowledge systems, institutional learning, strategic communications, and evidence-driven transformation.
- World Bank
- UNICEF
- African Union
- USAID
- Gates Foundation
- UNDP
- FCDO
From the field, to policy.
Research & Policy
What twenty years of WASH data tells us about the next decade of climate adaptation in the Sahel.
A multi-year synthesis of household, district, and ministry datasets across eleven Sahelian countries — and what they imply for the coming policy cycle.
DR. AMARA OKONKWO
12 MIN READ · 1 MARCH 2026
Six core service areas. One continent-wide commitment to evidence.
Each practice combines field experience, research rigour, and institutional design. Together they form a coherent system for advising public-sector reform.
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Knowledge Management & Learning Systems
Institutional KM frameworks, knowledge hubs, learning systems, communities of practice, and documentation systems.
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Digital Platforms & Innovation
Knowledge portals, institutional websites, learning platforms, and digital collaboration ecosystems.
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Data-to-Decision Systems
Information management, MIS modernization, research translation, dashboards, and evidence synthesis.
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Change Management & Institutional Transition
Organizational transformation, user adoption, capacity building, stakeholder onboarding, and systems integration.
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Research, Policy & Thought Leadership
Policy analysis, technical writing, learning papers, sector reports, and strategic convenings.
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Strategic Communications & Visibility
Visibility strategies, campaigns, media engagement, development storytelling, and digital communications.
Published research and policy briefs.
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Report 2026The continental knowledge gap: building open data infrastructure for African ministries.
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Policy brief 2026Adaptive governance after climate shocks: lessons from the Niger Delta and the Sahel.
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Field study 2025From smallholder to system: livelihoods evidence from twelve East African districts.
Read study
Two decades. Twenty-eight countries.
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- Countries across Africa where our teams have led engagements.
- 340+
- Projects delivered with ministries, multilaterals and foundations.
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- Public-sector and donor partners across the continent.
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- Years of fieldwork, research translation and institutional reform.
Let's build the knowledge economy.
We partner with ministries, multilaterals, and foundations who are serious about evidence — and serious about reform.