Core Area 1: Sustainable Development & Energy Transitions

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Scope:

Systems change for inclusive, climate-resilient development
Energy access, energy transitions, and climate innovation
Institutional, behavioral, and market transformation

Program Leads (2):

Program Lead 1 – Sustainable Development Policy & Systems Change
Program Lead 2 – Energy, Climate & Innovation

Core Area 2: Lifelong Learning, Language & Human Capital Development

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Scope:

Education systems reform, pedagogy, and leadership
Adult, professional, and community learning
English education, multilingualism, and language policy
Capacity building and change leadership

Program Leads (3):

Program Lead 1 – Education Systems & Change Leadership
Program Lead 2 – Adult, Professional & Community Learning
Program Lead 3 – English Education, Language Policy & Multilingual Contexts

Core Area 3: Research, Analytics & Evidence Generation

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Scope:

Applied qualitative and quantitative research
Systems analysis and evaluation studies
Analytics for strategic and operational decision-making
Evidence synthesis across domains

Program Leads (1–2):

Program Lead – Research & Analytics
Optional: Program Lead – Systems & Evaluation Research

 

Core Area 4: Data Literacy, Policy & Public Engagement

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Scope:

Data literacy and evidence-use capacity building (DL4CI – Flagship Program)
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) capacity strengthening
Policy analysis and advisory grounded in evidence
Strategic advocacy and narrative change
Media, public engagement, and knowledge translation

Program Leads (2):

Program Lead 1 – Data Literacy, MEL Systems & Capacity Building
Program Lead 2 – Policy, Advocacy & Public Engagement