1. 2015 EAST AFRICA EVIDENCE SUMMIT JULY 8-9, 2015 | NAIROBI, KENYA OVERVIEW OF EASST COLLABORATIVE ALEXANDRA ORSOLA-VIDAL | CENTER FOR EFFECTIVE GLOBAL ACTION

2. 60+ faculty across 14 disciplines and 9 universities 70 impact evaluations NEW academic field & journal: Development Engineering 40+ work in over 40 countries in 10 Research portfolios Who are we and where is CEGA ?

3. We invest in portfolios of research across sectors & themes

4. Development Banks Large NGOs Research Institutions

5. The EASST approach Matchmaking Funding Research Capacity Building Evidence

6. EASST achievements in numbers ∞

7. Strengthening the EASST Network BREAD The Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development

8. Constantine Manda, Tanzania Research Coordinator, Twaweza Fitsum Mulugeta, Ethiopia Junior Research Fellow Ethiopian Economics Association Amos Njuguna, Kenya Assistant Professor of Finance, U.S. International University Jeanine Condo, Rwanda Deputy Director of Research and Lecturer, School of Public Health, University of Rwanda Samuel Oti, Kenya Senior Research Officer, APHRC Annet Adong, Uganda Research Analyst, Economic Policy Research Center Alebel Weldesilassie, Ethiopia Assistant Professor, Addis Ababa University And Director of Research, EDRI Vedaste Ndahindwa, Rwanda Lecturer, School of Public Health, University of Rwanda Fredrick Manang, Tanzania Assistant Lecturer, Economics & Statistics Department, University of Dodoma John Bosco Asiimwe, Uganda Assistant Lecturer, Applied Statistics Department, Makerere University Anthony Mveyange, Tanzania Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Business Administration, Tumaini University Prospective and alumni EASST Fellows Degnet Abebaw, Senior Research Fellow, Ethiopian Economics Association, (Ethiopia) Hailmarian Ayalew, Lecturer in Economics, Debre Markos University (Ethiopia) Kizito Omala, Lecturer Statistics, Makerere University (Uganda) Remidius Ruhinduka, Lecturer Econometrics, University of Dar es Salam (Tanzania)

9. Visiting Scholars Fellowships Visiting Scholar Fellowships for 2015- 2016 Academic Year March 2015: Applications due April 2015: Decisions made August 2015: Fall cohort arrives in Berkeley How can you/your institution get involved? 1.Apply 2.Spread the word / send us recommendations 3.Serve on a review committee Upcoming opportunities

10. Research Grant Competition with a ceiling of $50,000 January 2016: Ideas/Abstracts due March 2016: Joint proposals due April 2016: Decisions made Summer 2016: Award funding disbursement starts US-East Africa Research Grants How can you/your institution get involved? 1.Apply 2.Spread the word 3.Serve on a review committee Upcoming opportunities

11. http://easst-collaborative.org http://easst-collaborative.org/blog easstopportunitties@lists.berkeley.edu Kuranda Morgan kmorgan@berkeley.edu More information / Get involved