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Impact

Across Africa, South Asia and the Middle East, IGC research and innovation are shaping government policy, improving lives today and strengthening institutions for the future.

Impact at a glance

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Years of building trust

The heart of our model is resident country teams across Africa, South Asia and the Middle East with fifteen years of high-trust relationships with policy stakeholders.

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Local researchers

Our wide network of local researchers allows us to provide rigorous, locally-informed answers to policymakers questions.

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Cases of policy impact

We have achieved 1,690 cases of direct policy impact, supporting inclusive and sustainable growth and improving millions of lives.

The IGC | Growth Unlocked

Impact spotlight

Incentives for better tax collection

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Female worker in garment factory

Increasing women’s participation in the workforce

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Mapping industrialisation in Africa

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How we create impact

IGC works with governments because they are the frontline agents for steering resilient growth. But sustainable systems change is not produced by the state alone. Local teams work through the local ecosystem, convening the coalitions – ministries, regulators, firms, researchers, civil society, and donors – that help drive knowledge and innovation to deliver institutional change.

A 4-step diagram representing how the IGC model unlocks growth

A 4-step diagram representing how the IGC model unlocks growth.

Our Transformational Change methodology helps us understand the conditions that enable research to become institutionalised, scaled and embedded in government decision-making. Find out more in our blog.

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Innovative regulations to reduce pollution

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Increasing air purifier adoption could help severe air pollution illustrated by rubbish burning beside the main road in the Dhaka University area in Dhaka, Bangladesh as a rickshaw cycles past with passengers wearing face masks.
Election debates to increase political accountability

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Woman voting in Sierra Leone
Increasing women’s participation in the workforce

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Female worker in garment factory
Removing fuel subsidies in Sudan

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