Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) Call for Proposals: Researcher Diversification Initiative Exploratory Small Grant Funds for Researchers Based in Africa

In early 2021, Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) began implementing a strategy to diversify its research network. While we have conducted more than 900 impact evaluations—alongside an extensive network of researchers and institutions from all across the world—only twenty-seven percent of our research network comes from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).1 This mirrors development industry trends, where most research continues to be produced by researchers in the Global North.