Introduction
The Center’s 2024 Annual Report theme, ‘Lighting the Way for Africa,’ envisions a lighthouse that emits an intense beam of light visible from afar, warning vessels of hazards like rocky coastlines, shallow reefs, or narrow harbor entries. In essence, a lighthouse is a guide; similarly, APHRC, a leader in African research and policy, is a guiding force that generates evidence, leads critical conversations influencing national, continental, and global agendas and has taken a leadership role in strengthening the Research and Development (R&D) ecosystem on the continent.
This theme explores how APHRC’s leadership is guiding ecosystem change and is unpacked in three dimensions: turning on the lights, illuminating the 360, and looking through the lens. The Center, by turning on the lights, is breaking new ground in its research and capacity strengthening programs. APHRC’s achievements are illuminated as we unveil hidden patterns and trends in health and other social outcomes and the drivers behind them. We then look through a lens – to showcase the other side of success: the systems that make APHRC tick.
Turning on the lights, the simple act of flipping a switch, can open a new journey of learning and discovery. It can be interpreted as positioning and repositioning oneself, breaking new ground and shifting to something significant, complementing ongoing efforts, and focusing attention.
Illuminating the 360, like a lighthouse casting its beam in all directions, the Center’s policy and programmatic work comes alive. We scan the full spectrum of Africa’s development challenges, in an allencompassing approach, not only bringing vital issues to the forefront but also shedding light where it’s most needed – on longstanding social and systemic challenges hindering the continent’s progress in R&D.
The Lens looks at how the Center views its efficient and interconnected systems as the engine through which its mission comes into focus, driving synergy and sustainability.
There is so much more to share! Explore APHRC’s 2024 journey of Lighting the Way for Africa and discover our milestones and achievements.
