Information sharing supports best practices
Region: Middle East, North Africa
The Regional Partnership on Culture and Development (RPCD) was started in 2010 to foster collaboration and support for cutting-edge research on best practices in the Middle East and North Africa. To facilitate information sharing, RPCD created the Partnership Forum, a network of over 150 research and advocacy organizations in countries where the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) works. At the regional level, the partnership has sponsored five events to link members for knowledge exchange and joint action. At the national level, RPCD engages members in trainings on research approaches and strengthens their capacity to provide research to policymakers. The RPCD Portal, which has had 8,900 unique visitors, hosts a digital library that brings up-to-date research with a regional focus to forum members and USAID staff. Finally, through 12 webinars, a YouTube channel and a Facebook page, the forum enables members to share their own research and connect with counterparts in other countries.
Funder: United States Agency for International Development
