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OUR SERVICES
We support partners across the full evidence journey, ensuring that data and research inform decisions, strengthen programmes, and drive impact. Our services are designed to be flexible and tailored, responding to the specific needs and contexts of each partner.
Our work is structured around three core areas:
Generate
Translate
Use
Together, these ensure that evidence moves from knowledge to action.

Generate

Evidence generation and synthesis

We support partners to generate and bring together high-quality evidence that is aligned with decision-making needs.

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We support :

  • Study and evaluation design (baseline, midline, endline)
  • Mixed-methods research and learning reviews
  • Evidence reviews and synthesis
  • Outcome
  • Partners have reliable, decision-ready evidence to guide programmes, policy, and investment.

Translate

Research uptake and translation

We support partners to ensure that evidence is understood and can be applied in real-world contexts.

This includes translating complex research into clear, actionable insights tailored to policymakers, practitioners, and other stakeholders.

This is where we focus most, ensuring that evidence moves beyond reports and into real-world use.

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We support:

  • Research uptake strategies
  • Policy briefs and knowledge products
  • Stakeholder engagement and dialogue
  • Development of key messages and communication approaches
  • Outcome
  • Evidence is accessible, relevant, and actively used to inform decisions.

Use

Embedding evidence into policy and practice

We work alongside partners to integrate evidence into decision-making processes, systems, and programmes.

Our focus is on strengthening capacity and systems so that evidence use becomes routine and sustainable.

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We support:

  • Integration of evidence into policy and programme design
  • Capacity strengthening for policymakers and practitioners
  • System strengthening for evidence use
  • Support for scaling evidence-informed interventions
  • Outcome

    Evidence informs real-world decisions, strengthens systems, and leads to sustained impact.
Who We Support

We work with:

  • Organisations and NGOs
  • Private sector partners
  • Governments
  • Funders and development partners

 

Our Projects

We partner with governments, civil society, UN agencies, donors, and private
sector actors across the Global South to design, adapt, evaluate, and scale
initiatives that strengthen systems and improve outcomes for children, families,
and communities.

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Watoto Watunzwe Programme (KCCB) Accompaniment

Year

2023 - Ongoing

Location

Kenya (Catholic Schools)

Partners

Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB)

Funders

Porticus

Impact

Strengthening Catholic schools as safe, protective environments by equipping teachers, learners, and parents with practical tools, and embedding safeguarding systems that endure.
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Building Capacity of SADC Member States on GBV Prevention

Year

2024-2025

Location

16 Southern African countries

Partners

SADC Secretariat

Funders

GIZ

Impact

Enhanced regional expertise in GBV prevention, built a cross-country network of practitioners, and laid the foundation for scaling evidence-based prevention strategies.
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Sierra Leone GBV Response Programme

Year

2020

Location

Sierra Leone (National Health System)

Partners

Government of Sierra Leone, Ministry of Health

Funders

UNFPA

Impact

Trained 35 master trainers, strengthened national health system capacity, and embedded survivor-centred care practices into routine service delivery.
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Learning Environments that Advance Rights and Non- violence (LEARN)

Year

2023 - ongoing

Location

Kenya (Kiambu and Homa Bay Counties)

Partners

LVCT Health, Ministry of Education, Teachers Service Commission

Funders

Together for Girls, Wellspring Philanthropic Fund

Impact

LEARN is generating critical evidence on rights-based, non-violent learning environments, with potential to inform national education policy and scale-up.
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Evaluation of the National Positive Parenting Program (NPPP)

Year

2023 - 2024

Location

Kilifi County, Kenya

Partners

UNICEF Kenya, Government of Kenya

Funders

The World Bank Group

Impact

Provided evidence and insights to inform national scale-up of positive parenting interventions integrated with social protection programmes.
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Baseline Evaluation for Implementing the NPPP

Year

February 2024

Location

Kilifi County, Kenya (Kilifi South Sub-County)

Partners

UNICEF Kenya, Government of Kenya

Funders

The World Bank Group

Impact

Generated insights into community contexts, parenting practices, and household dynamics to guide programme adaptation and effective implementation, while contributing evidence to strengthen national parenting initiatives.
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Kenya VAC Qualitative Study 2022

Year

June 2022-December 2023

Location

Kenya

Partners

LVCT Health, Directorate of Children's services- Government of Kenya

Funders

Together for Girls

Impact

The study’s findings were adopted by the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection and are now guiding the revision of Kenya’s National Response Plan to prevent violence against children. The results were also shared widely through national and international conferences and webinars, increasing global awareness of the shifts in VAC trends between 2010 and 2019. Overall, the work generated evidence that is shaping policy and informing stakeholders’ actions at both national and regional levels.
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Consultancy to develop a draft handbook on effective prevention measures, strategies and mechanisms in the SADC region.

Year

Feb 2022-Apr 2022

Location

Regional

Partners

Southern African Development Community (SADC)

Funders

The Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Impact

We developed a draft handbook to promote and guide effective GBV prevention initiatives in the SADC region. It consolidates evidence on what works and outlines practical strategies, measures, and mechanisms.
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Strengthening the Health Sector Response to Gender-Based Violence in Sierra Leone

Year

July 2020 to December 2020

Location

Sierra Leone

Partners

Ministry of Health Sierra Leone

Funders

The World Bank

Impact

Produced a full training package to strengthen how healthcare providers in Sierra Leone respond to gender-based violence. This included a locally adapted training manual, participant materials, and referral pathway resources aligned with WHO standards. As a result, health providers are better equipped with practical tools and guidance to support survivors effectively
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Dr. Lina Digolo

Founder & Executive Director

I.digolo@evidenceandbeyond.org

Dr. Lina Digolo is a paediatrician and epidemiologist who has spent over 17 years leading efforts to prevent violence against women and children and strengthen health and protection systems across the Global South. She works at the intersection of research, policy, and practice to design and scale solutions that improve outcomes for children, families, and communities.
She is widely recognized for her ability to translate evidence into action, helping governments, civil society organizations, and donors build programs that are effective, context-driven, and sustainable. In addition to leading more than 15 major studies, Lina plays a thought leadership role in advising organizations and donors to refine their strategies, strengthen systems, and align investments with evidence and practice-based learning.
Through Evidence & BEYOND, she provides technical leadership and strategic advice to partners worldwide, supporting them to strengthen capacity and deliver lasting impact where it is needed most.