Turning Evidence, Capital, and Governance into Action

Impact in Action Africa (IIAA) is an African-led institution platform bridging research, policy, philanthropy, Corporate Social Investment / Corporate Social Responsibility (CSI/CSR), environmental, social, governance (ESG) and governance to enable sustainable and scalable development solutions.

Why IIAA Exists

Across Africa, strong research, corporate social investment, and development initiatives often operate in silos. IIAA exists to connect these elements — translating evidence into strategy, aligning incentives, and supporting implementation pathways that endure beyond pilot stages.

How IIAA Creates Value

We connect evidence to decisions, decisions to delivery, and delivery to accountable learning loops. This “governance and integration layer” reduces legitimacy risk, improves decision quality, and increases the probability that resources translate into durable outcomes.

In many development systems, evidence is produced but not governed; learning is siloed; and accountability becomes a reporting exercise. IIAA focuses on the decision-points where failures typically occur — before they become operational, reputational, or regulatory crises.

  • Translate evidence into decision-ready insight (what matters now, what to do next)
  • Align incentives and stakeholders so delivery is realistic and owned
  • Design governance and operating models that prevent drift and strengthen accountability
  • Embed learning loops so delivery improves over time and informs future investment

Evidence → Decisions → Delivery

With performance and accountability feedback into the next cycle.

Evidence Research • diagnostics • learning Decisions Governance • incentives • alignment Delivery Pilots • pathways • scale readiness Performance & Accountability Loop

Our Core Pillars

Operating Model & Governance Design

Operating Model & Governance Design

Strategic advisory across governance, social performance, impact investment, and institutional strengthening for corporates, donors, and public agencies.

Adapting

Adapting

Translating global frameworks, research, and best practices into context-appropriate African solutions that work in practice.

Solutioning

Solutioning

Co-developing implementable models that connect finance, institutions, communities, and markets — from concept to scale.

Performance & Accountability

Performance & Accountability

Generating evidence, insights, and learning products that inform decision-making and strengthen delivery accountability.

Knowledge

Knowledge

Our Knowledge Pillar generates, synthesises, and translates evidence into decision-ready insight — strengthening learning systems, accountability, and long-term impact across programmes and investments.

An African-Led Platform You Can Trust

IIAA combines deep technical expertise, private-sector engagement experience, and strong governance orientation. We position ourselves as a neutral bridge between corporates, governments, development partners, and communities — ensuring credibility, accountability, and impact.