{"id":7066,"date":"2026-09-04T08:05:58","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T08:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chasp.ke\/institute\/?page_id=7066"},"modified":"2026-09-30T00:05:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T00:05:28","slug":"utafiti","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chasp.ke\/institute\/utafiti\/","title":{"rendered":"Utafiti +"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7066\" class=\"elementor elementor-7066\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-881bb37 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"881bb37\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc8fbe e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2fc8fbe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae8fc1 animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aae8fc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The center for research.<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09491b1 elementor-widget__width-initial animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09491b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Science of Social Good:\nResearch, Policy, Action.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-gap-no elementor-element elementor-element-e1b2d88 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1b2d88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4cc2a9 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left animation_type_block elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4cc2a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6137044 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6137044\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Utafiti is the Kiswahili word for research. Utafiti+ is the Institute\u2019s research and evidence-generation pillar. It identifies critical data and evidence gaps and commissions research that responds to Africa\u2019s social policy and social protection priorities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Through commissioned studies, research partnerships and grants, Utafiti+ supports the generation of locally relevant knowledge and invests in emerging African researchers, including PhD students working across social policy and social protection disciplines.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8c6687 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left animation_type_block elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8c6687\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab84a06 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab84a06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The \u201cplus\u201d reflects our commitment to research that goes beyond publication. We connect academic rigor with practical experience, implementation knowledge and lived realities to produce evidence that can inform decisions, strengthen programmes and improve policy and practice.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Utafiti+ ensures that African social policy questions are not only studied, but studied through African perspectives and translated into knowledge that can be used.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-507e740 animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"507e740\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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