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Bringing the economy closer to home. Using urban exploration to unlock economic opportunities for underserved communities in Nairobi

Plato’s allegory of the cave from his work Republic asks us to imagine a group of prisoners chained in a cave whose only view of the outside world is a…

Can dialogue foster active citizen participation in Kenya? Reflecting on the People Dialogue Festival

The People Dialogue Festival (PDF) was birthed as a follow up to the political truce between the former President of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga which…

Making the connection: changing the system of gender-based violence in Guatemala

This article is part of Busara’s Tafakari 2025 yearbook. You can download the whole yearbook here. In global development, the quest for measurable impact often gravitates towards quantifiable outcomes: the number…

What happens to the people? Understanding good and evil through citizen ethnography

This article is part of Busara’s Tafakari 2025 yearbook. You can download the whole yearbook here. In mechanics, impact describes the collision of bodies. For instance, in the case of a…

Teachers know best? Navigating the unknown in sharing our knowledge

This article is part of Busara’s Tafakari 2025 yearbook. You can download the whole yearbook here. During my earlier days at Busara (more than ten years ago) my job description involved…

We give to get: community mechanisms as impactful insurance

This article is part of Busara's Tafakari 2025 yearbook. You can download the whole yearbook here. It is common to think of an umbrella as a symbol for insurance. Just…

Speaking up for what is right. Using moral values to drive civic engagement in Kenya.

Democracy, by definition, needs the public to be engaged and active in its processes. Globally, civic engagement is influenced by a multitude of factors, including moral values, political trust, leadership…

Nudging our way out of the plastic predicament. How simple nudges can transform recycling behaviours in india

This blog is the final part of a four part series of blogs on transforming recycling behaviour. Read part one here, part two here, and part three here. In India,…

Building research capacity in Africa via big team science: challenges and lessons learned from the ManyLabs Africa initiative

This essay written by Adeyemi Adetula (Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike & Université Grenoble Alpes) is part of the book A Better How . Despite constituting 79% of the world…

The weight of care: the unseen toll of climate change on women’s lives

Nothing happens in isolation. Many of the readily visible impacts of climate change lead to higher rates of intimate partner violence and other forms of physical harm for women and…