We partner with communities, apply scientific rigor, and work across sectors and disciplines to co-create transformative, locally driven research and innovative solutions.
Our Focus and Priorities
We are committed to strengthening the capacity of African communities to anticipate, adapt to, and recover from shocks and stresses across sectors including:
- Agriculture & Food Security
- Climate Resilience
- Education
- Economic Development
- Gender
- Governance
- Health
- Urban Development
- Water Sanitation & Hygiene
Our Expertise
We convene multidisciplinary experts from Higher Education Institutions across Africa to collaboratively implement high-impact research and innovation in a sustainable manner. We achieve this through:
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Leveraging multidisciplinary faculty and students in Higher Education Institutions to foster research and innovation.
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Using research and innovation as catalysts for development and sustainable impact in communities.
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Harnessing community agency and participation in the co-creation of research and innovation-based solutions.
Our ultimate goal:
To strengthen resilience, drive policy relevant and informed action.
Our Story
Since 2012, RAN has been at the forefront of strengthening resilience across Africa. Founded as part of USAID’s Higher Education Solutions Network (HESN), we have grown into a dynamic and continent-wide platform for research, innovation, and capacity building.
We don’t just study problems. We solve them together.
Our Core Values
We are guided by a strong set of values that shape how we work, collaborate, and innovate:
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Creativity
We embrace curiosity, innovation, bold thinking, and challenge the status quo to problem solving
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Multidisciplinarity
We break silos and convene talent from multiple disciplines to solve key development challenges
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Teamwork
We approach research and innovation with a co-creation lens, valuing each voice, unlocking full potential, and building strong collaborations to achieve shared goals
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Professionalism
We approach each task with unmatched skill, expertise, dedication, efficiency, and quality
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Integrity
Our actions and decisions are guided by transparency, trust, ethics, honesty, and moral values
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Accountability
We take ownership of our actions and results actions, embrace challenges, and celebrate success
Let’s build a resilient Africa, together
