Tom Pugh and I represented Genesis, as part of the Numeracy Research and Development Fund. Through NRD, we work to support our partners to strengthen implementation of numeracy pedagogies and help turn evidence of what works into government-led scale-up initiatives. We were there to tackle a tough question: How do we translate what we know works into reforms that reach every child?

Ghana's youngest children are being short-changed by public spending. Our new report shows how that can change.

African policymakers need clear, Africa-grounded evidence on AI's economic and social impact, not assumptions imported from elsewhere. Genesis partnered with the International Development Research Centre to develop a research agenda to start building this vital evidence base.

A new study by Genesis, in partnership with FSD Africa, Shell Foundation, and Shortlist Futures, has found that Africa's green transition could generate up to 84.5 million jobs and livelihood opportunities by 2050.

Dr Sue Aitken leads the unit. As a  public health specialist who has built research centres from the ground up in rural South Africa, trained local teams, and advised clients across Southern and Eastern Africa, she knows one thing for certain: Good intentions don't build evidence. Discipline does.

At Genesis we champion country-led solutions, ensuring that local leadership drives the most sustainable impact, even when global shocks hit. In our health team, we see the power of this first hand. In 2025, global HIV funding was cut overnight. 

Short-term financing gaps remain. But the studies argue that domestic resource mobilisation, smarter spending, and innovative financing can bridge them. That is where Genesis comes in. 

Our Frontier Technologies and Human Development teams, working in partnership with INJINI, an African EdTech accelerator, have developed a framework to address this challenge. 

New guidelines for child-responsive bonds/sukuk (developed by Genesis in partnership with UNICEF Indonesia) offer the first practical framework for mobilising private finance specifically for children's rights. With a $1.7 trillion SDG financing gap that no single source can close, the case for dedicated instruments like these has never been stronger. 

Two billion people have no safety net at all. But a quieter crisis hides inside the numbers: millions are "covered" yet receive too little, too late. Dr Fidelis Hove explains what it takes to build systems that actually work for everyone.