The Impact Initiative

The Impact Lab

The Impact Lab seeks to strengthen links and create dialogue by providing an outline of the issues and clear lessons for knowledge practitioners, donors and researchers. Outputs include impact stories, an edited collection of articles, and a series of learning guides. Find out more or see our glossary of terms. Additional resources are available from the Impact Initiative collections in the OpenDocs e-repository.

Edited collection of articles

The social realities of knowledge for development

Analysis of the critical challenges faced by organisations and individuals involved in evidence-informed development through a diverse set of case studies and think pieces

Impact stories

Raising Awareness of Environmental Change in the Maldives

Participatory research with island communities in the Maldives explores how environmental changes affect day-to-day life, and raises awareness of associated issues with decision makers.

Understanding Displacement and Urbanisation in Somali Cities

How research captured the experiences of displaced people in four Somali cities and provided spaces for them to raise their concerns with policymakers.

Research on Children with Disabilities Influences Education Policy in Pakistan

Provides valuable new evidence on the types of strategies governments must adopt to support children with disabilities in the classroom.

See more at the Impact Lab