High-Quality Research in Somalia: First Year Lessons Learned

Purpose

Throughout each project’s lifespan, lessons can be learned, both in terms of what was good and how improvements can be made. Since this High-quality Research Support (HQRS) Programme is first of its kind in Somalia/Somaliland and unique in its design and content anywhere as far as we know, all of the implementing institutions as well as the project senior management team were in a continuous learning process. The purpose of this report is to gather all the relevant information learned during the first year of project implementation (2015/16) for better planning of the second phase of the project for the second cohort of trainees. Furthermore, the same lessons learned can be shared with project team members, sponsors, and other relevant stakeholders.

Keywords

• Somali-led development; research capacity building; social research training; Somalia Stability Fund; institutional partnerships; research mentorship programmes; evidence-based policy; post-conflict knowledge systems