{"id":12842,"date":"2026-05-20T14:44:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/?page_id=12842"},"modified":"2026-05-23T18:43:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T15:43:57","slug":"strategy-new","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/strategy-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategy New"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12842\" class=\"elementor elementor-12842\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8e772b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8e772b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-105791f\" data-id=\"105791f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-918dab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-subhero\" data-id=\"918dab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-subhero.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"subhero\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">Strategy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>How we work<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"rule\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"lead\">Our strategic framework rests on three interconnected elements \u2014 a methodology for driving change, the conditions that make reform possible, and the partnerships that carry it forward.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bc6da7d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bc6da7d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f19f2a3\" data-id=\"f19f2a3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-696293d elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-strategy-items\" data-id=\"696293d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-strategy-items.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-head reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">Strategic elements<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Three elements. One integrated approach.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strategy-list reveal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strategy-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strategy-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">01<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strategy-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Theory of Change<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Connect \u00b7 Inform \u00b7 Activate methodology \u2014 a three-stage engagement architecture that turns continental commitments into national-level reform. It is the operational logic behind every programme we design.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Connect<\/strong> \u2014 Engineering coalitions between continental institutions, governments, and the communities whose lives policy shapes<\/li><li><strong>Inform<\/strong> \u2014 Producing decision-ready evidence sized for the committee, the minister, and the moment<\/li><li><strong>Activate<\/strong> \u2014 Converting intelligence into legislative reform, domesticated commitments, and sustained accountability<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-link\" href=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/theory-of-change-new\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead the Theory of Change <span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strategy-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strategy-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">02<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strategy-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Critical Success Factors<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Six conditions that must be in place \u2014 and actively maintained \u2014 for any engagement to cross from influence into institutionalised change. These shape every programme design decision we make.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>African ownership and institutional leadership<\/li><li>Coalition architecture at the right scale<\/li><li>Decision-ready evidence, placed at the right moment<\/li><li>Institutional access and sustained political trust<\/li><li>Domestic resource mobilisation and financing sovereignty<\/li><li>Community accountability and subnational anchoring<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-link\" href=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/critical-success-factors\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore the six factors <span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strategy-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strategy-num\" aria-hidden=\"true\">03<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"strategy-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Partners &amp; Donors<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The institutional partnerships, bilateral donors, foundations, and technical relationships that make the work possible. Every engagement is grounded in coalition leadership, transparent governance, and decision-ready evidence.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Continental institutions \u2014 African Union, regional economic communities, and the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights<\/li><li>Donor partners \u2014 Gates Foundation, Hewlett Foundation, World Bank, and bilateral governments<\/li><li>Three pathways for new partners \u2014 catalytic project funding, programmatic partnership, or strategic institutional support<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-link\" href=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/partners-new\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMeet our partners <span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab3ea5f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab3ea5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-967790d\" data-id=\"967790d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09fa026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-pillar-grid\" data-id=\"09fa026\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-pillar-grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"what-we-do\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-head reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"eyebrow\">Strategy in practice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Applied across three pillars.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The same framework, applied with thematic depth across Africa's most consequential policy fronts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pillar-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"pillar-card  reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pill\">Pillar 01<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Gender Equality<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"body\">Coalitions with the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, the GEYSI Toolkit, and the domestication of the Maputo Protocol into binding national legislation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cia\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"explore\" href=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/gender-equality-new\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore Gender Equality <span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"pillar-card gold reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pill\">Pillar 02<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Health Equity<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"body\">The East African Community Sustainable Health Financing Compact, the Health Financing Exemplars Database, and Abuja Declaration domestication.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cia\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"explore\" href=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/health-equity-new\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore Health Equity <span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"pillar-card peach reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"pill\">Pillar 03<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Socio-Economic Justice<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"body\">The Renaissance Vault of Continental Maps and engagement on debt sustainability, climate finance, and social protection at the G20 and African Union level.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cia\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"explore\" href=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/socio-economic-justice-new\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExplore Socio-Economic Justice <span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59475b8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59475b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-101862a\" data-id=\"101862a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cab1ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-art-cta\" data-id=\"4cab1ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"art-cta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"cta-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container reveal in\">\n\t\t\t\t<div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Want to understand how we design for impact?<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Browse our briefing library or speak with the team about a specific pillar or partnership pathway.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"actions\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-maroon\" href=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/insights-new\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBriefing library <span class=\"arrow\">\u2192<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"btn-link\" href=\"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/partners-new\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPartner with us\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strategy How we work Our strategic framework rests on three interconnected elements \u2014 a methodology for driving change, the conditions that make reform possible, and the partnerships that carry it forward. Strategic elements Three elements. One integrated approach. 01 Theory of Change The Connect \u00b7 Inform \u00b7 Activate methodology \u2014 a three-stage engagement architecture that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":17,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12842","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12842","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12842"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13678,"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12842\/revisions\/13678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/the-african-renaissance.org\/new\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}