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BIDPA ranked top for the third year in a row

The Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, (BIDPA) has once again been ranked the Top Think Tank in Sub-Saharan Africa for 2019 by the Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program of the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. This follows the 2018 and 2017 top rankings. Announcing the rankings to Staff, BIDPA Executive Director Dr Tebogo Seleka commended the Institute's Researchers for their performance, saying the top ranking is a result of their research output, some of which has [...]

March 19, 2020 By News
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BIDPA strives to maintain its position as the top-ranked think tank in sub-saharan Africa

The Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) is determined to maintain its position as the best think tank in Sub Saharan Africa in 2019. This follows the 2018 Top ranking by the Global Go To Think Tank Index Report. According to the 2018 ranking, the second spot was taken by the IMANI Center for Policy and Education (Ghana) whilst third is the African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (South Africa). In both regional and continental rankings, BIDPA [...]

November 27, 2019 By News
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Hunhukwe primary school appreciates BIDPA support

Hunhukwe Primary School in the Kgalagadi District held its 2019 Performance Awards ceremony on the 26th of September. With support from the Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis, the school awarded excellent performers with incentives to encourage them to aim higher in the coming year and to motivate non-recipients to emulate them. The ceremony comprised of the following; Graduation of the Reception Class of 2019, Presentation of the Traditional Dance Trophy (Position 2 at the Nationals) and the Performance Awards.In [...]

July 23, 2019 By News
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