Insights

Insights, updates, and perspectives.

Editorial commentary, project updates, and research insights from the CERFODES practice.

Insights
  • Strengthening Public Financial Management in West Africa
    Projects
    ArticleMarch 12, 2026

    Strengthening Public Financial Management in West Africa

    A look at how CERFODES supported a national treasury in modernising its budgeting and reporting systems.

  • Measuring Programme Impact Beyond Outputs
    Research
    ArticleFebruary 28, 2026

    Measuring Programme Impact Beyond Outputs

    Notes on mixed-methods evaluation approaches we increasingly apply across health and education engagements.

  • Digital Health Records: Lessons from Field Deployments
    Technology
    ArticleFebruary 14, 2026

    Digital Health Records: Lessons from Field Deployments

    What we have learned deploying mobile and offline-first systems for rural clinics in three countries.

  • Building Lasting Internal Capability After the Consultants Leave
    Capacity Building
    ArticleJanuary 30, 2026

    Building Lasting Internal Capability After the Consultants Leave

    Reflections from a multi-year capacity engagement with a national agriculture institution.

  • Five Trends Shaping Institutional Strategy in 2026
    Strategy
    ArticleJanuary 15, 2026

    Five Trends Shaping Institutional Strategy in 2026

    Demographics, climate finance, regional integration, digital public infrastructure, and donor realignment.

  • Designing Operating Models That Survive Leadership Change
    Organisational Development
    ArticleDecember 20, 2025

    Designing Operating Models That Survive Leadership Change

    How structure, governance, and culture work together to keep organisations performing through transitions.