Is the promotion of a Sierra Leone where national planning and policy-making processes are informed by evidence-based approaches to development;
Foster a participatory based approach to policy identification, formulation and implementation involving researchers, practitioners, civil society, private sector, and the state; and
Promote a research-based culture that will encourage the development and implementation of contextually suitable policies, while constantly interrogating the suitability and application of global “best practices” to the Sierra Leone policy context.