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Reflections on mentoring experiences for evidence-informed decision-making in South Africa and Malawi

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  • Sunet Jordaan
  • Ruth Stewart
  • Yvonne Erasmus
  • Louis Maluwa
  • Janine Mitchell
  • Laurenz Langer
  • Russell Wildeman
  • Natalie Tannous
  • Josee Koch

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This article is based on the consensus that the availability and utilisation of research enhances policy discussions. The article reflects on the experiences within one approach: capacity building through mentoring. The UJ-BCURE programme aimed to increase the capacity of decision-makers to use evidence in decision-making via mentoring models. Mentoring is described as an interactive, facilitated process that promotes learning. The features of the models that have contributed to the programme’s success are orientation workshops with mentees combined with participatory, needs-led, and flexible approaches. UJ-BCURE experiences are relevant to the field of evidence-informed decision-making in an African government context.

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  • Sunet Jordaan & Ruth Stewart & Yvonne Erasmus & Louis Maluwa & Janine Mitchell & Laurenz Langer & Russell Wildeman & Natalie Tannous & Josee Koch, 2018. "Reflections on mentoring experiences for evidence-informed decision-making in South Africa and Malawi," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(4), pages 456-467, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:28:y:2018:i:4:p:456-467
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2018.1444733
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