$5/month
Perfect for students, researchers, and anyone who believes in data-driven development.
- Monthly newsletter
- Early access to selected articles
- Member badge
- Invitations to public webinars
Help us produce research that matters.
Support independent research, data collection, policy analysis, and community-driven development across Africa. Every contribution helps deliver evidence-based solutions for governments, NGOs, researchers, students, and communities.
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Help sustain our daily operations.
Your donation supports independent research, data collection, open datasets, student internships, AI & digital innovation, publications, staff training, and website & digital infrastructure.
Perfect for people who simply want to support our mission.
Fund a project
Sponsor an entire project.
Examples: Women's Empowerment Survey, Youth Employment Study, Climate Change Assessment, School Infrastructure Mapping, Health Facility Survey, Agricultural Value Chain Research, AI for Development Initiative.
- Budget
- Timeline
- Expected impact
- Progress updates
- Final report
Become an SVI Research Supporter
Support evidence-based research while receiving exclusive insights unavailable to the public.
$20/month
Designed for professionals, consultants, NGOs, and academics.
Everything in Supporter, plus:
- Exclusive monthly Research Briefs (executive summary, statistics, charts, policy insights, recommendations, downloadable PDF)
- Access to archived Research Briefs
- Quarterly trend reports
- Exclusive datasets, where available
- Members-only research updates
$50/month
Everything in Research Ally, plus:
- Full access to all Research Briefs
- Quarterly State of the Economy report
- Priority access to publications
- Exclusive webinars with SVI researchers
- Ability to suggest future research topics
- Invitations to virtual roundtables
- Behind-the-scenes project updates
$250/month
Ideal for universities, NGOs, companies, government agencies, and development partners.
- Multi-user access
- Unlimited Research Brief downloads
- Annual Africa Research Outlook
- Early access to flagship reports
- Logo on Supporters page
- Invitations to partner events
- Dedicated account representative
Custom
For organizations seeking long-term collaboration.
- Co-funded research
- Custom studies
- Data partnerships
- Joint publications
- Advisory sessions
- Project branding opportunities
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Research Ally and above
The Research Brief Library.
Concise, decision-oriented publications — typically 5 to 20 pages, each with an executive summary, key indicators and charts, policy analysis, regional comparisons, recommendations, and methodology notes.
Guinea Economic OutlookWest Africa Inflation MonitorMining Sector Intelligence
Cost of Living TrackerGovernance & Public Opinion BriefElection Monitoring Updates
Agricultural Market WatchHealth Systems BulletinSME & Entrepreneurship Report
AfCFTA Trade IntelligenceInfrastructure & Transport MonitorClimate & Environmental Risk Brief
Have an idea?
Fund a research idea.
"I'd like to fund a survey on youth unemployment in Guinea." "I want to sponsor a nationwide education study." Submit an idea, and SVI will scope it into a real, fundable project.
- Idea submitted
- SVI reviews
- Budget prepared
- Sponsor approves
- Research begins
- Progress updates
- Final report delivered
Currently seeking funding
Sponsor one of these projects directly.
Youth Employment Survey
67% funded
$13,500 raised$20,000 goal
Climate Resilience Assessment
42% funded
$8,400 raised$20,000 goal
Women Entrepreneurship Index
18% funded
$3,600 raised$20,000 goal
Digital Skills in Africa
91% funded
$18,200 raised$20,000 goal
Funding totals shown are illustrative figures from the source brief, not a live feed — they won't update until connected to a real payments/ledger system.
What your support has achieved
33Years since founding (1992)
300+Projects completed
14Countries covered
66+Clients served
300+Surveys conducted
2M+People interviewed
15Senior experts
3,000+Enumerators, Researchers & External Consultants
Transparency
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Annual impact reportFinancial transparencyRegular project updatesOpen communication with supporters
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FAQ
Questions, answered.
Is my donation tax deductible?
Depending on your country and the applicable legal framework.
Can I fund research in a specific country?
Yes.
Can I stay anonymous?
Absolutely.
Will I receive updates?
Yes.
Can companies sponsor projects?
Definitely.