TPP Principal Niki Palmer and senior Ethiopian researcher Berhanu Lakew Guadie are undertaking a political economy analysis of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Programme. The study will inform donors in designing a politically grounded and effective sixth phase of the programme to better address food insecurity in Ethiopia.

The Policy Practice conducted a Political Economy Analysis to support the Embassy of Ireland’s new Mission Strategy in Ethiopia. The study examined governance, socio-economic dynamics, conflict, and regional linkages. It identified key trends and drivers of change to inform Ireland’s strategic and programming decisions in Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa.

TPP Director Laure-Hélène Piron and TPP Principal Ben French are delivering an in-person training course for the British Embassy in Kosovo, covering political economy analysis as well well as strategies for policy influencing. 

New TPP Associate Wilf Mwamba has facilitated a participatory political economy analysis process for the British High Commission in Kenya. He developed stakeholder analysis and network mapping tools which can be easily updated. 

TPP Director Laure-Hélène Piron and TPP Assocate Nisar Majid are facilitating a political economy analysis process for the Swiss Development Cooperation regional Horn of Africa programme through a series of online workshops complemented by desk and field research. 

TPP Directors Laure-Hélène Piron and Neil McCulloch delivered an in-person training for the Kulmis Support Team, a third party monitoring project advising the Swiss Development Cooperation Horn of Africa programme. 

TPP Principal and training coordinator, Samantha Wade, and TPP Director Laure-Hélène Piron, are delivering a training of trainers for WWF - World Wide Fund for Nature. The project will enable WWF staff who have already undertaken TPP's political economy analysis in action flagship course to develop the skills and confidence to deliver their own trainings to WWF staff and partners. 

The Policy Practice’s Associate Sam Gibson worked with The British High Commission Gaborone to support a democratic governance diagnostic through facilitating key workshops to shape strategy and support inclusive, locally grounded development in Botswana and in the Southern African Development Community.

TPP Director Laure-Hélène Piron is peer reviewing a study on strengthening St Helena's governance system.