{"id":31,"date":"2026-05-27T11:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T11:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africanresilienceinstitute.org\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2026-09-16T11:11:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:11:35","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africanresilienceinstitute.org\/?page_id=31","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"31\" class=\"elementor elementor-31\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce38352 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base \" data-id=\"ce38352\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"ce38352\">\n    \t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"806bb02\"   \/>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3b684ecb elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b684ecb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"case_studies_section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f112371\" data-id=\"f112371\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70c8235b\" data-id=\"70c8235b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-302db70 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"302db70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56b0837e animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56b0837e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our mission is to advance <b>resilience<\/b> as an organising principle for African development by generating ideas, shaping policy and strengthening the institutions and capabilities needed to thrive through change.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3134b3f\" data-id=\"3134b3f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-849bd9a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"849bd9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b2f983\" data-id=\"2b2f983\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9df7aa5 elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9df7aa5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5465b82\" data-id=\"5465b82\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a604995 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a604995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why ARI<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dfc633\" data-id=\"6dfc633\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f93eb13 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f93eb13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The African Resilience Institute (ARI), an initiative of Three Pines Charitable Association, advances the ideas, policies and capabilities needed to build resilient development pathways across Africa<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-debb4e8 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"debb4e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Development has often been planned around assumptions of relative stability. Today, those assumptions are increasingly difficult to sustain. Climate disruption, technological change, shifting economic relationships and geopolitical uncertainty can alter development conditions rapidly and simultaneously, generating new risks, opportunities, and complex choices that African governments, institutions, and societies are often ill-prepared for.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8903324 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8903324\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ARI was established to enhance the capacity of African countries to sustain long-term progress under these changing conditions, navigate difficult trade-offs, seize emerging opportunities, and avoid development pathways that generate new vulnerabilities. By integrating research, policy engagement, foresight, institutional development, and practical learning, we examine what resilience means for African development and how it can be embedded in the decisions that will shape the continent\u2019s future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f0fd37 animated-slow elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9f0fd37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:700}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg elementor-animation-pulse\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the Founding Commitment<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9a35ee9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9a35ee9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56d64dc\" data-id=\"56d64dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f2d0dd elementor-section-content-top elementor-reverse-tablet elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f2d0dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f4ac38a\" data-id=\"f4ac38a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50639c9 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50639c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our objectives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4b949d\" data-id=\"a4b949d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cacd8ee e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"cacd8ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"212654318\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2126543181\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2126543181\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2126543181\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tIdeas and Evidence\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2126543182\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2126543182\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2126543182\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tPublic Policy\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2126543183\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2126543183\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2126543183\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tInstitutions &amp; Capabilities\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2126543181\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2126543181\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-b06a5f1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b06a5f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-28c6b93-64dee39 e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"28c6b93\">To originate, generate and advance African-rooted ideas and credible evidence that deepen understanding of resilience and its implications for development. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"f3dccef\">ARI will examine interconnected risks, transitions and opportunities; develop conceptual frameworks, diagnostics and scenarios; and translate learning from comparative research and practical experience into accessible knowledge for policymakers, practitioners and the public.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2126543182\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2126543182\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-7e27974 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e27974\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-25443bf-a96671a e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"25443bf\">To inform and shape public policy so that resilience is embedded in development choices, strategies, investment decisions and implementation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"ce0e207\">ARI will translate evidence into practical policy options and tools, support decision-makers in assessing vulnerabilities and trade-offs, convene dialogue across sectors and levels of government, and promote approaches that align near-term action with long-term transformation, equity and public benefit.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2126543183\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2126543183\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-803a5a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"803a5a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-d435446-11dd6ad e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"d435446\">To strengthen the institutions, leadership and practical capabilities needed to anticipate change, navigate uncertainty and shape transitions in ways that advance Africa\u2019s development.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"e-paragraph-base\" data-interaction-id=\"5c2f4c8\">ARI will support strategic foresight, adaptive planning, cross-institutional coordination, evidence-informed decision-making and continuous learning, while working with governments, regional bodies and public-interest organisations to test solutions and embed durable capabilities within their systems.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccfff9b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccfff9b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"features_section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b1688cc\" data-id=\"b1688cc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-257fe760 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"257fe760\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"108\" height=\"108\" src=\"https:\/\/africanresilienceinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ec662a31-sl-key-features-layer.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1951\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c74e7d8 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c74e7d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How We Work<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9682689 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9682689\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ARI combines six mutually reinforcing approaches<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a647c37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a647c37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a79d158\" data-id=\"2a79d158\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43426dcf animated-slow eael-infobox-content-align--center eael-infobox-shape-square eael-infobox-hover-img-shape-square elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"43426dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon\">\n\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/africanresilienceinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ec662a31-sl-key-features-layer.png\" alt=\"\">\n            \n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-title-section\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Research and Foresight<\/h2>            <\/div>\n            <div><p>Generating evidence, ideas and insights on resilience, emerging change and transitions.<\/p><\/div>        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-73b6195\" data-id=\"73b6195\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ac244a animated-slow eael-infobox-content-align--center eael-infobox-shape-square eael-infobox-hover-img-shape-square elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"8ac244a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon\">\n\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/africanresilienceinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ec662a31-sl-key-features-layer.png\" alt=\"\">\n            \n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-title-section\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Policy Engagement <\/h2>            <\/div>\n            <div><p>Translating knowledge into policy options and engaging decision-makers to influence policy and practice.<\/p><\/div>        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3370939\" data-id=\"3370939\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6013629 animated-slow eael-infobox-content-align--center eael-infobox-shape-square eael-infobox-hover-img-shape-square elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"6013629\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon\">\n\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/africanresilienceinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ec662a31-sl-key-features-layer.png\" alt=\"\">\n            \n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-title-section\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Convening and Dialogue <\/h2>            <\/div>\n            <div><p>Bringing together diverse actors to exchange ideas, build shared understanding and shape responses to complex challenges.<\/p><\/div>        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f960ab6 elementor-section-boxed 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class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon\">\n\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/africanresilienceinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ec662a31-sl-key-features-layer.png\" alt=\"\">\n            \n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-title-section\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Capacity and Institutional Development <\/h2>            <\/div>\n            <div><p>Strengthening the capabilities of people and institutions to anticipate, navigate and shape change<\/p><\/div>        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0fbbdc8\" data-id=\"0fbbdc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e3653b animated-slow eael-infobox-content-align--center eael-infobox-shape-square eael-infobox-hover-img-shape-square elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"6e3653b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon\">\n\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/africanresilienceinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ec662a31-sl-key-features-layer.png\" alt=\"\">\n            \n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-title-section\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Demonstration and Learning <\/h2>            <\/div>\n            <div><p>Testing promising ideas and approaches in practice and using experience to inform policy and wider application.<\/p><\/div>        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b85a26\" data-id=\"1b85a26\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88cf1d3 animated-slow eael-infobox-content-align--center eael-infobox-shape-square eael-infobox-hover-img-shape-square elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-info-box\" data-id=\"88cf1d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;bounceInUp&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-info-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"eael-infobox icon-on-top\">\n\t            <div class=\"infobox-icon\">\n\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/africanresilienceinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ec662a31-sl-key-features-layer.png\" alt=\"\">\n            \n            \n            \n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"infobox-content\">\n                    <div class=\"infobox-title-section\">\n                <h2 class=\"title\">Partnerships and Networks <\/h2>            <\/div>\n            <div><p>Building collaborations that connect knowledge, capabilities and influence across Africa and globally.<\/p><\/div>        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0116ee0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0116ee0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee66989\" data-id=\"ee66989\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0b45c35 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b45c35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed23ed5\" data-id=\"ed23ed5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27be764 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27be764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Governance\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce6a8a7 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce6a8a7\" 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Its governance arrangements are designed to safeguard the Institute's independence, provide strategic oversight and ensure accountability for its mission and resources. ARI brings together leadership, researchers, fellows, practitioners and partners with diverse expertise and perspectives relevant to the resilience challenges confronting African societies. <b>ARI does not possess a separate legal personality.<\/b>\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e03395a animated-slow elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e03395a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:700}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-lg elementor-animation-pulse\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Meet our leadership<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535cf91 animated-slow elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"535cf91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:900}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg elementor-animation-pulse\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Governance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cea1861\" data-id=\"cea1861\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad5d21d animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ad5d21d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:200}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/africanresilienceinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a_clean_minimalist_organizational_chart_infogra.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2485\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africanresilienceinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a_clean_minimalist_organizational_chart_infogra.png 1536w, https:\/\/africanresilienceinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a_clean_minimalist_organizational_chart_infogra-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/africanresilienceinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a_clean_minimalist_organizational_chart_infogra-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/africanresilienceinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/a_clean_minimalist_organizational_chart_infogra-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1536px) 100vw, 1536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Our mission is to advance resilience as an organising principle for African development by generating ideas, shaping policy and strengthening the institutions and capabilities needed to thrive through change. 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