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Rift Valley Institute

Making local knowledge work

Rift Valley Institute

We are an independent, non-profit organisation working in eastern and central Africa to bring local knowledge to bear on social, political and economic development.

Akok Kachuol Awer, the Paramount Chief of Akot is interviewed by RVI Researcher Machot Amoum, during a customary court session. Photo by John Ryle

WHAT WE DO

Projects

Find out all about RVI’s research project’s past and present. 

Events

Explore our upcoming events, including the RVI Forum and online convening.

Publications

Access all our publications from research reports to policy briefs.

Education and Trainings

Find out about the RVI’s professional courses programme and researcher trainings.

WHERE WE WORK

Sudan and South Sudan

From our offices in Juba, we manage projects in Sudan and South Sudan. 

Horn of Africa

We manage projects across the Horn in Somalia, Ethiopia and Somaliland. 

Great Lakes

The site of our long-running Usalama research project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 

East Africa

Our operational hub is in Nairobi, Kenya, which is also the home of our education and training programmes.