{"id":961,"date":"2022-08-31T07:14:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-31T07:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startersites.io\/elementor\/charity\/?page_id=961"},"modified":"2026-02-19T13:07:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T13:07:53","slug":"our-dna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/index.php\/our-dna\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"961\" class=\"elementor elementor-961\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55b7a04 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55b7a04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c54127 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c54127\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/leadership-rafiki-768x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1367\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/leadership-rafiki-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/leadership-rafiki-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/leadership-rafiki-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/leadership-rafiki-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/leadership-rafiki-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/leadership-rafiki.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8de9c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f8de9c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1aa792 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1aa792\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Footprint: Pioneering Research and Community Support<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93c9939 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93c9939\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"319\">IRIA is an independent, non-profit research and innovation organization advancing multidisciplinary global health research and strengthening community-driven solutions across Africa. The organization generates high-quality evidence to inform policy, improve health systems, and support sustainable development outcomes.<\/p><p data-start=\"321\" data-end=\"589\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">By combining global research standards with strong local insight, IRIA delivers practical and scalable research across the full research-to-impact cycle, working with communities, academic institutions, and partners to translate evidence into real-world health impact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-859359c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"859359c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9da2cce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9da2cce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate-768x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1362\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f22c785 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f22c785\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46500de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46500de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Institutional Mandate and Focus<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd8d731 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd8d731\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IRIA\u2019s mandate is anchored in:<\/p><ul><li>Global and public health research<\/li><li data-start=\"1472\" data-end=\"1524\"><p data-start=\"1474\" data-end=\"1524\">Health systems strengthening and policy analysis<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1525\" data-end=\"1589\"><p data-start=\"1527\" data-end=\"1589\">Social, behavioral, and environmental determinants of health<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1590\" data-end=\"1655\"><p data-start=\"1592\" data-end=\"1655\">Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning, and Impact Assessment (MEL)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1656\" data-end=\"1713\"><p data-start=\"1658\" data-end=\"1713\">Data science, implementation research, and innovation<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"1715\" data-end=\"1866\">Through this mandate, IRIA supports governments, donors, and implementing partners with credible evidence to guide strategic decisions and investments.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d73792f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d73792f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff6f6fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff6f6fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate-1024x1024.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1362\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-907ed72 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"907ed72\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53ae117 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53ae117\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Team<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eb5f27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7eb5f27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1886\" data-end=\"2090\">IRIA is led by a multidisciplinary team of professionals with expertise in public health, epidemiology, biostatistics, social sciences, data analytics, monitoring and evaluation, and development practice.<\/p><p>Our team structure is designed to ensure:<\/p><ul><li>Technical excellence and methodological rigor<\/li><li>Efficient project management and delivery<\/li><li>Ethical compliance and data protection<\/li><li>Continuous learning and innovation\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0Field researchers, analysts, and technical advisors work collaboratively to deliver research that is contextually grounded and aligned with international best practices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-242c0f9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"242c0f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/index.php\/our-dna\/our-team\/\">\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 More<\/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>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba0ea0e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ba0ea0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-621484b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"621484b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate-768x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1362\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/forming-team-leadership-cuate.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adbfb46 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"adbfb46\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124779b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"124779b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Advisory Board<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667c1c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"667c1c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"2508\" data-end=\"2813\">The Advisory Board provides strategic oversight and technical guidance to IRIA\u2019s leadership and research teams. Composed of senior experts from academia, health policy, development finance, and research institutions, the Board strengthens IRIA\u2019s governance, credibility, and long-term strategic direction.<\/p><p data-start=\"2815\" data-end=\"2866\">Key responsibilities of the Advisory Board include:<\/p><ul data-start=\"2867\" data-end=\"3081\"><li data-start=\"2867\" data-end=\"2916\"><p data-start=\"2869\" data-end=\"2916\">Advising on institutional strategy and growth<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2917\" data-end=\"2968\"><p data-start=\"2919\" data-end=\"2968\">Reviewing research priorities and methodologies<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"2969\" data-end=\"3024\"><p data-start=\"2971\" data-end=\"3024\">Ensuring adherence to ethical and quality standards<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3025\" data-end=\"3081\"><p data-start=\"3027\" data-end=\"3081\">Supporting institutional partnerships and visibility<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb03085 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bb03085\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/index.php\/our-dna\/advisory-board\/\">\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 More<\/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>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2f2985 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2f2985\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5930534 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5930534\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Research-paper-pana-768x768.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1350\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Research-paper-pana-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Research-paper-pana-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Research-paper-pana-1024x1024.webp 1024w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Research-paper-pana-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Research-paper-pana-1536x1536.webp 1536w, https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Research-paper-pana.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2561b2e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2561b2e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92d8507 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92d8507\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Partners<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e34edce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e34edce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3105\" data-end=\"3187\">IRIA\u2019s work is built on strong, mission-aligned partnerships. We collaborate with:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3188\" data-end=\"3431\"><li data-start=\"3188\" data-end=\"3239\"><p data-start=\"3190\" data-end=\"3239\">Universities and academic research institutions<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3240\" data-end=\"3275\"><p data-start=\"3242\" data-end=\"3275\">National and county governments<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3276\" data-end=\"3325\"><p data-start=\"3278\" data-end=\"3325\">International development agencies and donors<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3326\" data-end=\"3378\"><p data-start=\"3328\" data-end=\"3378\">Non-governmental and civil society organizations<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3379\" data-end=\"3431\"><p data-start=\"3381\" data-end=\"3431\">Community-based organizations and local networks<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-start=\"3433\" data-end=\"3589\">These partnerships enable co-creation of knowledge, capacity strengthening, and broader dissemination of research findings to influence policy and practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43dfb8a elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"43dfb8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/iriafrica.org\/index.php\/our-dna\/our-partners\/\">\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 More<\/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>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb0f542 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fb0f542\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6806211 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6806211\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa67c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8aa67c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd4e3f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd4e3f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Ethics, Integrity, and Quality Assurance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69996a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69996a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"3650\" data-end=\"3882\">IRIA upholds the highest standards of research ethics, transparency, and accountability. All research activities adhere to established ethical guidelines, including informed consent, confidentiality, and responsible data management.<\/p><p data-start=\"3884\" data-end=\"3924\">Our quality assurance processes include:<\/p><ul data-start=\"3925\" data-end=\"4123\"><li data-start=\"3925\" data-end=\"3966\"><p data-start=\"3927\" data-end=\"3966\">Ethical review and approval protocols<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"3967\" data-end=\"4013\"><p data-start=\"3969\" data-end=\"4013\">Data validation and peer review mechanisms<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4014\" data-end=\"4057\"><p data-start=\"4016\" data-end=\"4057\">Transparent reporting and documentation<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"4058\" data-end=\"4123\"><p data-start=\"4060\" data-end=\"4123\">Compliance with national and international research standards<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e27ac08 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e27ac08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2aa6c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2aa6c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-226910e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"226910e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"2508\" data-end=\"2813\">Commitment to Community Engagement<\/h2><p data-start=\"4169\" data-end=\"4462\">Community engagement is central to IRIA\u2019s DNA. We actively involve communities throughout the research lifecycle to ensure relevance, ownership, and sustainability of outcomes. This approach strengthens trust, improves data quality, and enhances the long-term impact of research interventions.<\/p><hr data-start=\"4464\" data-end=\"4467\" \/><h6 data-start=\"4469\" data-end=\"4495\">Contact and Engagement<\/h6><p data-start=\"4496\" data-end=\"4712\">IRIA maintains open channels for collaboration, partnership development, and knowledge exchange. We engage with stakeholders across sectors to advance shared goals in global health research and community development.<\/p><hr data-start=\"4714\" data-end=\"4717\" \/><h6 data-start=\"4719\" data-end=\"4753\">Location and Regional Presence<\/h6><p data-start=\"4754\" data-end=\"4794\"><strong data-start=\"4754\" data-end=\"4771\">Headquarters:<\/strong> Kisumu County, Kenya<\/p><p data-start=\"4796\" data-end=\"5112\">IRIA is headquartered in Kisumu County, a strategic hub for research and development in East Africa. 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