Knowledge Services
From diagnosing capacity gaps to assuring results: five modular services that put ACBF's proprietary methodologies, verified experts, and continental convening power to work for governments, institutions, and partners.
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Our Service Offerings
Five services. One standard of assurance.
Five modular service offerings. Every engagement is peer reviewed, quality assured, and delivered to clients satisfaction.
Capacity Diagnostics & Benchmarking
Diagnose institutional and sector capacity gaps, benchmark performance, and identify priority improvements, using ACBF assessment instruments and three decades of engagement data as the benchmark base.
- ACBF Rapid Capacity Scan: single institution, scored report with prioritized reforms in 3 to 4 weeks
- Institutional Capacity Assessment & Benchmarking: full assessment with field mission and peer benchmarking
- Sector / Country Capacity Assessment: multi-institution assessment feeding national planning
- Capacity Development Strategy & Improvement Roadmap: co-developed strategy and results framework
Policy Research & Analytics
Generate actionable evidence, policy options, and decision support for governments and institutions.
- ACBF Policy Evidence Brief: synthesis on a defined policy question in 3 to 15 working days
- Rapid Evidence Assessment: structured rapid review of the evidence base
- Commissioned Study: full study with primary data collection through the think tank network
Expert Access Service
Rapid access to trusted African and global experts for technical assistance, advisory, coaching, tailored learning, and peer review.
- Advisory Input: expert review of a policy draft, strategy, or ToR within 5 to 10 days
- ACBF Embedded Advisor Program: 5 to 60 day deployments with ACBF quality assurance
- Coaching & Tailored Learning Programs: institution-specific learning programs
- Expert Panels & Peer Review: panels for evaluations and technical committees
Commissioned Convening
Design and facilitate high-impact policy dialogues, forum discussions, and knowledge exchange.
- Policy Dialogue: structured 1 to 2 day dialogue with outcome document
- Technical Validation Workshop: validation of a strategy, study, or framework
- Knowledge Exchange: knowledge exchange platform with documented lessons
Due Diligence
Independent institutional, governance, fiduciary, and implementation risk assessments and verification of capacity development results.
- ACBF Institutional Due Diligence Report
- Capacity results verification for funded programs
- Annual assurance retainers for funders
The CKH Value Chain
One value chain, five services
Explore each stage: what it delivers, and how it feeds the next.
↻ Results and lessons feed new diagnostics, and every engagement enriches the Capacity Knowledge Hub.
How an Engagement Works
From request to results in four steps
1Day 0
Request
Submit your need through the request form. Acknowledged within two working days.
2Week 1
Scope & Agree
Scope, timeline, and fee defined jointly under a standard service agreement.
3Delivery
Deliver with QA
Delivery through the verified network. Every output peer reviewed before release.
4Close-out
Report
Results reported on the CKH impact dashboard, outputs entering the Hub where permitted.
Why ACBF
The only AU Specialized Agency dedicated to capacity development, combining treaty-based neutrality with three decades of methodology and a verified continental network.
Proprietary methodologies and tools
Assessment instruments, strategy formulation, results frameworks, and benchmark data.
Verified continental network
Vetted experts and registered institutions across all 54 African countries.
Delivery-partner model
A majority share of research and deployment fees flows to African experts and think tanks.
Fiduciary credibility
Grant and program management controls trusted by donors since 1991.
Speed with assurance
Rapid products in days and weeks, every output peer reviewed before release.
Ready to engage?
Tell us what you need. Our Knowledge Services team responds within two working days with a proposed approach.