R4D's mission is to spark innovative ideas and catalyze high impact actions that reduce poverty and improve lives in developing countries.

The Transparency and Accountability Program (TAP)

The Transparency and Accountability Program (TAP) strengthens the capacity of independent monitoring organizations (IMOs) in developing countries to promote improvements in social sector public spending and better hold their governments accountable for expenditure decisions and actions.

Kazakhstan Strategic Plan 2020

Dennis de Tray of R4D served as senior advisor to the Government of Kazakhstan (GoK) in its efforts to shape the country's next 10-year development plan and achieve the President's long-term vision, Kazakhstan 2030.

Country Assessment of the Private Health Sector in Ghana

The Ministry of Health, with support from the joint IFC/World Bank Health in Africa Initiative, launched the Country Assessment on July 20th, 2009. At present the R4D study team is conducting a large-scale review of the Ghanaian private health sector, with the ultimate goal of offering concrete, actionable recommendations on effectively harnessing the potential of private providers of health services.

Ministerial Leadership Initiative for Global Health

The Ministerial Leadership Initiative for Global Health (MLI) brings together expertise in leadership development and specialized technical areas needed to design and successfully make and implement health sector policy. As a technical partner in MLI, R4D is providing technical assistance focused on improvements in equitable financing and donor harmonization in Ethiopia, Mali, Nepal, Senegal, and Sierra Leone.

aids2031: Costs and Financing Working Group

aids2031 is a international consortium of partners examining the future of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The Costs and Financing Working Group is focused on modeling and analyzing the long-term costs and financing of the epidemic, and examining scenarios in which major policy shifts now can improve the future expenditure and financing situation.

The Results for Development Institute (R4D) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating social and economic progress in low and middle income countries. We provide policy analysis, critical information, decision-making tools, and policy advice to governments, civil society organizations, and international funders in order to stimulate positive change. With expertise in many areas – including specialties in economics and finance, health policy, education, and governance – R4D works with leaders, globally and at country level, to design and test solutions to some of the world’s biggest development challenges.

Latest News

1 September, 2010

Addressing over 100 attendees at a regional conference in Johannesburg, Robert Hecht shared his vision for AIDS Financing in South Africa.

23 August, 2010

The Governance and Transparency Program of the Results for Development Institute has been awarded $4 million from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation...

Spotlight

Senior Program Officer

Courtney Tolmie is a Senior Program Officer at R4D and leads the Governance and Accountability work at R4D, including the Transparency and Accountability Program (TAP) and the Strengthening Institutions program (a joint effort with the Global Development Network).

Featured Publication

From the Ground Up argues that the international community’s efforts to improve public expenditure and budget execution decisions would be more effective if done in collaboration with local independent monitoring organizations.