Riftvalley PTE. LTD.

The Rift Valley Institute (RVI) is an independent, non-profit organisation founded in Sudan in 2001. The Institute works across eastern and central Africa to advance useful knowledge of the region and to bring a better understanding of local realities to bear on social, political and economic development.

RVI designs programmes for long-term impact: shaping aid interventions, expanding space for public participation in policy, supporting local research capacity, preserving communal histories and promoting social justice. Its first project, during the 1983–2005 civil war in Sudan, was a field investigation of war-related abduction and enslavement in the north–south borderlands, and subsequent work has included research into peace processes, judicial systems and elections.

Activities and outputs include practical research and action, courses, publishing, consultancies and partnerships in post-conflict environments. The Institute operates in countries including Sudan, South Sudan, Somalia, Somaliland, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. RVI’s staff and fellows are drawn from eastern and central Africa and beyond; funding comes from grants, course fees, publishing income, consultancies and donations. In June 2020 RVI published a four-year development strategy reflecting its core values and priorities.