They are an independent, multi-disciplinary, policy-oriented research team. Their experience within governments, among donors and civil society ensures their partners and client’s access to quality data, timely, rich analysis and excellent onsite training and workshops.

Their independence enables them to take an unbiased, flexible and long-term view of issues. They adopt a catalytic and transformative role in driving forward institutional reform, and they work with a wide variety of partners in government, civil society and media to maximise the value of the reforms they advocate.

They provide post- research support, training, coaching and mentoring. IGR has a readily available team of research assistants from all ethnic groups and regions of Sierra Leone.