The Think Tank
Incubating Child Well Being Solutions in Africa.
The African Institute for Children Studies (AICS)
We are a non-profit organization committed to working with young people, experts, and communities to develop innovative, evidence-based solutions that enhance child well-being.
The African Institute for Children Studies is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.
Registration No. OP.218/051/2009/0114/5654
REPEN Complex, Block B, Suite 201, Mombasa Road, Nairobi, Kenya
AICS is also registered as a 501(c)(3) organization in Phoenix, Arizona, USA (EIN: 87-2908072)
Tel: +254 100 2323232 | Cell: +254 714 929 880
E: admin@institutechildstudies.org
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Invest with Confidence in What Works for Children
Large sums are invested in children’s wellbeing year after year, yet partners often cannot tell in advance which interventions will work or whether they are worth the cost. They are seeking credible “how-to” guidance and proven models that improve results in the most cost-efficient way for example, how to reduce malnutrition or end teenage pregnancy.
Partners across the child wellbeing sector lack guided, evidence-based interventions that hold a greater promise of effectiveness and value for money. AICS helps donors and development partners, governments and ministries, implementing agencies and CSOs, academia, and fellow think tanks to close that gap by curating, generating, and translating evidence into practical guidance on what works and what it costs, so partners can invest, adapt, and scale with confidence.
The Youth Innovation Hub is a vibrant platform where young changemakers co-create solutions to the world’s most pressing child and community development challenges.As part of AICS’s strategic vision for 2025–2030, the Hub empowers youth through leadership training, peer collaboration, and hands-on project design focused on real-world issues.
Access tools, evidence, and advocacy from a locally led action-research platform promoting culturally responsive, sustainable, and effective humanitarian interventions in Africa.
Connect with over 200 locally led child-focused organizations in Kenya supporting advocacy, research, and capacity building to advance children’s rights in the SDGs.
- Advocacy Public Spending on Children
- Partnering with the Government to align in priority areas for Children: In June 2025, the Children Agenda Forum sent a team of 11 representatives to meet with the Permanent Secretary in charge of the State Department for Children Services. This was an inaugural meeting that concluded with the strong commitment of government to walk side by side with local CSOs and collaborate in all their endeavours. Learn more
- Story on the advocacy for ILO Conventions 189 and 190 – the what and why
We advocate for the Ratification of the ILO Conventions C189 & C190 talking about decent work and workplaces free from vioence and harassment. Convention 189 touches on the rights of domestic workers, a workforce that silently but diligently drive the economy in most if not all countries yet their work is disregarded, disresected and not considered decent. The ratification of these conventions ensures that domestic workers are treated with dignity because domestic work is real work.
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