{"id":1995,"date":"2025-12-13T08:50:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T08:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nikatca.org.et\/?page_id=1995"},"modified":"2025-12-15T10:27:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T10:27:42","slug":"evidence-generation-research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nikatca.org.et\/index.php\/evidence-generation-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Evidence Generation &amp; Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1995\" class=\"elementor elementor-1995\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5bb1a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d5bb1a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-605c290 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"605c290\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Evidence Generation, Data Systems &amp; Research<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5369809 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5369809\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96643bf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"96643bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Montserrat:wght@600;700&family=Open+Sans:wght@400;500;600&display=swap');\n\n.program-page {\n  max-width: 900px;\n  margin: auto;\n  padding: 50px 20px;\n  font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\n  color: #333;\n  text-align: justify;\n}\n\n.program-page h1 {\n  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;\n  font-size: 36px;\n  font-weight: 700;\n  color: #0056A1;\n  margin-bottom: 20px;\n  text-align: center;\n}\n\n.section-title {\n  font-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;\n  font-size: 24px;\n  font-weight: 700;\n  margin-top: 35px;\n  margin-bottom: 10px;\n  color: #0056A1;\n}\n\n.program-page p {\n  font-size: 16px;\n  line-height: 1.8;\n  margin-bottom: 15px;\n}\n\n.impact-box {\n  background: #f0f8ff;\n  padding: 20px;\n  border-left: 4px solid #0056A1;\n  border-radius: 4px;\n  margin-top: 10px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"program-page\">\n\n<h2 class=\"section-title\">Overview<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe Evidence Generation, Data Systems & Research program area ensures that NIKAT\u2019s interventions are informed by reliable, accurate, and context-specific evidence. 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