UCEED

Decoding UNNATI

Upward: Continuous progress, social mobility, and advancement.
Navigating Network: Collaboration, strategic partnerships, and systems thinking.
Accelerating Transformation: Evidence-driven change rather than incremental activity.
Impact: An unwavering focus on measurable, real-world outcomes.

The UCEED philosophy is to bridge the divide between research, policy, implementation, and learning through scientific integrity, equity, and strategic collaboration.

UCEED serves as the research, evidence, and innovation arm of Ujjwal Foundation. The Centre strengthens the Foundation's mandate to generate knowledge, build evidence, and contribute to meaningful development.

Vision

To become a globally respected institution that advances equitable and sustainable development through rigorous evidence, innovative research, and strategic partnerships.

Mission

To generate high-quality evidence, strengthen institutions, and support governments, development partners, academia, and communities in designing, implementing, and evaluating equitable development solutions that improve lives.

Governance & Leadership

UCEED's work is overseen by an institutional governance framework and an ethical review board which together set research standards, review protocols involving human subjects and hold the Centre's published work to its stated methods.