About Us

At Salt House, we are inspired by the need to secure the future of every African child and youth.

SALT HOUSE, also known as the Institute for Inclusive Governance and Sustainable Development is an independent think-tank founded in Lagos—Nigeria in 2018. Our mission is to collaborate with African governments and multilateral organizations to ensure every stratum of society is carried along in terms of governance and development. Inspired by the need to secure the future of every African in Africa irrespective of gender, ethnicity, location and socioeconomic backgrounds, we take pride in leveraging the RESEARCH-REPORT-DIALOGUE-ADVOCATE model to assess development, engage public opinions, as well as communicate public policy formulation, and how it impacts different level of society. SALT HOUSE is founded on principles of EQUALITY, INCLUSION and SUSTAINABILITY. With a growing network of researchers, we attempt to track development across different communities in Africa simultaneously to guide development at all level. We believe no African should be left behind, and this we want to be held accountable for.

Mission and Values

Our vision

We envision a continent where every African is empowered with the freedom to create socioeconomic value irrespective of gender, ethnicity, location and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Our mission

We are on a mission to advance inclusive governance and sustainable socioeconomic development in Africa, prioritizing rural communities and the marginalized.

Our Core Beliefs

We believe in democracy, people in all social stratum should be considered and involved in policy making and public service deployment.

The future of every African child should be protected irrespective of socioeconomic status, settlement, gender, ethnicity, impairments and religious beliefs.

Every African deserves and equal opportunity to become responsible and valuable members of society regardless of socioeconomic status, settlement, gender, ethnicity, impairments and religious beliefs.

Organizational Goals

Transparency

We’re committed to curtailing marginalization and discrimination in relation to policy formulation and public service deployment, tracking and communicating unbiased reports on real-time development across Africa in Education, Healthcare, Employability (Decent Employment) and Infrastructures(Electricity, Road Networks, Internet, Telecommunications and Housing).

Accountability

We aim at ensuring policymakers and the government are held responsible for inclusive development in Africa; leveraging public-private partnerships, we promote accountability in development across Africa.

Equity

At Salt House, our goal is promoting and facilitating equitable opportunities for every African to harness, develop and deploy value in their respective communities irrespective of gender, settlement, ethnicity, and religious beliefs.

Our Work

RESEARCH

At SALT HOUSE, we simultaneously track and study development indices across different regions on the continent. The most prominent is the Human Development Index (HDI) which according to the World Economic Forum and the United Nations, is an effective tool for measuring the welfare of human capital — a foremost contributor to sustainable development in any society. In addition, we assess government policies across the continent in relation to education, employment, healthcare, infrastructures, equality, rural development and conflict resolutions in an attempt to comprehend and communicate the impact of government policies on the different strata of society. Insights from our research are used to develop recommendation reports serving as a guide to further policy scrutiny, as well as designing effective development projects.

RESEARCH

At SALT HOUSE, we simultaneously track and study development indices across different regions on the continent. The most prominent is the Human Development Index (HDI) which according to the World Economic Forum and the United Nations, is an effective tool for measuring the welfare of human capital — a foremost contributor to sustainable development in any society. In addition, we assess government policies across the continent in relation to education, employment, healthcare, infrastructures, equality, rural development and conflict resolutions in an attempt to comprehend and communicate the impact of government policies on the different strata of society. Insights from our research are used to develop recommendation reports serving as a guide to further policy scrutiny, as well as designing effective development projects.

DIALOGUES AND EVENTS

As an independent think-tank on inclusive policy and infrastructural
development and reforms, we organize exclusive live and virtual events hosting industry experts, government representatives, community leaders, social innovators and the general public to discuss challenges and panaceas in Education, Healthcare, Employability and Infrastructures. Our symposiums create a platform for networking amongst industry experts therefore fostering collaboration for socioeconomic development.

ENGAGEMENTS

At SALT HOUSE, our deployed research teams across our operating regions organize periodic town hall meetings in rural communities to engage members in their development, giving room for internal ideation and innovation. To accomplish this, we;

  • Educate members on policies and how they can get involved in influencing favorable policies;
  • Discuss impediments and possibilities for development in these respective communities for the economic and social development in the region.
  • Educate members of the community on how they can and should participate in politics and modern democracy, as well as their fundamental civil human rights.

ENGAGEMENTS

At SALT HOUSE, our deployed research teams across our operating regions organize periodic town hall meetings in rural communities to engage members in their development, giving room for internal ideation and innovation. To accomplish this, we;

  • Educate members on policies and how they can get involved in influencing favorable policies;
  • Discuss impediments and possibilities for development in these respective communities for the economic and social development in the region.
  • Educate members of the community on how they can and should participate in politics and modern democracy, as well as their fundamental civil human rights.

Reports

Following our monthly research, we publish credible reports on the development status in secluded regions and groups in Africa. We help developmental stakeholders with the intelligence and insight into inclusive recommendations for policy and infrastructural reforms and deployment. At the core of our communication is to facilitate transparency in development, accountability in governance and integrity in policy and infrastructural recommendations.