About
The Economic Policy Research Institute (EPRI), a global organisation based in Cape Town, South Africa, works to better enable governments, their development partners and civil society institutions to design, implement, monitor and evaluate strategies, policies and programmes that support inclusive social development and equitable economic growth.
EPRI specialises in research, capacity building and policy advisory services strengthening comprehensive and integrated social protection systems. EPRI is a not-for-profit institution incorporated under section 21 of South Africa’s Companies Act. A globally top-ranked research institute, EPRI brings twenty-five years of experience in best practice solutions to strengthening social protection systems and integrating them with effective and equitable policies for sustainable development, decent work and equitable economic growth.
Our Mission:
Through our commitment to building and sharing an evidence base on social protection that is drawn from economic analysis and global lessons of experience, we endeavor to build South-South cooperation and develop local knowledge, by means of research, capacity-building work and technical assistance to country-led policy formation
Our Vision:
To provide research, capacity building and policy advisory that influences policy to protect the vulnerable.