The Institute for Policy Interaction (IPI), Malawi, is an independent and autonomous policy think tank established and registered in 2001 under the company limited by guarantee. The organization aims to promote good governance through an interactive approach to policy issues. Over the years, IPI has earned public trust and confidence in influencing public policy by the executive and legislative branches of government, civil society, and the people. IPI has been involved in many critical strategic areas of democracy and development, such as strengthening democratic institutions, policy research, advocacy and grassroots empowerment, promoting unity, dialogue and peace and mitigating conflicts.


IPI’s strength is the interface of academic rigour in its analysis and the access to political actors from the grassroots to the top political level. As follows are some examples of IPIs work and the respective development partners:

Our team

Dr. Nandini Patel
Chairperson IPI

Mr. Justin Dzonzi
Legal Practioner | Board Member

Mr. Mavuto Bamusi

Board Member

Mavuto Bamusi holds a Master’s in Political Science, independent democratic governance and policy analyst with 18 years hands-on experience in policy advocacy, human rights activism, and research for evidence-based approaches. Mr. Bamusi has vast experience in civil society organisation and NGO management. He has worked at the senior management level with the Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN), Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC), and an international NGO, the Norwegian Church Aid (NCA). Bamusi is also conversant with state institutions as he also worked with the Malawi government as a government advisor to the president of Malawi on civil society affairs. He has carried out several development policy studies commissioned by local and international organisations to design social and economic development interventions, especially in rural areas of Malawi.

Ollen Mwalumbunju

Board Member

Ollen Mwalubunju is a governance and policy analyst with over 20 years of working experience in Africa with Governments, Regional Economic Communities and African Union, Parliaments and Civil Society Organisations. He is currently the Executive Director of the National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE), a Public Trust whose mandate is to contribute towards good governance and democracy through civic and voter education. He is a former Commissioner for the Malawi Human Rights Commission, a founding Executive Director of the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) in Malawi, a Senior Program Manager of the Centre for Conflict Resolution in South Africa and a founder member of the Malawi Electoral Support Network (MESN). Ollen Malawi holds a Master’s Degree in Policy Studies specializing in International Relations from the University of Zimbabwe, FortHare and Dar-es-Salaam. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science and Public Administration from Makerere University.

Mr. Rafiq Hajat
Founder

Our Mission

To facilitate the evolution of a participatory democracy that upholds the cardinal values of equality and justice – nationally and internationally.

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