# The Great Lakes Institute for Strategic Studies

- **Website:** <https://glissafrica.org>
- **Primary alias:** `glissafrica.org`
- **Employees:** 11+
- **Location:** Ministers Village, Kampala, Uganda
- **Company kind:** NON PROFIT

## Description

GLISS, the Great Lakes Institute for Strategic Studies, is Africa's leading independent public policy research and think tank based in Kampala, Uganda. As a renowned institute, GLISS focuses on generating new ideas through evidence-based research to confront contemporary public policy problems and challenges. Their scope of work includes all twelve member states of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR). Committed to promoting understanding and development policy challenges, GLISS provides evidence-based policy options that prioritize men, women, and the youth at all levels of policy development and implementation. Their research agenda covers various areas such as governance, development, climate, and cyber policy. With a strategic focus on promoting cross-country learning and peer influence, GLISS aims to drive innovation and improvements in policy design and implementation at regional and national levels. Join them in their mission to accelerate socio-economic transformation and inclusive development in the Great Lakes sub-region.

## Industries

- 📊 Business and Consumer Services

## Links

- [twitter](https://twitter.com/gliss_policy)
- [linkedin](https://linkedin.com/company/glissafrica)

## Logos & icons

- logo _(primary)_ — PNG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idNiT93ZbR/w/101/h/34/theme/dark/logo.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1773703093287)
- icon _(primary)_ — PNG — [download](https://cdn.brandfetch.io/idNiT93ZbR/w/32/h/32/theme/dark/icon.png?c=1bxid64Mup7aczewSAYMX&t=1773703093370)

## Colors

| Name | Hex | Theme |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apple | #47a447 | accent |
| Black | #000000 | dark |
| Cornflower Blue | #6f7be9 | light |

## Fonts

- Roboto — asset _(google)_
- Helvetica Neue — asset _(custom)_

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