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Information Village
Information Village
Research. Policy. Impact.
A modern, accessible, high-performing institutional website that positions AfriChild as a credible research authority, with a searchable Knowledge Hub and a content management system their non-technical team can run themselves.
June 2026
13 June 2026, 5:00 PM EAT
TGHN hosted platform
Next.js 16 + Headless CMS
The AfriChild Centre is a multidisciplinary research institution established in 2013, generating evidence on the protection and well-being of children in Uganda and across Africa. Its current website, on a hosted research-network platform, does not fully meet its needs in structure, usability, content management, or stakeholder engagement, and its 120+ publications live in a separate hub. AfriChild needs one modern home it can manage and grow.
The current platform gives staff little control over structure, content, or branding
120+ publications need to live in one searchable, filterable Knowledge Hub on the main site
A research authority needs a fast, accessible, mobile-first experience for partners, government, and donors
A CMS suitable for non-technical staff so the team publishes without a developer
Content locked into a hosted research-network template with limited editing control.
A headless CMS (Payload) where non-technical staff add research, publications, news, and resources through a friendly admin.
120+ publications sit in a separate hub, disconnected from the main site and hard to search.
A unified, searchable, filterable publications library on the main site, organised by the six thematic areas.
Hosted platform with third-party scripts and limited optimisation, slower on mobile networks.
Next.js 16 with static generation, optimised assets, and sub-second loads on Ugandan mobile bandwidth.
Inconsistent structure and contrast, no documented accessibility standard.
WCAG 2.1 AA: semantic structure, keyboard navigation, colour contrast, and screen-reader support.
Generic template styling that does not fully carry the AfriChild brand.
The real AfriChild palette (teal, magenta, indigo) and the globe-and-Africa mark woven through the experience.
Limited SEO control and analytics on the hosted platform.
Full technical SEO, sitemap, structured data, and Google Analytics 4 so research gets found and measured.
Template banner, stats blocks showing placeholder zeros
Brand hero with animated globe motif, live impact stats, and clear paths for each audience
Standard text page
Mandate, vision and mission, how-we-work principles, and the founding-coalition journey
List of programmes
Interactive programme cards: Kulea Watoto, PPURE, STRYIDE, Inter-University Programme, Ubumwe 2.0
Separate external hub, 120+ PDFs
Searchable, filterable library by six thematic areas, managed entirely from the CMS
Static stat grid (with zero bugs)
Animated counters and the six thematic focus areas of the African child
Logo list
Founding institutions and working partners, with a partner-visibility section
Sparse blog
CMS-driven news, events, and a newsletter subscription with social integration
Form and address
Office, email, newsletter, and social, with the Ntinda location front and centre
Strategy and sign-off
Working website
Go-live and handover
This proposal links to a working concept of the AfriChild site, already live. You evaluate the real thing.
The brief asks for a CMS for non-technical staff. We deliver a headless CMS so publishing never waits on a developer.
Your 120+ publications come home into one searchable, filterable library, organised by your six thematic areas.
Kampala-based team, hosting tuned for Ugandan bandwidth, and a clear post-launch SLA.
Registered, tax-compliant business with Kampala offices
✓Information Village Limited, a registered Ugandan company based in Kampala
6+ years website development experience
✓Years of delivery across government, NGO, research, and fintech web platforms
NGO or research institution portfolio
✓CivSource Africa (philanthropy), MCI AI Media Lab, NGO Bureau, and more
CMS expertise
✓Headless and traditional CMS delivery, tuned for non-technical content teams
Ability to deliver within tight timelines
✓Phased 30-day delivery with a working site mid-engagement, not just at the end
Technical approach
A working concept you can click today, plus a headless CMS that directly answers the brief, not a slide deck
Experience
A portfolio of live NGO, research, and government platforms built and hosted by our team
Timeline
A phased 30-day plan with a usable site by day 20 and content migration in the final stretch
Cost effectiveness
Transparent fixed pricing with optional hosting, and no licensing fees locked to a closed platform
Team capacity
A standing team of designers and engineers, with a PM accountable for delivery
Compare the current site with our proposed concept. This is a working build, not a slide, click through and judge the real thing.
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