Policy Analysis and Development Organization (PADO) is a Tanzania organization Registered under the Non-Governmental Organizations Act, 2002 with Registered No ooNGO/R/2532

PADO is an organization devoted to principles and the practice of evidence-based policymaking which is what developing nations need to make progress along the developmental path. PADO aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice in research.

PADO plans to honor such commitment by producing cutting-edge research; training young researchers, exposing them to international best practices, and providing stakeholders with the evidence they require to make better policy decisions.