Studies and applied research
Before designing a project, adapting it or investing, you need to understand the context, the needs and the markets. We produce the data and analysis required, and we help organisations put reliable monitoring systems in place.
What we do
Quantitative surveys
Surveys of households, beneficiaries, businesses or service facilities, with representative sampling designs, weights and calculated margins of error.
Qualitative studies
Key informant interviews, focus group discussions, observation and case studies, analysed thematically.
Feasibility and market studies
Analysis of value chains, supply and demand, prices, actors and the conditions for an activity to be viable.
Socio-economic, context and vulnerability analyses
Livelihoods, food security, displacement and conflict dynamics, stakeholder mapping and risk analysis.
Data collection, processing and analysis
Questionnaire design in XLSForm, digital data collection, cleaning, statistical and qualitative analysis, data visualisation.
Information and M&E systems
Results frameworks, M&E plans, indicator reference sheets, databases and dashboards.
How we work
- The study population, units of analysis and inclusion criteria are defined precisely before any data collection.
- The sampling plan is documented: size, strata, selection method, non-response management and weights.
- Questionnaires are programmed with entry checks, field-tested (pre-test) and translated into local languages.
- Enumerators are trained on the tools, data collection ethics and respondent protection.
- Analyses are carried out with reproducible scripts (Stata, R or SPSS) and coding frameworks for qualitative data (MAXQDA).
- Each report separates findings, interpretation and recommendations, and sets out the study's limitations.
What you receive
- Study protocol and validated data collection tools
- Cleaned datasets with codebook
- Analysis scripts to reproduce the results
- Study report and executive summary
- Dashboards or presentation materials as needed
Planning an evaluation, a study or a monitoring system?
Send us your terms of reference or describe what you need. We will come back to you with an initial methodological reading and the terms of our involvement.