We pride ourselves as the only organisation in Africa with a focus in strengthening Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) for Advocacy practice. With a staff base of over 50 M&E for Advocacy practitioners in Africa, our niche is to continue building a strong community of practice in advocacy through research, evaluation, training, and production/publication of evidence-based advocacy knowledge products generated by local technical providers. Through our knowledge exchange platforms, our aim is to continue linking M&E for Advocacy practitioners to the relevant and contextualised advocacy resources so as to improve advocacy practice in Africa. Read more

Our formative and summative evaluations cover a variety of evaluation purposes and designs – from traditional snapshot and longitudinal designs to more innovative developmental and participatory approaches. Through these, we examine the efficiency, relevance, and effectiveness of activities and processes. We assess the sustainability and institutional impacts of interventions and partnerships. We emphasize local participation, organizational skill development, and the usefulness of the evaluation to inform decision-making.

Using quantitative and qualitative methods, we measure the impact of development programs to determine their true effects. We help policy makers and managers make socially impactful decisions using rigorous evidence. We carefully tailor a wide range of analytical and quantitative tools to enable our clients to design better policies, rigorously test those ideas, and take informed action at scale to improve lives. We also conduct large-scale surveys to assess development indicators or to inform program and evaluation design. Read more

We have widely recognized expertise in planning, monitoring, evaluation, impact assessment, and learning. We believe that effective M&E is crucial for organisations to be credible entities that are both accountable and results-oriented. We know from experience that at its best, M&E can contribute to learning and the improvement of work to bring about social change. Read more

Our approach goes beyond organisational systems to issues that may have as much or more impact on the legitimacy and strength of organisations, such as: leadership, integrity, relationships with their own constituencies, and resilience in the face of political pressure or funding fluctuations. We work with large international NGOs through to national NGOs, smaller community-based organisations and individuals working for social change – whether this involves short-term service delivery projects or complex global development portfolios, direct delivery, or implementation with and through partners. Read more

We pride ourselves as the only organisation in Africa with a focus in strengthening M&E for Research and Development (R&D). Our work includes working with the Science Granting Councils (SGCs), Research Institutions, Universities, the Private Sector and other like minded institutions in strengthening R&D policy development and implementation and linking the same innovations. We believe that STI policies that are well integrated into national development strategies and combined with institutional and organisation changes can help raise productivity, improve firm competitiveness, support faster growth, and create jobs. Read more