Research Consultancy
- We provide research advisory focusing on helping our clients achieve their vision and goals for social impact. To support our clients, we bring together sectoral expertise and perspectives from the ground to drive insight into action. We consult on research-backed strategies for transformative ideas and models of social change.
- CDCR uses innovative techniques for data analysis together with rigorous statistical and social science methodologies to support evidence-based decision-making; frame relevant research questions to improve interventions, processes, and outcomes.
- Through secondary research, we co-create strategies with our partners to galvanise impact and create frameworks, toolkits etc. to influence effective decision-making. We adopt an iterative approach to find sustainable solutions for development sector's most pressing issues.
- With our expertise in carrying out large scale data collection, we help our clients plan the study within developing a research design which is relevant to the context and field setting and choosing a statistically relevant sample size which adheres to the budgetary constraint.
- We estimate the cost of data collection and provide formal budgeting guidance to be used in proposals for external funding.
- We provide pre-proposal consulting on questionnaire design, mode of data collection, and sampling strategies
- Educating students and members of the social sector on best practices & emerging developments in the survey research field through workshops and seminars.
Monitoring and Evaluation
- CDCR conducts assessments and audits to measure the effectiveness and impact of programme interventions by clearly identifying gaps and opportunities. We conduct Need assessments, Impact assessment etc. We have solutions for every stage of the programme intervention to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
- We also design and carry out program monitoring. We use state of the art design, techniques, and analysis that seeks to identify the progress of a program. Our timely monitoring and evaluation also helps the client to understand the project status and undertake course correction
- Our evaluation research yields important lessons for development practitioners and policymakers. Our research on implementation measures how well the programs are executed, what are the obstacles, and how can these be resolved.