Humanitarian Research & Assessments
Evidence-based programme design, grounded in rigorous assessment and applied research.
Needs assessments, feasibility studies, and applied research ground every programme we design in evidence rather than assumption, combining rapid field assessment with academic-standard research methods and genuine community engagement.
Core Capabilities
Rapid & In-Depth Needs Assessments
Fast, rigorous assessment of humanitarian need to inform response design.
Feasibility Studies
Testing operational feasibility before committing to new programme areas or modalities.
Applied & Policy-Facing Research
Research outputs that inform sector practice and policy, not just internal design.
Baseline & Endline Evaluation
Rigorous evaluation design that measures real programme impact against baseline.
Our Approach
- 01
Scope the Question
Define what decision the research or assessment needs to inform.
- 02
Collect in the Field
Direct community engagement and data collection using rigorous, ethical methods.
- 03
Analyse & Validate
Rigorous analysis validated against secondary and cross-checked data sources.
- 04
Publish & Apply
Findings translated into programme design decisions and, where relevant, published outputs.
Research grounded in genuine field access and community engagement, not desk review alone.
Our assessments are led by teams already embedded in the operating context, not parachuted in for a short visit.
Findings feed straight into our own programme design. We act on our own research, not just publish it.
Selected Experience
ERICC Research Partnership
Contributing field data and research design to a multi-partner consortium studying climate-driven displacement and crisis response.
Yemen Emergency Response
Needs assessment and district-level access analysis informed the design and phasing of the emergency response.
