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What We Do
We specialize in developing and implementing custom M&E systems that help organizations collect accurate data, measure progress, and make evidence-informed decisions. Our approach combines strategic planning, practical tools, and local expertise to monitor what matters—ensuring every activity is tied to a measurable outcome.
We work across sectors including health, education, gender, livelihoods, governance, and more—helping clients of all sizes understand the true effectiveness of their interventions.
Tailored Monitoring Frameworks
Every program is different, which is why we design M&E frameworks to match your specific goals and context. We help you map your Theory of Change, identify SMART indicators (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound), and build logical results chains that clearly connect your activities to the outcomes you want to see.
From tracking real-time performance to measuring long-term outcomes, our frameworks provide a structured foundation for program learning and improvement.
Real-Time Data Collection Tools
We deploy digital tools such as KoboToolbox, ODK, and SurveyCTO to streamline how data is gathered in the field. These tools allow mobile-based surveys to be conducted quickly—even offline—so your team can collect clean, accurate data in any location.
Collected data is synced to secure dashboards, giving project managers access to real-time insights. This fast feedback loop helps teams make quicker, more informed decisions that improve performance while the project is still running—not just afterward.
Clear Dashboards & Visual Reports
Data should be easy to understand and act on. That’s why we turn numbers into clear, actionable visuals using tools like Power BI and Tableau. Our dashboards are interactive, filterable, and tailored to the audiences that matter—donors, team leaders, partners, or government stakeholders.
You’ll be able to track your project’s progress at a glance, explore disaggregated data (e.g., by age, gender, region), and share transparent reports that build trust with stakeholders.
Evaluations That Go Deeper
Our evaluation services help you answer the big questions:
– What’s working, and why?
– Who is being reached—and who’s being left out?
– Are we achieving the outcomes we promised?
We conduct baseline, midline, and endline evaluations, using mixed-method approaches that combine hard numbers with human stories. Whether you need a simple outcome assessment or a detailed impact evaluation, we build a design that fits your budget, timeline, and evidence needs.
Capacity Building for Your Team
Need your internal team to take over M&E confidently? We offer hands-on training and coaching tailored to your staff’s current capacity. We cover everything from building M&E plans and collecting data to analyzing trends and writing strong reports.
Our goal is to help your organization become self-reliant in monitoring and evaluation—not dependent on external consultants.
Ethical & Secure Practices
We adhere to global standards for ethical research and data protection. All our M&E work follows strict protocols around informed consent, privacy, and security. We take extra care when working with vulnerable populations and ensure that data collection is respectful, safe, and legally compliant.
Why Choose Us?
Local Insight: We understand the contexts we work in and tailor tools and methods accordingly.
Tech-Enabled: We use modern, mobile-first tools for faster, more reliable data.
Human-Centered: We don’t just evaluate programs—we listen to people, stories, and lived experiences.
Strategic Impact: Our work leads to action, not just reports. We help you learn and adapt in real-time.
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What Is an Impact Assessment?
An Impact Assessment is a structured analysis that explores the actual changes—positive or negative, intended or unintended—that result from a specific program or intervention. Unlike routine monitoring or performance reviews, our impact evaluations look at outcomes and long-term change in communities, systems, and institutions.
These assessments provide a powerful tool for decision-making, learning, advocacy, and accountability. They help organizations demonstrate value to stakeholders while identifying the best paths forward.
Our Approach
We tailor each impact assessment to suit the size, scope, and context of your program. Our approach typically involves:
Defining the Impact Pathway
We work with your team to map out how your intervention is supposed to lead to change. This includes developing a clear Theory of Change or Results Framework that outlines cause-and-effect relationships.
Data Collection & Analysis
Using a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods, we gather data that reflects real-world outcomes. This may include household surveys, key informant interviews, focus group discussions, observational studies, and more.
Measuring Contribution and Causality
We use appropriate evaluation designs to assess the extent to which observed changes can be attributed to your program. These include before-and-after comparisons, control group methods, statistical modeling, and contribution analysis.
Reporting & Learning
Our final reports are more than technical documents—they’re tools for reflection and strategy. We present findings in clear, engaging formats, with recommendations that are actionable, realistic, and grounded in your context.
Evidence-Driven, Context-Sensitive
We know that no two projects—or communities—are alike. That’s why we adapt our methodologies based on your sector, timeline, resources, and geographic setting. Whether your work is in public health, education, gender equity, agriculture, youth development, or economic empowerment, we bring context-specific insight to every engagement.
We also work closely with local partners, researchers, and community members to ensure assessments are respectful, inclusive, and responsive to lived experiences.
Mixed-Methods for Deeper Insight
Our assessments use both numbers and narratives to understand impact. While quantitative data can show us how much change has occurred, qualitative methods explain the why and how behind those figures.
We blend tools like:
– Household and beneficiary surveys
– Control/comparison group analysis
– Outcome harvesting and Most Significant Change techniques
– Focus groups and participatory rural appraisals (PRA)
– Key informant interviews with stakeholders, staff, and community leaders
– Policy and systems analysis
This mixed-methods approach helps reveal the full picture of your program’s effects—including unintended consequences, overlooked barriers, or emerging opportunities.
Real-Time Feedback & Adaptive Strategies
Our evaluation services help you answer the big questions:
– What’s working, and why?
– Who is being reached—and who’s being left out?
– Are we achieving the outcomes we promised?
We conduct baseline, midline, and endline evaluations, using mixed-method approaches that combine hard numbers with human stories. Whether you need a simple outcome assessment or a detailed impact evaluation, we build a design that fits your budget, timeline, and evidence needs.
Why Organizations Trust Us
Independent & Objective
As an external partner, we bring neutrality and fresh perspectives—ensuring credibility and transparency in your results.
Technically Sound & Accessible
We maintain high research standards while making findings understandable to all your audiences—from program managers to policymakers.
Capacity-Focused
We don’t just assess; we strengthen. We train teams, develop tools, and build internal capacity so your organization grows stronger with every evaluation.
Strategic by Design
Every impact assessment is an opportunity to learn and lead better. Our recommendations are always actionable, realistic, and aligned with your mission.
Ethical, Inclusive, and Safe
At AfriNova, we follow ethical guidelines that protect participants’ rights and uphold research integrity. We ensure informed consent, data privacy, and safe engagement—especially when working with vulnerable populations such as children, people with disabilities, women, or marginalized groups.
Our assessments also aim to be inclusive by design, integrating gender analysis, disability inclusion, and equity considerations into every stage of the evaluation process.
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Why Emergency Analytics Matter
Crises can escalate in minutes and change drastically in hours. Without reliable information, even the best-intentioned responses risk missing the mark—delivering aid to the wrong place, overlooking vulnerable groups, or reacting too late.
Our Emergency Response Analytics service provides organizations with accurate, timely, and actionable insights, helping them:
– Understand the scale and nature of the emergency
– Prioritize needs and target the most affected populations-
– Optimize supply chains and resource deployment
– Coordinate efforts among agencies and governments
– Continuously adapt strategies as the situation evolves
Whether you’re a humanitarian NGO, a disaster relief agency, a donor, or a public health authority, we give you the information edge needed to protect lives and livelihoods.
What We Offer
1. Real-Time Situation Monitoring
We set up rapid data pipelines using mobile surveys, satellite imagery, open-source data, and community reports to give organizations a live view of the ground reality. From population displacement trends and food security indicators to disease spread and infrastructure damage—we monitor what matters most.
Our systems are designed to function even in low-connectivity settings, ensuring data continues to flow when traditional infrastructure breaks down.
2. Geospatial Analysis & Mapping
Visualizing crisis impact is essential for coordination. Our team uses GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and satellite data to create clear, interactive maps showing affected areas, risk zones, aid coverage gaps, and movement patterns. These maps help responders prioritize high-need regions and reduce duplication of efforts.
3. Needs Assessments & Vulnerability Analysis
Who is most at risk? What do they need now? We conduct rapid needs assessments to answer these questions—disaggregated by gender, age, disability, and location. Our models help identify underserved groups and forecast needs over the short and medium term, ensuring that no one is left behind in the chaos of a response.
4. Predictive & Scenario Modeling
Emergencies don’t stand still. We use statistical forecasting, simulation tools, and machine learning models to project how a crisis might unfold—helping agencies prepare for multiple scenarios. Whether it’s anticipating disease outbreaks after floods or projecting food shortages due to supply chain disruptions, we help organizations stay ahead of the curve.
5. Decision Dashboards & Alerts
We design custom dashboards tailored for your team—whether you’re in the field or at HQ. These dashboards pull in live data streams, display key indicators, and trigger automated alerts when thresholds are crossed (e.g., water contamination levels, refugee influx, commodity prices). They’re mobile-friendly, secure, and easy to use in high-pressure environments.
Technology Meets Human Insight
While we use advanced tools and platforms, we never lose sight of context. Our analysts combine local knowledge with global best practices to interpret data with accuracy and sensitivity. We also collaborate with local responders, government agencies, and affected communities to validate data and align on priorities.
This blend of tech-powered analysis and human-centered insight is what makes our Emergency Response Analytics truly effective.
Built for Speed, Designed for Scale
In an emergency, days—or even hours—can determine outcomes. That’s why we prioritize speed without sacrificing accuracy. Our team can deploy data systems and start generating insights within days of activation. We use scalable, cloud-based infrastructure that allows us to grow and adapt alongside your response.
Whether you’re managing a localized outbreak or a multi-country disaster, our systems are built to expand with your needs.
Supporting Coordination and Collaboration
Emergency responses often involve multiple actors—governments, UN agencies, local NGOs, donors, and private sector partners. Our analytics tools support coordination by making data easily shareable, accessible, and interoperable.
We create common operating pictures and data standards that foster alignment between partners, minimize duplication, and promote resource sharing. Our work supports platforms like Humanitarian Response Plans (HRPs), cluster coordination systems, and inter-agency assessments.
Protecting Data and People
In crisis zones, data security and ethical use are paramount. We follow strict protocols for safeguarding personal data, ensuring informed consent, anonymizing sensitive information, and respecting cultural norms.
Our tools are designed with privacy-by-design principles, and we ensure compliance with international data protection regulations such as GDPR and local legislation. Vulnerable populations are never treated as data points—we protect their dignity and rights throughout the process.
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What We Offer
Our data collection services span a wide spectrum of qualitative and quantitative methodologies, each selected to match your project goals, target population, and operational environment. We manage the full data collection lifecycle—from tool design and field deployment to data entry, cleaning, and preliminary analysis.
Our services include:
– Household and population-based surveys
– Baseline, midline, and endline studies
– Market research and feasibility studies
– Focus group discussions and key informant interviews
– Community perception and behavior studies
– Case studies and ethnographic methods
– Customer satisfaction and service delivery assessments
– Mobile and digital survey deployment
Every assignment is tailored to ensure cultural relevance, methodological rigor, and logistical feasibility.
Quantitative Methods
For projects that require large-scale, statistically robust data, we design and implement comprehensive quantitative surveys. Our capabilities include:
– Sample design and weighting
– Structured questionnaires
– Mobile-based data collection (e.g., using ODK, KoboToolbox, SurveyCTO)
– Enumerator training and supervision
– Data validation and real-time monitoring
– Statistical analysis and data visualization
These surveys help clients track indicators, test hypotheses, and gather evidence to guide programming, policy, and investment decisions.
Qualitative Approaches
Not all insights can be measured in numbers. Our qualitative research uncovers the “why” behind the data—helping clients explore perceptions, motivations, lived experiences, and cultural dynamics.
We offer:
– In-depth interviews with beneficiaries, stakeholders, and decision-makers
– Focus group discussions across diverse demographics
– Narrative and story-based research
– Participatory rural appraisal (PRA) tools
– Observation-based research
Our skilled facilitators are trained in culturally sensitive techniques, ensuring participants feel heard, respected, and safe to express themselves honestly.
Tool Development & Customization
Great research starts with the right tools. We work with clients to co-develop data collection instruments that are well-structured, clearly worded, and aligned with project objectives. This includes translating tools into local languages, pre-testing for clarity, and adjusting for cultural relevance.
Whether it’s a digital survey, paper questionnaire, or discussion guide, our tools are designed for ease of use and high-quality data capture.
Skilled Field Teams
We maintain a robust network of trained field researchers, enumerators, and supervisors across multiple regions. All our field teams are carefully selected, trained on research ethics and methodology, and supported by real-time monitoring to ensure data quality.
Our fieldwork is guided by principles of:
– Inclusivity: Ensuring data represents diverse groups—by gender, age, disability, location, and more.
– Confidentiality: Protecting participants’ identities and privacy at all times.
– Accuracy: Minimizing errors through rigorous training, piloting, and digital quality controls.
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What We Offer
We provide a range of training and capacity-building solutions tailored to the unique needs, roles, and experience levels of your team. Our offerings include:
– Interactive workshops (on-site or virtual)
– On-the-job coaching and mentoring
– Customized training modules and toolkits
– Web-based courses and e-learning platforms
– Facilitation of learning retreats and peer exchanges
– Train-the-trainer programs for long-term sustainability
All sessions are hands-on, practical, and based on real-world challenges. We ensure participants walk away with knowledge they can apply immediately.
Core Training Areas
Our training covers a broad spectrum of skills required for effective data use across program design, implementation, and evaluation.
1. Research & Data Collection
Participants learn how to design research tools, sample appropriately, collect high-quality data, and manage field teams. Topics include:
Survey and questionnaire design
Sampling strategies
Interview techniques
Focus group facilitation
Mobile data collection using tools like ODK, KoboToolbox, SurveyCTO
2. Data Analysis & Visualization
We demystify data analysis for non-statisticians. Teams are taught how to:
Clean and manage datasets
Use tools like Excel, SPSS, STATA, or Power BI
Create dashboards and graphs that tell a clear story
Interpret results accurately and responsibly
Spot data quality issues early
3. Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)
We strengthen internal M&E capacity to build systems that work. Training includes:
Developing logical frameworks and theories of change
Selecting SMART indicators
Designing M&E plans
Setting up routine data tracking and reporting
Integrating feedback and learning loops into program management
4. Evidence-Based Decision-Making
Our sessions help staff connect data to action. Participants learn how to:
Translate data into policy and program recommendations
Communicate findings to different audiences (boards, funders, partners)
Advocate for change using credible evidence
Avoid common data misinterpretations
Customization for Every Organization
We understand that no two teams are alike. That’s why we never take a one-size-fits-all approach. Before any training, we conduct a needs assessment to understand your team’s experience, challenges, and goals. Based on this, we develop a customized training plan—targeted to specific job roles, sectors, and learning styles.
Whether you’re introducing M&E for the first time or refining advanced skills, we meet you where you are and help you get to where you want to be.
Practical, Engaging & Inclusive
Our training style is interactive and inclusive—built on active learning principles such as:
– Group work and collaborative exercises
– Scenario-based problem solving
– Hands-on practice with real datasets
– Role plays and simulations
– Knowledge checks and live feedback
We foster an environment where everyone feels comfortable asking questions, experimenting, and sharing their experiences. Materials are adapted for local contexts and translated where needed to ensure maximum participation.
Long-Term Learning & Follow-Up
We believe that building capacity is not a one-time event—it’s a process. That’s why we offer ongoing mentorship, refresher sessions, and resource libraries to help participants apply what they’ve learned.
We also help organizations institutionalize learning by:
– Creating internal training manuals
– Establishing peer learning networks
– Supporting the development of M&E units or knowledge hubs
– Helping teams conduct internal assessments and learning reviews
Our goal is not just to train individuals, but to strengthen systems and cultures of learning.