About Us
A Proven Track Record in Resilience Food
Empowering Communities Through Evidence-Based Solutions
Influencing Response Refugees Plan in Uganda
In partnership with Uganda’s Office of the Prime Minister, we designed and conducted comprehensive data collection across thirteen refugee settlements and neighboring host
communities between 2017 and 2021. This collaborative research assessed the impact of Uganda’s progressive refugee policies, particularly examining how they functioned during the COVID-19 era.
Our findings directly influenced Uganda’s refugee response plans and contributed to evidence-based policy adjustments. The research culminated in a special issue of The Journal of Development Studies titled “How Close Is Close? Assessing Uganda’s Progressive Refugee Policy in the Era of COVID-19,” which examines the economic integration between refugee and host communities, poverty dynamics, training programs, and the transmission channels of COVID-19 impacts on food security.
This work demonstrates our commitment to translating rigorous data analysis into actionable policy recommendations that strengthen resilience and improve outcomes for both refugee and host populations in protracted crisis settings.
Building resilience in Somalia
We conducted comprehensive impact evaluation for the Joint Resilience Strategy in Somalia, a groundbreaking initiative developed by FAO, WFP, and UNICEF following
the 2011 Horn of Africa crisis. This multi-agency strategy represented a paradigm shift from emergency-based responses to long-term resilience building across different
livelihood zones.
Our evaluation framework assessed the effectiveness of the strategy’s three core pillars: enhanced productive sectors, access to basic social services, and predictable safety
nets for social protection. Using mixed-method approaches, we conducted detailed resilience assessments, baseline household surveys, and community consultations across pastoralist, agro-pastoralist, and peri-urban populations.
The impact evaluation tracked how coordinated interventions targeting the same households with integrated packages supported community resilience against intertwined shocks of drought, flooding, and conflict. Our findings informed programming adjustments and demonstrated the value of cross-sectoral approaches in building adaptive capacity and reducing vulnerability in protracted crisis settings.
This work exemplified our expertise in evaluating complex, multi-stakeholder resilience interventions and our ability to generate evidence that strengthens programming effectiveness in challenging operational environments.
