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Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning
Independent evaluations and practical MEL systems that strengthen accountability, learning, and programme performance.
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Ethiopia-based • International standards
Evidence you can trust.
Evidence you can trust.
Decisions you can act on.
Gesem Research and Consulting PLC (GRC) is an Ethiopia-based research, evaluation and data collection company supporting development organisations, institutions and international partners with rigorous fieldwork, analysis and advisory services across the country.
Senior-led technical oversight
Mixed-methods capability
Ethiopia-wide field delivery
Defined RFQs often quoted within 24 hours
Rigorous evidence built around the decision
Local execution with professional quality control
Senior-led deliveryTechnical oversight from design through final reporting.
Quality and ethicsSafeguards, data quality and transparent review built into the process.
Digital field systemsStructured CAPI workflows, real-time checks and documented data handling.
International collaborationCountry-partner support for multi-country studies and global consulting teams.
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completed assignments
250+
enumerators in GRC’s field network
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12 regions + 2 city administrations covered
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working languages available through the network
Field-language capability: Afaan Oromo, Af-Somali, Afar Af, Amharic, Sidama, Tigrigna, French and English through GRC’s consultant and field network.
Assignment portfolio
Organisations represented in GRC's assignment portfolio
Selected organisations for which GRC has delivered public-facing assignments represented in this website portfolio.
Tourism Training Institute
Arganon International
WHH
EECMY
MELCA
New Life
Save the Children
SOS Children’s Villages
HEKS/EPER
Tesfa
For international teams
Need a reliable Ethiopia country partner?
GRC can support international research firms, consulting companies, universities and development organisations with country implementation, CAPI surveys, qualitative research, localisation, field supervision, data quality and national-level inputs.
Expertise
From evidence questions to usable decisions.
GRC provides integrated support across the evidence cycle—from study design and fieldwork to analysis, reporting, strategy and institutional strengthening.
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Research & Assessments
Context-sensitive quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies designed to answer complex development questions.
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Strategic Planning & Programme Design
Evidence-led programme and strategy development that connects institutional priorities with realistic implementation pathways.
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Data Management & Analytics
Secure, quality-assured data systems that turn complex datasets into clear and decision-ready evidence.
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Organisational Development
Institutional strengthening support that improves governance, systems, performance, and long-term organisational resilience.
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Training & Capacity Building
Participatory learning programmes that strengthen technical competence and translate knowledge into improved practice.
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GRCCredible evidence. Contextual interpretation. Practical use.
Why GRC
Professional standards.
Professional standards.
Grounded local understanding.
Good consulting in Ethiopia requires more than technical methods. It also requires realistic field planning, language and cultural competence, ethical judgement, responsive communication and a clear understanding of how clients will use the evidence.
Contextually grounded
Local knowledge and field systems designed for Ethiopia’s diverse social, linguistic, and geographic contexts.
Methodologically rigorous
Quantitative, qualitative, participatory, and mixed-methods designs selected around the decision to be made.
Digitally enabled
GPS-enabled tablets, secure cloud workflows, real-time quality checks, and structured data-management protocols.
Multilingual delivery
GRC’s consultant and field network includes Afaan Oromo, Af-Somali, Afar Af, Amharic, Sidama, Tigrigna, French and English capability.
Sector understanding
Experience across interconnected development priorities.
Our multidisciplinary model helps GRC examine programmes within their wider social, institutional, economic and environmental context.
Education & Child Development
Learning, early childhood development, schools, teachers, caregivers and education systems.
Explore sectorFood Security, Livelihoods & Resilience
Household food security, livelihoods, shocks, recovery and resilience.
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Access, service quality, behaviour, nutrition, public health and community outcomes.
Explore sectorClimate, Environment & Natural Resources
Climate risk, agriculture, adaptation, natural-resource management and restoration.
Explore sectorProtection, Gender & Social Inclusion
Participation, leadership, safety, disability, gender equality and social inclusion.
Explore sectorMigration, Displacement & Human Mobility
Forced displacement, migration, mobility, integration and institutional response.
Explore sectorEmployment, Markets & Enterprise
Labour markets, skills, employment, enterprise and economic participation.
Explore sectorGovernance & Institutional Development
Strategy, governance, accountability, systems and organisational capacity.
Explore sectorHow we work
A disciplined process from question to decision.
Every assignment is structured around intended use, ethical practice, quality assurance and transparent communication.
Our Delivery Approach- 01
Frame
Clarify the decision, users, scope, questions, standards and constraints.
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Design
Select methods, samples, tools, safeguards, field systems and analysis plans.
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Generate
Collect evidence through trained teams, active supervision and quality checks.
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Interpret
Triangulate findings, test explanations, examine differences and document limitations.
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Activate
Translate evidence into conclusions, recommendations, learning and implementation choices.
Client evidence
What formal client recommendations say.
Selected excerpts from completion and recommendation letters held by GRC. Reference documents can be shared during qualified procurement and due-diligence processes.
“Demonstrated strong technical capacity, professionalism, and effective coordination throughout the consultancy.”
“Demonstrated a high level of professionalism, technical competence, and commitment to excellence.”
“We are highly satisfied with the quality of work and the professionalism demonstrated by Gesem Research and Consulting PLC.”
Insights
Visit Insights Practical thinking on research, evaluation and evidence use.
Why International Firms Need a Local Research Partner in Ethiopia
A capable Ethiopia country partner reduces proposal-stage uncertainty, strengthens local delivery, and gives international teams accountable support from mobilisation through reporting.
Read insightWhat a Data Collection Company in Ethiopia Should Actually Deliver
Professional data collection is not simply completing interviews. It is a controlled process that protects sampling, respondent safety, field quality and the usability of the final dataset.
Read insightHousehold Survey Implementation in Ethiopia: What Clients Need to Plan Early
Household surveys succeed or fail long before the first interview. Early decisions about sampling, language, field logistics and quality control determine whether the final data are credible.
Read insightPlanning an assignment?
Start the Conversation Bring us the TOR, the question or the decision you need to make.
Share the scope, geography, expected outputs and timeline. GRC will help turn the requirements into a clear and credible approach.