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Local expertise with international depth.

Every expert holds at least a relevant master’s degree. Our pool includes PhD holders and experienced master’s-qualified professionals with deep Kenyan knowledge and local and international expertise.

Describe your project

Priority disciplines

A multidisciplinary, advanced-degree expert pool.

PhD holders and experienced professionals with master’s degrees bring together social, commercial, environmental, health, engineering and data expertise. Members are selected for qualifications, proven capability and contextual understanding—not credentials alone.

01

Society, policy & development

Applied research on people, institutions, communities and public decisions.

  • Sociology, anthropology, psychology and demography
  • Governance, devolution, human rights and public participation
  • Gender, youth, migration, disability and social protection
  • Peace, conflict, livelihoods and international development
02

Culture, media & humanities

Research that interprets language, history, culture, identity and public narratives.

  • History, heritage, religion and philosophy
  • Languages, discourse and localisation
  • Media, communication and the creative economy
  • Tourism narratives and community knowledge
03

Markets, trade & enterprise

Evidence for market entry, business growth and commercial decisions.

  • Economics, trade, finance and enterprise
  • Consumer and competitor research
  • Supplier, distributor and partner mapping
  • Value chains and market systems
04

Agriculture, climate & resources

Research across Kenya’s food systems, rural economy and natural environment.

  • Agriculture, livestock and agribusiness
  • Food systems and rural livelihoods
  • Climate, water, forestry and biodiversity
  • Natural resources and environmental management
05

Health, education & learning

Programme, policy and service research for human development.

  • Public health, health systems, WASH and nutrition
  • Education, skills, labour markets and digital inclusion
  • Monitoring, evaluation and learning
  • Survey design, qualitative research and impact assessment
06

Engineering, data & places

Technical analysis for infrastructure, energy and evidence-intensive projects.

  • Civil, mechanical and electrical engineering
  • Renewable energy, transport and the built environment
  • Statistics, data analysis and dashboards
  • GIS, mapping and remote sensing

Who we support

Built for commissioned, professional research.

Our best fit is an organisation with a defined decision, programme, market or study—and a need for credible Kenya-based capability.

ND

NGOs & development organisations

Baseline and endline studies, evaluations, implementation research, stakeholder mapping, MEL and field support.

IR

International research teams

Kenya access, local context, participant recruitment, interviews, logistics, transcription and interpretation.

CI

Companies & investors

Market entry, customer insight, supplier and partner research, feasibility evidence and practical risk analysis.

KC

Kenyan institutions & consultancies

Proposal teams, specialist inputs, overflow capacity, white-label research and independent review.

Service boundaries

Research integrity is part of the service.

We do not complete academic projects for students. This includes assignments, proposals, dissertations, theses or any work submitted for academic credit.

We also decline fabricated data, plagiarism, covert access to private information, impersonation, unlawful surveillance and requests for predetermined conclusions.

Regulated legal, medical, investment, engineering or scientific opinions require appropriately qualified professionals and any necessary approvals.

Need a specific discipline?

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We will assess whether the network has the subject, method and location coverage your project requires.

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