In the wake of the devastating Beirut Port explosion on August 4th, 2020, ESOMAR Foundation stepped up to aid Lebanon’s research community by creating the Lebanon Relief Fund. ESOMAR Foundation has collaborated with the University of Georgia and MRII to launch an initiative, aimed at supporting researchers and students in Lebanon. Through their joint efforts, …
The beauty of new beginnings
Wander into the unknown, open your heart & take the leap! I wrote these words down on the first day of 2023 as my mantra throughout the year and sure enough, dreams of faraway places came knocking at my doorstep and roaring my name so loud. My biggest wish for 2023, was that at some …
New scholarship awarded in Kenya
26 January 2924, Amsterdam, NL – ESOMAR Foundation recently funded a new scholarship benefiting a deserving student entering into a market research-related field of study in Kenya. Beatrice Karimi is pursuing a Master in Development Studies (MA Development Studies) at the University of Nairobi, Kenya. Beatrice is the recipient of a scholarship funded through a …
Better to see something once than hear about it a thousand times” – Asian Proverb
Pisey Choub, the student from Cambodia who received the ESOMAR Foundation scholarship sponsored by Sapio Research, was invited by the ESOMAR Foundation to join the group of student-helpers during the recent ESOMAR Congress held in Amsterdam on 10-13 September. Read about Pisey’s delightful write-up of her Congress experience I can say this was one of …
From Dream into Reality
From a young age, I kept hearing words from my father: “Only education would make you live better and work better than I do now”. This word is repeatedly played around in my mind until now, and what he said is true. Education is a sharp weapon for us to fight for our life. Some …
New scholarship awarded in Cambodia
23 April 2023, Amsterdam, NL – ESOMAR Foundation recently funded a new scholarship benefiting a deserving student entering into a market research-related field of study in Cambodia. Pisey Choub is the recipient of a scholarship funded through a partnership with the global research consultancy Sapio Research. Pisey is following the MBA Program in Global Innovation Management at the National …
Community support to our Turkish and Syrian peers
ESOMAR community will support Syrian and Turkish insights and analytics professionals and their families through ESOMAR Foundation Researchers in Need Programme. A great tragedy occurred in Turkey and Syria on February 6th when a massive earthquake shook the vast southeast region of these two countries, impacting dozens of cities, collapsing more than thousands of …
Making research (disability) inclusive
What does inclusion mean to you? Who do you consider as a vulnerable group? Your answers are WELCOME as we are preparing the #ESOMAR #Africa Circle on ‘Making research (disability) inclusive’ to be held on 26 October. Such an important topic for those who are interested in collecting data from vulnerable groups, including people with disabilities, who face …
How the people of Vietnam live with climate change and what communication can do
How do people in Vietnam live with climate change now? How will its impacts shape their future, and how will they, in turn, shape their environment? What are the most effective ways to support people to adapt to climate change, and how best can the media, governments, organisations and businesses communicate with them?
Building Resilience: How research has been used to develop and evaluate a media and communication approach
There is growing evidence to suggest that media and communication can support people to become more resilient to short-term shocks and long-term trends. To date, however, systematic research on the role of media and communication projects in helping to build resilience is limited. This report advances this body of work in two ways.