How market research is working to the benefit of Rwandan survivors. WHY? The key challenge for all seeking to build a better world is connecting the decent intentions of those who to seek to help with the realities of life on the ground. How do we ensure genuine needs are targeted, and …
This is the fifth blog-post from Nicolin Mamuya, the first ESOMAR Foundation scholarship in South Africa. October has been a busy month, just as September was. I wrote my second semester tests and had an influx of assignments to complete. No one warned me about University. Anyway, the tests went well, I think the only subject …
How the Open Society Foundation used qualitative social media research in defense of human rights Open Society Foundation (OSF), a global philanthropic organization with a focus on human rights and its founder, George Soros are actively engaged in shaping NGOs’, Governmental and international organisation’s answer to the European refugee crisis towards an outcome in line …
Understanding how to address men’s behaviour to buy and sell girls Background The primary objective of this research was to develop programs to effectively prevent buying and selling of girls in the human trafficking trade. Operation Red Alert commissioned Final Mile to understand the compulsions of male behaviour leading to the selling/sending and purchasing of …
This is the fourth blog-post from Nicolin Mamuya, the first ESOMAR Foundation scholarship in South Africa. It’s the final term of my three year degree and I am counting down the days. September has been the busiest month I have had this whole year with the assignments and never-ending tests. The pressure only continues to grow. …
Researchers – and research buyers – want their research to be impactful. NGO’s and donors want to create programs that are impactful. How can we unite the market research industry, NGO’s, and donors? How can we use Market Research methods to best fit the needs of NGO’s committed to creating positive social change in the …
Paragon is the Market Research Industry’s initiative to use data and insight to improve people’s lives. ESOMAR Foundation is representing ESOMAR on the Paragon Committee. The main idea of Paragon is to add questions to existing surveys which help monitor progress with major aid initiatives, but we now also have an opportunity to work …
The ESOMAR Foundation in co-operation with MSRA (Kenyan Marketing and Social Research Association) with the generous support of Women In Research (WIRe) and Unilever is excited to announce the WIRe Kenyan Scholarship. WIRe aims to raise US$5,000 from individual and company donations, matched dollar for dollar by sponsor Unilever, to award a US$10,000 scholarship to …
This is the third blog-post from Nicolin Mamuya, the first ESOMAR Foundation scholarship in South Africa. 08 July, 2016 I am in Tanzania right now and I must say the weather is perfect. Not too hot and not cold at all. This is our winter. I’m living in a small village called Kibaha with my …
Phyllis Macfarlane and Will Goodhand have been involved to the ESOMAR Foundation training in Rwanda that was held in Kigali from July 25 to 29. Here you can find a little description of how the training was implemented and how the ESOMAR Foundation contributed to this. BUSINESS SKILLS PROGRAMME – YOUNG ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING PROJECT This was a …
