Institute for Rural Development
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Institute for Rural Development (IRD) is a registered and tax compliant institution that provides leadership in rural development by conducting a wide range of development research, consultancy services and tailored programing. Registered in Southern Africa Malawi, IRD is a reputable institution committed to providing high-quality consultancy, research, policy advice, business development, training and facilitation and project management services in Agriculture, NRM, Agribusiness, WASH, Private sector development, and Education.
IRD strives to promote professionalism and excellence in ourselves and our clients. We are known for having meaningful relationships with our partners based on transparency, accountability, integrity, mutual respect and good value for money.
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Our vision is to become a leading institute in combating poverty and promoting rural development in Southern Africa.
Our mission is to provide applied research and innovative programming that reduces poverty and promote sustainable development in Southern African communities.
IRD offers a range of services to clients, both locally and internationally.
With strong expertise in quantitative and qualitative methodologies, baseline, mid-term and endline evaluations, and impact assessments.
Developing M&E frameworks, data collection and reporting, methodological design for studies and assessments.
Agribusiness development, value chain analysis, market systems development, enterprise diagnostics, investment readiness and SME support.
M&E, data analysis packages (SPSS, Excel, STATA, E-views, R), research methods, and data collection.
Institutional capacity development, commissioned studies, stakeholder engagement, market facilitation and policy advisory.
Value chain analysis, project appraisal, environmental assessments, WASH, food and nutrition security, and rural development.
Baseline, Mid-term and Endline Evaluation Studies and Assessments
Methodological Development for Qualitative and Quantitative Studies
Data Collection and Reporting.
Developing Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks
Training in monitoring and evaluation, data analysis and data analysis packages.
Training and Facilitation
Value Chain Analysis
Project appraisal
Environmental Assessments
Agribusiness development
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
HIV and AIDS
Monitoring and Evaluation Data analysis packages (SPSS, Excel, STATA, E-views and R) Research Data collection