A PREMIER RESULT-FOCUSED FIRM

IASR is a premier result-focused firm whose core business is Monitoring and Evaluation, Research and Development with an aim of supporting the Evidenced Based data driven Social and Economic development in Africa and around the Globe.

Over the years, spanning close to two decades now, we have been honored to lead or play critical role in high profile assignments that have shaped policy, programming and development in diverse socioeconomic spheres.

We value training of individuals and organizations.

Ultimately, experience and expertise is our prism. Every plan and strategy we help create, every program/project we help implement, and every outcome and impact we help assess and evaluate is bent by a unique and practiced combination of data-driven critical thinking and creativity that drives everything we do – Insightful analysis, realistic strategies and prompt delivery for the success of Institutions, Organizations, Communities and Individuals we serve.

OUR SERVICES

Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

We help our clients increase the value, impact and sustainability of their programming, while ensuring accountability and oversight.

Data and Knowledge Management

We help our clients bring evidence and data into decision making and facilitate communication, understanding and learning in programme management.

Research, Evidence and Analysis

We help our clients understand complex and challenging contexts and problems and build the evidence base for programming, policy and strategy.

Advisory

We help our clients understand complex and challenging contexts and problems and build the evidence base for programming, policy and strategy.

Project Management

We help our clients plan and manage their resources effectively and adapt to changing environments while still achieving their programme objectives.

Communications

We help clients evolve and transform organisations, achieve stakeholder buy-in and enable pathways to change through targeted communications.

Risk Management

We help our clients to navigate the risks of working in complex environments drawing on our expert personnel, systems and processes.

Technical Assistance

We help our clients overcome specific challenges with targeted technical expertise across services, thematics/sectors and geographies.

Capability and Capacity Development

We help our clients understand and improve organisational and individual performance.

Stakeholder Engagement

We help our clients understand complex implementation contexts and build sustainable stakeholder dialogue by mapping, analysing and engaging actors at all levels.

Grant and Fund Management

We help our clients reach scale and pilot innovation through designing and managing effective and transparent grant and fund programmes.

AREAS OF SPECIALTY

IASR draws its strength and repute from our well grounded and diverse technical expertise, capacity, clientele profile and approach in execution.

Representing a diverse set of technical and scientific capabilities, our staffs pursue comprehensive, multidisciplinary research activities

HEALTH

Promoting healthy lives and well-being for all is essential to sustainable development, as enshrined in Goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

GENDER EQUALITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION

Understanding the links between gender equality & social inclusion and peace, stability, accountability & prosperity is fundamental to Integrity’s work.

CLIMATE SECURITY

Climate change and biodiversity loss is one of the greatest risks to human security, from the community right through to the global level.

FRAGILITY AND VIOLENT CONFLICT

The challenges of working in fragile and conflict-affected environments and preventing further conflict are of growing importance.

HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE

In the fast-paced, high-pressure context of a humanitarian crisis-where saving lives and supporting stability is of paramount importance, decision-makers and implementers need timely, quality, context-aware and conflict-sensitive information.

EDUCATION

Education fosters decision making skills and critical thinking. It prepares and enables individuals to play a positive and constructive role within society.

ECONOMIC GROWTH

Sustainable and inclusive economic growth empowers communities, generates livelihoods, reduces poverty, and increases stability and social investment.

AID EFFECTIVENESS

Effective aid programmes require careful forethought and coherence of approach.

SECURITY AND JUSTICE

Reform of security and justice provision is about three priorities: strengthening institutional accountability, improving service delivery efficiency, and building demand-side capacity to articulate local safety and security needs.

CIVIL SOCIETY

Governments and donors increasingly rely on civil society groups to provide services, and support social cohesion.

MIGRATION, DISPLACEMENT & SLAVERY

People leave their communities for diverse reasons including environmental changes, poverty and inequality, conflict and the search for better livelihoods.

GOVERNANCE

Governance matters, especially in fragile contexts. Formal and informal institutions – rules, norms, behaviours and practices – define how, and for whose benefit, decisions are made.

MEDIA

Social media and digital and mobile communications have transformed public discourse.

our approach

At IASR, we embrace broad based inclusive frame, right based, consultative and participatory approaches that takes into account the views and positions of all our broad constituent stakeholders and partners.

In all the assignments we are entrusted with to deliver the expected outcomes, we question everything and apply thoughtful and rigorous analysis to every challenge, issues and opportunities to develop need-based, realistic and versatile outputs, systems and tools which help our clients improve their operations with utmost effectiveness and efficiencies

SAMPLE PAST WORKS AND PROJECTS

The purpose of developing a Risk Management Framework for Health Strat is motivated by the Organization’s desire to transform its existing risk management approach into a more structured and robust process for monitoring and reporting critical organizational risks and emerging risks to senior management and stakeholders.

This strategic plan is a desire of Nairobi Brain Trust as it captures the aspirations of the broad constituent organizations as a step to the development of Result Based Accountability system and to demonstrate with clarity and in measurable manner its programs and activities logically.

I am pleased to present this five (5) year strategic plan (2020-2024), the first one in the history of Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentist Union (KMPDU).

The report on ‘Haki Yetu, Jukumu Letu” Gender Based Violence in Meru and Kilifi Counties’ is one among these initiatives that aims to support policymakers and relevant institutions in their efforts to combat and prevent gender based violence in Kenya.

The control of drug use by international agreement and or regulatory authorities such as the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Japanese Pharmaceutical and Medical Devises Agency (PMDA), is concerned mainly with the development, approval, manufacturing and marketing of drugs and medical devices.

The purpose of this Training Evaluation Report was to assess the effectiveness and relevance of the training events carried out for Jamii Thabiti Implementing Partners’ Program Officers and Monitoring and Evaluation Officers and the regional focal points (Regional Coordinators) on Research, Monitoring and Evaluation.

This baseline survey report captures the findings and recommendations for a Market Scoping and Training Needs Analysis for Social Enterprises within Mombasa County.

This is a report of end of project evaluation of the European Union - Human Rights Defenders Project. The Program was implemented from 2014-2016, with support from the European Union (EU).

Research suggests that women and children are vulnerable in times of conflict and war. Emerging patterns in conflict show that civilians have become the target, majority of which are women and children.