Formative Research

Agora Consulting excels in providing comprehensive formative research services, which are pivotal in laying the groundwork for successful development interventions. Formative research encompasses a range of activities aimed at understanding the context, needs, and preferences of target populations, as well as identifying barriers and opportunities for intervention. Agora employs a systematic approach to formative research, employing a variety of qualitative and quantitative methods to gather relevant data and insights.

Contextual Analysis

Agora conducts thorough contextual analyses to gain a deep understanding of the social, economic, political, and cultural dynamics at play within a given area or community. This analysis involves reviewing existing literature, conducting stakeholder interviews, and analyzing demographic and socioeconomic data to identify key issues and trends.

Needs Assessment

Through needs assessments, Agora identifies the specific challenges, gaps, and priorities within a target population or community. This involves engaging with community members through focus group discussions, surveys, and key informant interviews to gather firsthand information about their needs, aspirations, and concerns.

Stakeholder Mapping

Agora maps out the diverse range of stakeholders involved in or impacted by a particular issue or intervention. This process helps identify key actors, their roles, interests, and influence, enabling more effective engagement and collaboration throughout the project lifecycle.

Problem Identification

Based on the findings from contextual analysis and needs assessments, Agora collaborates with clients to clearly define the problem or issue at hand. This involves identifying root causes, underlying factors, and potential entry points for intervention, laying the foundation for the development of targeted and evidence-based solutions.

Formative Research Design

Agora works closely with clients to design robust formative research methodologies tailored to the specific objectives and context of the project. This may include designing survey instruments, discussion guides, sampling strategies, and data collection protocols to ensure the collection of reliable and actionable data.

Data Collection and Analysis

Agora employs a range of data collection methods, including surveys, interviews, focus groups, and observation, to gather qualitative and quantitative data from diverse sources. Data is meticulously analyzed using appropriate analytical techniques, allowing for the identification of patterns, themes, and insights relevant to the research objectives.

Report Writing and Presentation

Finally, Agora delivers clear, concise, and actionable reports presenting the findings of the formative research. Reports are accompanied by recommendations and insights to inform decision-making and guide the development of evidence-based interventions.

Through its rigorous approach to formative research, Agora Consulting helps clients gain a deeper understanding of the context and needs of target populations, laying the groundwork for the design and implementation of impactful development initiatives.

1.	Position:		Director
2.	Name of Organization:		Agora Consulting
3.	Full Time / Part Time:		Full Time
4.	Name of Staff:		Tewelde Gebremariam Adhanom
5.	Date of Birth & Age:		23 /02/1985
6.	Nationality:		Ethiopian
7.	Education:
	*College / university*	*Degrees obtained*			*Mo/Year of obtainment*		*Class / division*
	University of Antwerp	MSc in Governances and Development			September 2016		Great Designation
	University of Bahir Dar	MA in Gender and Development Studies			November 2012		Greatest Designation
	Jimma University	BEd in Geography and Environment Studies			June 2007		Great Designation
8.	Languages		English (fluent), Amharic (fluent), Tigrigna (native)
9.	Countries of Work Experience:		Ethiopia
10.	Employment Record:
	*Name of employing organization*		*Dates of employment*			*Positions held*
	Agora Consulting		February 2023			Founder and Director
	Altai Consulting		2020 – Present			Consultant
	University of Gondar		September 2013—December 2019			Assistant Professor
	Care International Consultancy		December 2019 – January 2020			Consultant
	Samuel Hall		April 2019 – May 2019			Consultant
	European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM)		May 2018 – June 2018 and July 2019 – August 2019			Consultant
Tewelde Gebremariam Adhanom is the founding director of Agora, a research consultancy in Ethiopia focusing on migration, climate change, policy, education, gender, and entrepreneurship. Tewelde has over 10 years of experience in the field of research and is the Director of Communications and a board member for the Ethiopian Evaluation Association (EEvA). Tewelde is experienced in designing, coordinating and leading complex research and monitoring projects across Ethiopia. Recent projects that Tewelde has contributed to include, Third-Party Monitoring of food distribution under the World Bank’s PSNP, monitoring of the EU’s peacebuilding work in Ethiopia, an analysis of the Tigray conflict, contributing to the FCDOs Ethiopia Migration Program, assessing renewable energy for the World Bank. Tewelde is experienced in leading and providing training to data collection teams for both qualitative and quantitative tools.
11.	Work Undertaken that Best Illustrates Capability to Handle the Tasks Assigned:
	*Name of assignment:*	*Main project features:*			*Position:*	*Activities performed:*
	Third-Party Monitoring Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP) World Bank Ethiopia (Tigray)	Third-party monitoring of the World Bank PSNP’s food distribution in Tigray led by the World Food Programme			Research Lead	· TPM design and reporting · Design and coordination of data collection · Field team training · Logistics · Project management · Project delivery support
	Labor Market Assessment of Destination Countries for Ethiopian Labor Migrants 2023, IOM Ethiopia (UK, Germany)	Labor Market Assessment of Destination Countries for Ethiopia Labor Migrants covering the demand and supply side for skilled and semi-skilled Ethiopian labors to European countries.			Ethiopia Research Lead	· Tool designing · Collecting high level KIIs · Report writing
	Outcome Harvesting and Longitudinal Research Capacity Building 2023, Oxfam Ethiopia	Training on Outcome Harvesting and Longitudinal Research capacity building to Oxfam staff and implementing partners			Co-lead trainer	· Co-design training materials · Co-led Training · Post training reporting
	Third-Party Monitoring for EU Foreign Policy Instrument’s (FPI) Peacebuilding portfolio 2020 – Present EU Ethiopia	Providing TPM to the following Projects: SELAM Early Recovery and Socio-Economic Stability in Tigray, implemented by CARE and REST. Strengthening Survivor-Centred Responses: Holistic, Comprehensive, Survivor-Centred GBV in Emergencies programming in Tigray”, implemented by Trocaire (CST) and other 5 local partners Lifesaving Primary Health Care (PHC), Mental Health & Psycho-Social Support (MHPSS), Sexual & Reproductive Health and trauma Healing for the Tigray’s conflict-affected population, implemented by Médecins du Monde (MdM) France			Research Manager	· Designing tools · Train researchers · Collecting qualitative Data · Involve in writing up the report and presentations
	World Bank-Productive use of Energy on the on the cross borderlands in East Africa Countries 2022, World Bank Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Djibouti	An assessment of Productive Use of Energy in the borderlands of Ethio-Somalia, Ethio-Kenya and Ethio-Djibouti			Researcher	· Lead team of researchers in the borderlands of Ethio-Kenya, Ethio-Somalia and Ethio-Djibouti · Collect KIIs · Reporting
	Lalibela Context Assessment 2022, French Development Agency (AFD) Ethiopia	a context analysis in the post conflict territory of Lalibela on behalf of the France Development Agency.			Researcher	· Development of research tools · Field team training and oversight · Reporting
	Ethiopia Rapid Research Facility (ERRF) 2022, Trias Consulting Ethiopia	Researching on the rapid political situation of Ethiopia			Senior Researcher	· Development of research tools · Conducting KIIs · Weekly reporting of the rapidly changing situations · Providing local expert knowledge and reporting
	Atmospheric analysis conflict in Tigray 2021, OTI / USAID Ethiopia	Atmospheric analysis on the ongoing situation in Tigray, Ethiopia.			Researcher	· Development of research tools · Field team training and oversight · Reporting
	Ethiopia Migration Programme FCDO 2020-2023	Design and undertake research into migration routes across Eastern Africa, including monthly atmospheric reporting and deep dives supporting adaptive programming and policy direction. Implement livelihoods and communications programming across Ethiopia, with a focus on Tigray refugee camps and North Wollo in Amhara			Researcher	· Supervision of field research team · Conducted Key Informant interviews · Reporting
	Baseline for Building Rural Income through Dairy Business Growth in Ethiopia SNV (Altai) February 2020 – November 2020 Ethiopia (5 regions)	Quantitative survey of Dairy Households FGDs with Dairy Households			Project coordinator	· Development of research tools · Field team training and oversight · Reporting
	Research Project on ‘Gender and Climate Change in Northwest Ethiopia’ of the VLIR-UOS, 2019 In Gondar, Ethiopia	This research project is conducted in drought prone areas of Northwest Ethiopia, aiming at designing evidence-based gender sensitive agriculture related adaptation strategies.			Local Promoter of the research project	· Methodology design and tool development · Supervision of field research team · Qualitative analysis using Nvivo software. · Quantitative descriptive and inferential analysis · Reporting and presenting key findings
	Assessment of Household wellbeing among Safety net program (SNP) beneficiaries in Tigray Care International Consultancy, 2019, Tigray Region, Ethiopia	· Conducting Baseline survey from farmer households in the SNP in Tigray · Assessing the changes in the wellbeing of the farmers in the program.			Consultant	· Methodology design · Development of research tools · Installing the tools to Kobo · Provided training on Kobo to enumerators · Supervision of field research team · Conducted Focus Group discussion with famers · Conducted Key Informant interviews · Analysis the qualitative data using Nvivo
	*Evaluation of the ‘Communications Campaigns and Migration’* Samuel Hall 2019 Addis Ababa	· Conducting research to look at the effectiveness of communications campaigns on migration and their relevance to the context.			Consultant	· Field coordination (time and budget) · Translation of the research tools · Provided training on Kobo to enumerators · Supervision of field research team · Conducted Key Informant interviews · Reporting
	European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), The Netherlands 2019 Shire Eritrean Campus, Tigray, Ethiopia	· Baseline data collection for the Regional Development and Protection Program of the European Union in the Eritrean Refugees camps Shire, Tigray, Ethiopia · Fellow-up of the Regional Development and Protection Program implementation of the European Union in the refugee camps in Shire, Tigray, Ethiopia ecdpm.org			Consultant	· Field coordination (time and budget) · Translation of the research tools · Provided training on Qualitative data collection methods (FGD and KII) to enumerators · Supervision of field research team · Conducted Key Informant interviews · Reporting
12.	References	· Sena Kinati, Project Manager at Altai E-mail: skinati@altai-africa.com cell phone: +251937460052 · Dr Kassahun Tegegne: Academic vice president and former dead of Social Science, University of Gondar. Cell Phone: +251-918-703807 E-mail: kassteg@yahoo.com · Anna Knoll Head of Programme Migration, European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM), The Netherlands, Cell Phone: +31 6 538 60 904 E-mail: ak@ecdpm.org
13.	Certification:
	*Signature of staff member or authorized representative of the staff*			*Place*
	Tewelde Gebremariam			Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Formative Research

Contextual Analysis

Needs Assessment

Stakeholder Mapping

Problem Identification

Formative Research Design

Data Collection and Analysis

Report Writing and Presentation

Address

Bole
Addis Ababa , Ethiopia

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Formative Research

Contextual Analysis

Needs Assessment

Stakeholder Mapping

Problem Identification

Formative Research Design

Data Collection and Analysis

Report Writing and Presentation

Address

Bole Addis Ababa , Ethiopia

Links

Tewelde Gebremariam Adhanom

ZERIHUN BERHANE

Bole
Addis Ababa , Ethiopia