Welcome to Makoka and Associates
Consulting Firm | MALAWI
M&A – Research and Development Policy institute is a premier consultancy firm that conducts a wide range of development research, consultancy services and tailored training. It is located in Lilongwe with a reach throughout Southern Africa.
Congratulations!
Dr. Donald Makoka
JFRM Best Paper Award 2024 for the paper "Measuring community flood resilience and associated factors in rural Malawi"
Our Services
Commissioned Research and Consultancies
Clients from Malawi Government ministries and departments to United Nations agencies and international organizations rely on M&A to efficiently design, execute, and disseminate results from research and evaluation to enable them to address their toughest development challenges. We work on development research in a range of fields include poverty, social protection, ultra-poor graduation, climate resilience, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation, food security and sustainable livelihoods, education, health, tobacco control, etc. We have expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.
Short-Term Training
M&A is a national leader in performance and strategy-related training in Malawi. We provide innovative monitoring and evaluation training programs to government agencies, foundations, and NGOs in Malawi and in southern and eastern Africa. We tailor the training to meet client needs and pair it with effective adult learning techniques. Some of the training courses include:
- Monitoring and Evaluation;
- Impact Evaluation;
- Quantitative Data Analysis using STATA; and R;
- Qualitative Data Analysis.
Outreach
As a way of bridging the gap between research and practice, M&A provides financial and technical support to a Malawian local NGO, Development Right, to implement life-changing projects targeting the rural communities in Malawi. Development Right operates activities in:
- Sustainable Livelihoods;
- Education, Youth Development and Child Protection;
- Economic Justice;
- Water, Sanitation and Health;
- Climate Adaptation and Resilience;
- Tobacco Control and Alternative Livelihoods for Malawian Tobacco Farmers.
Welcome to Makoka and Associates | Malawi
M&A – Research and Development Policy is a premier consultancy firm that conducts a wide range of development research, consultancy services and tailored training. It is located in Lilongwe, Malawi but with a reach throughout the Southern African region.
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