Generating objective, verifiable data and actionable insights across the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. Specializing in baseline, midline, and endline program evaluations, socio-economic impact studies, and market surveys utilizing digital mobile collection (Kobo/ODK), econometric modeling in SPSS/STATA, and rigorous OECD-DAC evaluation criteria.
Evidence-based decision-making in Afghanistan requires navigating volatile local conditions, security constraints, and cultural sensitivities. Development agencies, commercial enterprises, and policymakers cannot afford to rely on outdated estimates or superficial assessments.
Oriental Consultants operates a permanent network of trained, bilingual (Dari and Pashto) male and female field researchers across all 34 Afghan provinces. We apply mixed-methods research designs—triangulating large-scale household surveys with Key Informant Interviews (KIIs), Focus Group Discussions (FGDs), and secondary literature reviews to deliver unassailable evidence.
Rigorous evaluations designed to meet the strict reporting standards of USAID, World Bank, UN, and bilateral donor agencies.
Measuring program performance across the lifecycle using OECD-DAC criteria (Relevance, Coherence, Effectiveness, Efficiency, Impact, and Sustainability). We establish benchmark values, assess mid-course progress, and quantify final impact attribution.
Comprehensive assessments of household income, poverty levels, food security, coping mechanisms, and access to basic services (potable water, health, education) across rural, urban, and displaced (IDP) Afghan populations.
Rigorous economic research identifying growth bottlenecks, high-demand skills, private sector employment trends, and agricultural value chain margins (from farmer gate to national and regional export markets).
Deep-dive qualitative and analytical studies on community governance mechanisms, customary justice systems (Jirgas/Shuras), natural resource management (water rights), and institutional service delivery across Afghanistan.
How Oriental Consultants guarantees methodological integrity from tool design to final data visualization.
How Oriental Consultants ensures data accuracy, gender inclusion, and security during field research.
We recruit and deploy qualified female enumerator teams from the local provincial communities. Where necessary, female enumerators are accompanied by appropriate family chaperones (Mahrams) in accordance with local customs, ensuring total community buy-in and safe, direct access to female household heads and beneficiaries.
Our KoboToolbox and ODK forms include mandatory GPS coordinate geocoding, survey start/end timestamps to detect rushed interviews, audio recording of key questions for spot-checking, and strict logic constraints (preventing invalid numbers, negative ages, or contradictory entries). Additionally, our field supervisors conduct 5% random in-person re-interviews.
We deliver fully labeled, cleaned, and anonymized datasets in SPSS (.sav), STATA (.dta), Microsoft Excel (.xlsx), and CSV formats, complete with a comprehensive data dictionary, variable codebook, and reproducible analysis syntax files.
Discuss your baseline survey, evaluation scope, or provincial assessment requirements with our senior research methodologists.