Evidence that makes the next village easier

Operational research, eCHIS data quality, continuous quality improvement and practical digital tools - so what works in one district is documented and repeated.

Programme overview

Strengthen institutional and community systems through operational research, innovation, continuous quality improvement and evidence-driven implementation.

Community health programmes fail quietly when data is unusable. We work on the plumbing: what gets recorded, by whom, in which tool, and whether anyone acts on it. That is what turns a good outreach into a repeatable system.

What we focus on

Operational research

Questions generated by programme teams, answered with data they can actually use next quarter.

Digital transformation

eCHIS reporting, digital tools for community health workers and technology-enabled service delivery.

Continuous quality improvement

Simple improvement cycles with VHTs and health units, focused on follow-up and referral completion.

Monitoring, evaluation & learning

MEAL systems that make reporting honest, consistent and comparable across districts.

Priority target groups

Community health worker structures and local leaders

Civil society and grassroots organisations

Health and development partner institutions

Youth innovators and change agents

Core operational priorities

  • Generate operational research and evidence systems
  • Leverage digital innovation and technology-enabled service delivery across all programme areas
  • Strengthen monitoring, evaluation, accountability and quality systems
  • Build strategic partnerships and institutional sustainability

Key outcomes

  • Improved programme quality and accountability
  • Expanded evidence-based decision-making
  • Strengthened institutional systems and partnerships
  • Increased adoption of scalable, innovation-driven solutions

Programme impact

What better evidence changes

Data people trust

Reporting through eCHIS with local verification, so district decisions rest on numbers that hold.

Improvement cycles

Small, repeated changes to referral and follow-up routines, tested in the health unit that uses them.

Scale without guesswork

Programmes documented well enough for another district to copy, adapt and cost.

Fund the systems behind the outreach

Research, data quality and digital tools are what make a good programme survive its first funding cycle.