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The Former BDS-Center for Development Research
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We use the state-of-the-art tools for all research and consultancyservices that we provide and adding on and improving themconstantly as we aspire to go to the knowledge frontier.
As always, we manage this by working closely with our clients andpartners with consistency, integrity and passion.
We would like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude toall who worked with us over the years and helped us get here.Since we are dedicated to sharing our expertise and experiencesaccumulated over the years, working with you is not only rewardingbut also a pleasure!
Frontieri (formerly known as BDS Center for Development Research(BDS – CDR)) believes that as a central element to growth anddevelopment in the modern world, research and consultancy shouldKeep pace with the changes of time.
We are a big team with diverse expertise and a big network. Thisallows us to bring together the right people, skills and connectionsin a timely manner to meet our clients’ needs.
We take pride in the work we do, and we operate to the higheststandards of professionalism and integrity, as many of our pleasedclients attest.
With over 10 years’ of experience in research and consultancy,we have accomplished many projects of various nature and magnitudethat range from development research and delivering analyticalreports to survey design assignments.
Belaineh Legesse (PhD)Managing Partner-Ethiopia
Sindu W.Kebede (PhD)Managing Partner-Germany
Belaineh Legesse (PhD)Managing Partner-Ethiopia
MESSAGE FROM MANAGING PARTNER 01
Sindu W.Kebede (PhD)Managing Partner-Germany
OUR EXPERTISE02
Research & Evaluation Survey Management & Data analysis
Private Sector Development Program Design & Implementation
AGRICULTURE &RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Belaineh Legesse (PhD)Managing Partner-Ethiopia
Rigorous Policy-oriented Researchon Issues Related to AgriculturalGrowth and Productivity
Agriculture and rural developmentFEATURED PROJECTS
Sustainable Land Management Program-SLMP IIBorrowers Completion Report and Project CaseStory Documentation for Ministry of Agriculture
Food Loss Assessment: Causes and Solution;Case Study in Small - Scale Maize and Teff inDender and Mechekel Woredas for IFAD
Luna Livestock and Out-Grower DevelopmentProject Baseline Assessment for IFC/WorldBank Group.
Agricultural Growth Program Survey andEstablishing of Baseline Data for ImpactEvaluation for Ministry of Agriculture.
Baseline Survey for the Project “Support to EarlyRecovery and Socio-Economic Stability of theDrought Affected Population in Ethiopia” forSave the Children Ethiopia.
Preparation of Implementation Completionand Results report On PCDP II for Ministryof Federal and Pastoral Area DevelopmentAffairs (MoFPDA).
Baseline Data collection on “Strengthen PSNP4Institutions and Resilience (SPIR) DevelopmentFood Security Activity (DFSA)” for InternationalFood Policy Research Institute(IFPRI).
Delivering Analytical Reports onAgriculture and Rural Development
Consulting and Advisory Roles onAgriculture and Rural Development
Social, Economic and EnvironmentalAssessments Related to Agricultureand Rural Development
Result-Based Monitoring andEvaluation on Agriculture and RuralDevelopment
Producing Quality CompletionReports on Different DevelopmentalPrograms.
Participatory Small-Scale Irrigation DevelopmentProgram (PASIDP) Impact Assessment Reportand Project Completion Report (PCR) for Ministryof Agriculture and Natural Resources.
SOCIALPROTECTION
Social ProtectionFEATURED PROJECTS
Impact Evaluation of PSNP and CBHI Linkages:Qualitative Component of a Longitudinal Studyto Assess the Impacts of PSNP and CBHILinkages on Client Households for UNICEFEthiopia.
Impact Evaluation of PSNP and CBHI Linkages:Quantitative Component of a LongitudinalStudy to Assess the Impacts of PSNP andCBHI Linkages on Client Households forUNICEF Ethiopia.
Ethiopia Urban Productive Safety Net Project(UPSNP): Third Round Proxy Means Test(PMT) Verification, for Federal Urban JobCreation and Food Security Agency
Baseline Study on “Impact Evaluation ofIntegrated Nutrition-Social Cash Transfer PilotProgram (IN-SCI) Under the PSNP in Oromiaand SNNP Regions for International FoodPolicy Research Institute (IFPRI).
End line survey for “Impact Evaluation ofIntegrated Nutrition-Social Cash Transfer PilotProgram (IN-SCI) Under the PSNP in Oromiaand SNNP Regions for International FoodPolicy Research(IFPRI).
Baseline Data for the Development Responseto Displacement Impacts Project (DRDIP)Implementation for Ministry of Agriculture.
Baseline Survey on Current KAP RegardingPeace Building, Social Cohesion and Resiliencein Afar, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambella andSomali Regions for UNICEF Ethiopia.
Paulos Asrat (PhD)Team Leader, Social Protection Unit
Social Security Programs andServices
Fair Enjoyment of Basic SocialServices
Social Norms and Values
Development Safety Net inRural and Urban Areas
Employment Opportunities andLiving Condition
Legal Protection and Supportfor Citizens Exposed toViolence and Oppression
Operational Research ondifferent components of SocialProtection
Innovation in Delivery of Better Basic Services:Challenges and Opportunities for Ethiopia,Ministry of Finance and Economic Development(MoFED).
A System of Spot Checks for the Government ofEthioipias Rural Safety Net in Afar and SomaliRegions for The world Bank Group.
Rural Safety Net National Spot Check for TheWorld Bank Group
EDUCATION &YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Tinsaye Tamerat (PhD)Senior Research Fellow
General Education Quality Improvement Program II (GEQIP II)Comprehensive Evaluation (Exit Evaluation) for Ministry ofEducation.
Improving Educational ProgramDevelopment and Implementation
Improving Efficiency andEffectiveness of Education Systems,
Enhancing Human and InstitutionalCapacity of Educational Institutions,
Technical Support on Early-childhood,Primary, Secondary, Non-formal Adult,TVET, and Higher Education
Policy and Program Development;Program Monitoring and Evaluation;Curriculum and Textbook Development;School Improvement; Teacher Education,and Learning Assessment
Gender responsive education, outof school children, and educationof children with special educationalneeds,
Developing Training Modules andData Collection Tools Based onClients’ Request.
Education & Youth Development FEATURED PROJECTS
Formative Evaluation of the Implementation of Primary andSecondary School Curricula in Ethiopia for Ministry ofEducation.
School Grant Annual Review 2010/2011- for Ministry ofEducation/ UNDP.
Teacher Demand and Supply Gap in Ethiopia: Scope,Factors and Possible Remedies for British Council.
Baseline Survey of UNICEF-Supported Basic EducationProgramme in Ethiopia with an Evaluative Approach forUNICEF Ethiopia.
New ICT Policy in Education for Ministry of Education.
Overall Data Quality Assessment of the Education sectorfor Central Statistical Agency (CSA).
Evaluation of School Improvement and Planning andImplementation and the flow and Utilization of School Grantfor the World Bank Group.
Rapid Assessment of School Grant Program (SGP-2009)for Ministry of Education/ UNDP.
National Education Facility Survey for Ministry of Financeand Economic Development (MoFED).
Diagnostic of Inclusive Education Resource Center Pilotsin Ethiopia for the World Bank Group.
Evaluation of the UNICEF/MOWCYA Adolescent/YouthDevelopment Program, (2007 – 2011) for UNICEF Ethiopia.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Economic GrowthFEATURED PROJECTS
Paulos Asrat (PhD)Team Leader, Social Protection Unit
Economic Development Studies
Employment and Job Creation
Conducting Sector Review andDevelopmental ProjectsImplementation Status
Conducting ComprehensiveEvaluation on DifferentDevelopmental Programs
Making Major PolicyRecommendations.
Effectiveness of Financial Transparency andAccountability (FTA) Initiatives and ImpactAssessment on Budget Literacy Training (BLT)under Promotion of Basic Service (PBS)Program,Ministry of Finance and Economic Development(MoFED).
Qualitative Research on Employment of RuralMigrants in Urban Areas in Ethiopia for WorldBank Group.
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Migration to Sending,Transit, and Host Economies in Ethiopia forGIZ
Revenue Generation Strategies for DevelopingRegional States (DRS) in Ethiopia, DRS-UN-JPCoordination Secretariat.
Mid-Term Evaluation for Basic Services Project(BASES) Under Peace and DevelopmentProgram (PDP), Save the Children Ethiopia.
Financial Management and Control, for ProDevelopment Network (PDN).
Provision of Project Cycle Management Trainingfor Pro Development Network (PDN).
Impact Study for Rural Financial IntermediationProgram II (RUFIP II) for Development Bankof Ethiopia
Qualitative Research Study on Rural YouthEmployment in Ethiopia for the World BankGroup.
Negussie ShiferawSenior Researcher Officer
HEALTH, WATER& SANITATION
Health, Water & Sanitation FEATURED PROJECTS
Ethiopia’s Six Health Accounts (HA VI) Surveyof Health Service Utilization and Expendituresamong People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV)for Abt Associates, Inc.
Prof. Nigatu RegassaTeam Leader, Health, Water and Sanitation Unit
Result Based Monitoring Activities on Different Public Health, Water & Sanitation Areas
Information Meetings on the Enhanced OutreachStrategy/ Community Health Days (EOS/ CHD)and Increased Supervision of the ScreeningQuality in Ethiopia for UNICEF Ethiopia.
Baseline Survey of the UNICEF - UNFPA JointProgramme (JP) Phase III on HIV Prevention,Sexual Reproductive Health And ViolenceResponse Among Most-at-risk Adolescents andYouth in Ethiopia for UNFPA Ethiopia
Baseline Assessment Survey as a Benchmarkas well as Conducting Project Evaluation aftera year for Phase II PVSD Project in Afar, SNNP,Somali, Oromia, and Tigray Regions for UNICEFEthiopia.
Operational Research on Different Public Health, Water & Sanitation Areas and Related Interventions
Analyzing How the Access to Drinking Water andSanitation Services is Evolving
Assessing the Climate Change Effects on PublicHealth
Investigating how Ethiopia is Managing the SDGsRelated to Health, Water & Sanitation Within AgreedTargets & Time Frame
Analyzing Coverage and Trends of Key Indicatorsfor Reproductive Health, Maternal and Child Health,and Nutrition in Urban & Rural Area, So as to AssessHealth Equity Issues in Different Geographic Settings
Coming Up With Fresh and Innovative PolicySolutions in Rural and Urban Settings, WithSpecial Focus on Agrarian, Pastoralist andUrban Settings
Conducting other Health, Water & Sanitation RelatedResearch Works Based on the Client Interest andRFP.
Final Evaluation of Phase II Passive VaccineStorage Devices (PVSD) Project in Ethiopiafor UNICEF Ethiopia.
Qualitative Data Collection, Transcribingand Translation for ARIDA ImplementationEvaluation in Ethiopia project in 5 regions forUNICEF Ethiopia
Evaluation of Community Based Managementof Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) / Infant and YoungChild Feeding (IYCF) Monitoring Activity inEthiopia for UNICEF Ethiopia.
A Formative Research on Adolescent Nutrition,for Save the Children Ethiopia office.
The Trials of Improved Practices on MaternalNutrition” for Save the Children Ethiopia office.
Outcome Evaluation of Community Led TotalSanitation and Hygiene (CLTSH) In Ethiopiafrom 2012-2015 for UNICEF Ethiopia.
Baseline Survey for the Project, Improvementof Water Supply and Sanitation in GuragheZone, SNNPR for Korean InternationalCooperative Agency (KOICA).
Household, Community and Facility Survey:Impact Evaluation of Rural Water Supply andSanitation Program in Ethiopia for AfricanDevelopment Bank.
Validating the Global Framework to Measureand Evaluate Changes in Social Norms inFGM Programming for UNICEF Ethiopia
ENVIRONMENT& ENERGY
Samuel G/Selassie (PhD)Senior Research Fellow
Household Survey: Multi-Tier Measurement ofEnergy Access in Ethiopia for the World BankGroup.
Endline Survey for “Sustainable Development ofthe Gambella and Rift Valley Landscapes” Projectfor Horn of Africa Regional Environment Centerand Network (HoA-REC&N).
Baseline Data Collection: USAID/Ethiopia LandAdministration to Nurture Development (LAND)Impact Evaluation (IE) in Oromia Region forCloudburst Consulting Group-USAID-Ethiopia.
Baseline Data Collection: USAID/Ethiopia LandAdministration to Nurture Development (LAND)Impact Evaluation (IE), Afar Region for CloudburstConsulting Group-USAID-Ethiopia.
Baseline Survey for the Project “Support to EarlyRecovery and Socio-Economic Stability of theDrought Affected Population in Ethiopia” for Savethe Children- Ethiopia.
Baseline Study for the Implementation of ImprovedCook Stove and Solar Project in Tigray and SNNPRegional States for German DevelopmentCooperation (GIZ).
Environment & EnergyFEATURED PROJECTS
Environmental and EnergyRelated Studies
Climate Change & GreenEnergy Related Studies
Social, Economic, & EIAStudies Related to Environmentand Energy
Results-Based Monitoring &Evaluation Pertaining toEnvironment & Energy
Making Environmental andEnergy Related Policies
PRIVATE SECTORDEVELOPMENT
The Implication of Joining COMESA-EAC-SADCTripartite FTA on the Ethiopian Economy, for Ministry of Trade.
Pathways for Sustainable Employment for Womenand Youth in Ghana and Ethiopia (PASEWAY) -Assessment on Formal Employment Opportunities(for Ethiopia) for Plan International Germany
Support UNICEF and MoLSA in Annual SocialProtection Sector Review and Development ofCosted Social Protection Action Plans for FiveRegions and Two City Administrations (AddisAbaba, Afar, Benishangul, Dire Dewa, Gambella,Harari and Somali) for UNICEF Ethiopia:
Revision of Strategic Plan for Community CareStructures and Developing Guidelines with ActionPlans for Strengthening CCS in Line with NationalSocial Protection Policy, Ministry of Labour andSocial Affairs (MOLSA).
Provision of Training of Trainer on Supply Chainfor WFP.
New ICT Policy for General Education,Ministry of Education
Revenue Generation Strategies for DevelopingRegional States (DRS) in Ethiopia, DRS-UN-JPCoordination Secretariat
Teketel Abebe (PhD)Senior Research Fellow
Private Sector DevelopmentFEATURED PROJECTS
Provide Financial SectorSupport
Offer Training Services onInternational Standards andReporting
Conduct Studies on ValueChains and Supply ChainsDevelopment
Develop Innovate BusinessRelations
Provide EntrepreneurshipDevelopment Support
Provide Investment AdvisoryServices
Make Public-PrivatePartnerships Related Policies
PROGRAM DESIGN&
IMPLEMENTATION
Revision of Strategic Plan for Community CareStructures and Developing Guidelines withAction Plans for Strengthening CCS in Linewith National Social Protection Policy forMinistry of Labour and Social Affairs (MOLSA).
Development of Professional Standards forSubject Teachers 2013 for Ministry ofEducation.
Evaluation of a Capacity Building Project inRemote Zones in SNNPR with Teams of NUNVExperts for UNICEF Ethiopia.
Strategic planning and Management (SPM),for Pro Development Network (PDN).
Preparation of Implementation Completionand Results report On PCDP II for Ministryof Federal and Pastoral Area DevelopmentAffairs (MoFPDA).
Developing Monitoring and Evaluation SystemStudy for RUFIP II Programme for DevelopmentBank of Ethiopia.
Lamessa Tariku (PhD)Senior Research Officer
Program Design & ImplementationFEATURED PROJECTS
Monitor and Implement Strategies to Improvethe Quality of the Management of Severe AcuteMalnutrition in all Regions of Ethiopia for UNICEFEthiopia.
Provide Support in ProgramDesign/ Building EffectiveProgram;
Work Towards SystemsStrengthening and Scaling
Provide Support in CapacityAssessment and Building
Undertake Implementationof Intervention Programs
Provide Support in TechnicalAssistance
Undertake Capacity Assessment
Provide Support in StrategicPerformance and CapacityBuilding
SURVEY MANAGEMENT& DATA ANALYTICS
Survey DesignServices
Qualitative DataCollection Services
Quantitative DataCollection Services
QuestionnaireProgramming
Mapping &Listing Survey
Field Staff Training
Data Transferprotocol
Monitoring DataQuality
Data Cleaning
Mr. Alene MatsentuDirector, Survey Management & Data Analytics
Division
Agriculture &Rural Development
Agriculture & Rural Development
SECTORIAL COVERAGE03
Social Protection
Education &Youth Development
Social ProtectionEducation & Youth Development
15.6%
13.0%
26.0%13.0%
6.5%
26.0%
Economic Development
Economic Development
Environment & Energy
Environment & Energy
Health,Water & Sanitation
Health,Water & Sanitation
FIELD STAFF DATABASE04
Qualitative FieldResearchers
80+
Enumerators
1000+Audio
Transcribers
100+Audio
Translators
50+
Supervisors
100+Field
Coordinators
50+
OUR CLIENTS05
TESTIMONIALS06
The ministry of education is pleased to acknowledge theexcellent professional service it received from the firm and appreciates
the exit evaluations project management and communicationskills of the company, which were very indispensable in effectively
understanding the evaluation.
Elias Girma WakjiraDirector,planning & Resource Mobillization Directorate
BDS Center for Development Research was found to bedependable and professional. I hereby acknowledge that they
have completed the assignment andsubmitted all deliverables with high quality.
Lucian PopSenior Social Protection Specialist
We highly recommend BDS Center for Development Researchand look forward to using their dependable
and professional services again.
Lidia MordelProgramme Specialist Eastern and Southern Africa
We have observed that BDS has the experience,facility, capable personnel in research and consultancy area
who are enthusiastic about their client’s diverse interest. Hence,the firm is in our list of highly regarded Ethiopian origin companies
we are comfortable to work with.
Nahume YadeneProgram Management officer Ethiopia Strategy Support Program
Chief Executive Officer
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Managing Partner-EthiopiaBelaineh Legesse (PhD)[email protected]
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