IKI aims to increase knowledge through high-quality research in Malawi . We do this in three main ways.  One, IKI brings research capacity building for Malawians with various backgrounds and experience. This is achieved through IKI-delivered coursework in social science and research related areas. Several courses have been offered yearly since IKI’s inception in 2005. Click here for more information about courses. Two, IKI provides data collection, management and analyses services to organizations and universities conducting investigations in Malawi.
 
IKI’s co-founders and staff have extensive fieldwork experience in Malawi and throughout the world, and, along with their graduate-level backgrounds and close working relationships with local Malawian experts. We are committed to involving and strengthening the communities in which we work. IKI’s team members and consultants are skilled in several areas of research services, including:

• Design and implementation of large-scale, population-based survey research, including complicated projects involving numerous sites over multiple rounds
• Leadership in field research, including development and execution of training programs, recruitment of assistants, interviewing skills, management practices, confidentiality procedures, and protection of human subjects
• Household listing exercises and sampling procedures
• Questionnaire design of various types and lengths, including capacity to translate and adapt content to Malawian context in several local languages
• Design and implementation of biomarker procedures, including testing for HIV
• Data entry design and services (CSPro and Access)
• Operational research in the health sector
• Experimental design
• Mixed-method approaches
• GIS and GPS data collection and analysis
• Rigorous evaluation of data quality, safety, and storage

If you would like to inquire about our services please email us at info@ikimalawi.org