Invest in Knowledge Initiative (IKI)
Invest in Knowledge Initiative (IKI)
About

Invest in Knowledge Initiative (IKI), a research capacity building organization based in Zomba, Malawi, has an established research network that links international and national researchers. IKI offers research support to visiting academics, researchers, and student researchers in exchange for their contributions to enhancing the research skills of IKI staff.

IKI has a long and fruitful history of working with researchers from highly regarded universities, including the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, the University of Colorado at Denver, the University of Southern California, Pennsylvania State University, the University of Malawi, and more.

IKI is well positioned to offer the visiting researcher

• Office space with free Wifi and printing in Zomba, Malawi
• Logistical support for travel and accommodation in Malawi
• Access to their experienced field staff for consultations on the local context
• Contracting of interpreters/translators, field & data entry teams and vehicles

In exchange, IKI kindly requests that the visitor provide one or more of the following to help build local capacity

• Conduct a training or workshop in research and/or evaluation methods
• Mentor a Malawian researcher
• Provide research support for thei consultancy work by email, Skype or in person

IKI documents the capacity building contributions so that they may be considered an in-kind donation to IKI, a US registered non-profit, and may qualify as tax-deductible donations.

Services

Each year, their team conducts more than 30,000 in-person surveys and interviews for their partners.

They provide a full range of research and training services in the following areas.

  • - Research and evaluation design
  • - Randomized evaluations
  • - Survey design & data collection
  • - Market research for the technology, banking and mobile phone sectors
  • - Computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI)
  • - Mobile survey data collection and GIS mapping using Android phones and Open Data Kit
  • - Qualitative interviews
  • - Biomarker data collection (anthropometrics, blood/sylvia rapid tests, whole blood, dried blood spots)
  • - GIS data collection and mapping
  • - Data entry in CSPro and Microsoft Access
  • - Statistical analysis in Stata and SPSS
  • - Data cleaning and management
  • - Report writing and editing
  • - Presentation of research findings
  • - Research dissemination at meetings and conferences
  • - Transcription
  • - Translation
  • - Archival records storage
Who They Are
 
Invest in Knowledge is made up of Malawian and international researchers that employ a wide range of data collection methods and research practices to help their partners answer challenging questions. They rely on a network of consultants that includes leading researchers in market research, impact evaluation, social science research on HIV/AIDS, behavior change, and epidemiology. Their consultants and partners give back to the community by teaching courses to develop the research capacity of Malawians. Recent courses have included research and evaluation design, survey data collection, qualitative research methods, integrations of global information systems (GIS) and survey data, e-mapping, and data management.
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Type of organization

Service Providers
Malawi
1 office
http://www.investinknowledge.org
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Company Offices

  • Malawi (headquarters)
  • Zomba