Methodica Consulting is a consulting firm specialised in measuring social change in complex settings.

They build tailored M&E and research methodologies to support public and private entities in delivering social change in remote locations, fragile states, and developing countries. Their complementary expertise in qualitative and quantitative methods has been successfully employed in various assignments: from OECD-DAC-based evaluations and verification exercises to more advanced outcome-focused monitoring systems and research; from descriptive and inferential statistics to country-level econometric assessments. 

Their team and network include experienced professionals with a wide range of advisory and on-field experience, as well as relationships with trusted data collection partners across our countries of operation.

Methodica Consulting is led by Monica Gazzola, with 12+ years of experience in large-scale, multi-country M&E projects primarily in sub-Saharan Africa, supporting major donors (e.g., UN, EU, UK, US) in a wide range of thematic areas, including stabilisation, peacekeeping, governance, countering violent extremism (CVE), migration, women empowerment and military operations. She has advanced expertise in actor-centred approaches and behaviour change-focused methodologies, both in monitoring and evaluation.

Monica led the design and implementation of 15+ evaluations, deploying an array of approaches and methods: OECD-DAC, realist evaluation, outcome harvesting, theory-based (e.g., COM-B Model), thematic assessments, portfolio, project and country evaluations. For instance, she delivered multiple evaluations for MINUSMA; she led the GCERF Mali country-strategy evaluation using a realist approach; she conducted the evaluation of OP BROADSHARE (UK Military response to COVID in the Caribbean) using Outcome Harvesting.

An actor-centered approach: Their methodological approach stems from behavioural science literature and has been developed through years of research, trials and adaptations on several contracts across multiple countries and thematic areas. It can be adapted to quantitative and qualitative research, based on client’s needs and requests. The design of state-of-the-art methodologies paired with consistent implementation translates into better research and improved decision-making.