What We Do
RFC develops research and policy analysis on livelihoods, climate resilience, social protection, governance and inclusive development, subject to project scope and capacity.
RFC can develop research questions, review available evidence and design appropriate studies to explore development challenges. Depending on the project, outputs may include research protocols, interview guides, analytical summaries and research reports.
RFC seeks to examine how policies and programmes respond to identified problems, where implementation challenges may arise and what options merit further consideration. Recommendations should be practical, clearly reasoned and proportionate to the evidence.
Where appropriate and feasible, RFC may support semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, stakeholder consultations, document analysis and short questionnaires. The method should follow the research question, participant access, ethical safeguards and available resources.
RFC may support structured learning and evaluation tasks, such as reviewing programme logic, developing evaluation questions, analyzing stakeholder feedback and documenting lessons. Larger or specialist assignments may require additional expertise and partner capacity.
RFC is interested in questions related to livelihoods, economic inclusion, social protection, women’s enterprise, rural development and resilience. Each assignment should have a clear scope and defined intended users.
RFC may help plan and document consultations that gather perspectives from relevant stakeholders. Consultations should have a clear purpose, an appropriate participant approach and transparent reporting.
Potential outputs include research reports, policy briefs, working papers, literature reviews, discussion notes and presentations. Products should communicate their evidence base, authorship, methods and limitations.
RFC aims to communicate research in accessible formats and support constructive dialogue among researchers, practitioners, institutions and other interested audiences.
RFC welcomes discussions with universities, civil-society organizations, development programmes and public institutions where objectives, responsibilities and resources can be agreed clearly.
RFC may consider defined research and analysis assignments where the requested deliverables fit its capacity or can be undertaken with suitable specialist partners. Scope, schedule, fees, data responsibilities and payment arrangements should be agreed in writing.
Work with RFC
RFC welcomes an initial discussion to assess mutual relevance and feasibility.