Consulting for Development

We use academic methods to be rigorous, but our job is to solve practical problems.

South-South Cooperation

We like to work with people from different hierarchical levels, cultures and disciplines.

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Who we are

G|Exponencial is an international development firm with a 10+ year history of delivering development results in a growing number of countries. Our core expertise is in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL), Data Collection and Technical Assistance. GExp has implemented projects in 7 countries (Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq and Peru). As one of the best young companies in our field, GExp has partnered with organizations across many sectors of international development to support clients ranging from large bilateral and multilateral donors such as USAID, the World Bank, the World Food Program and other United Nations agencies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), think tanks, and universities.

Countries

Covered

23314

Surveys

Conducted

1194

Interviews

Performed

233

Municipalities

106

Focus

Groups

Leadership

We are meticulous, detail-oriented, rigorous. We know that following the method leads to reliable results. We care the arguments are consistent and the data is consistent. We like to stick to agreements, deadlines, and get things done over the table. If we must disagree we do. We use academic methods to be rigorous, but our job is to solve practical problems. We are passionate about what we do.

What we do

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Socioeconomic studies

Economic and social studies. Development plans. Territorial ordering plans. Cost-effectiveness economic evaluations of projects and interventions. Socioeconomic studies and censuses for projects that require authorization from public, environmental and infrastructure authorities. Standardized reports from multilateral organizations and cooperation agencies (e.g. Poverty Reports and Expenditure Reports). Indicator tracking boards for performance monitoring.

Public policy evaluations

Evaluation of policies, programs and projects, with experimental and quasi-experimental impact methodologies, operations, results, institutional evaluations, strategic environmental, exante evaluations through micro-simulations, and mid-term evaluations. Baselines. Mixed methods, quantitative, qualitative and documentary research.

Qualitative studies

Studies with qualitative methods from different disciplines: Anthropology (Ethnography, Interviews, Case Studies, Netnography, Visual Content Analysis, Genealogical Studies). History (Life Stories, Oral Stories, File Review). Sociology (Delphi Method, Focus Groups, Participation Methods, Social Cartography, Community Scored Card). Administration (Mystery Shopper, Eye Tracking).

Data collection fieldwork

Sample statistical design with probabilistic methods. Design, piloting and application of questionnaires to measure development issues. Surveys for socioeconomic studies with complementary collection instruments, such as anthropometry, performance tests and biochemistry, in urban and rural areas.

News & Blog

Some advice from survey implementers

By Markus Goldstein at the World Bank.

Taken from the WB website.

LINEA EN BLANCO

I have often wondered what the folks who do the surveys I use in my research think of how it is to work with me… Please read this post as me channeling and interpreting their voices.

LINEA EN BLANCO

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Click here part II

Despite the hype, do not expect big data to replace traditional surveys anytime soon

By Douglas Glandon, Ran Goldblatt, Maria Ruth Jones, Bilal Siddiqi

Taken from 3ieimpact website.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created new hype around the potential for new, ‘big’, data sources to revolutionize data collection, and change the landscape of evidence for policy.

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Sample projects

IRAQ: ASSESSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN THROUGH THE WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT IN AGRICULTURE INDEX (WEAI)

Customization of WEAI survey to Iraq. 600 individuals surveyed in 4 governorates. Partner: Women Empowerment Organization. For the World Bank and IFPRI.

BASELINE OF USAID'S LAND FOR PROSPERITY PROGRAM

Collected ten thousand household surveys, primarily rural, with the Prindex methodology, and an experiment in measuring land tenure for TetraTech-ILRG, in Colombia.

MULTI-COUNTRY LESSONS FOR USAID ON THE EFFECT OF THE ZIKA OUTBREAK ON MCH SERVICES IN FIVE LAC COUNTRIES

The case studies were based upon 349 interviews and 44 focus groups collected at 25 municipalities in Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Dominican Republic.

HOUSEHOLD SURVEY TO MEASURE THE IMPACT OF FLOODS ON WELFARE IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

Collection of 2,000 household surveys nationwide for the World Bank.

DATA COLLECTION FOR THE STUDY OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR AND HIV PREVALENCE IN SEX WORKERS IN FIVE CITIES

2,198 interviews and 2,198 blood shots made in 5 municipalities.

EVALUATION OF OPERATIONS AND RESULTS OF THE NATIONAL SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAM - PAE

Its main objective was to determine if the intervention generates results in school absenteeism, dropout and habit formation, and determine costs and benefits. 3,173 surveys, 139 interviews and 20 food observations conducted in 31 municipalities. With CINDE.

MIAS Project in Guainía

Evaluation of the Integrated Health Care Model – MIAS Amazon Region

Evaluation of the processes and results of the implementation of the Integrated Health Care Model (MIAS) in the Amazon region, where its effectiveness was determined, persisting problems were identified and improvement actions were proposed.