Our Work

Selected professional portfolio and practice-based case studies.

This section presents selected assignments and professional engagements personally led or substantially supported by MDC's leadership and expert network. It avoids listing institutional projects as MDC-owned projects and focuses on credible areas of demonstrated expertise.

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Youth Development & Impact EvaluationCompleted / Professional Portfolio

Youth Realities, Aspirations, Transitions and Opportunity Structures in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas of Ethiopia

An impact assessment and learning assignment examining youth realities, aspirations, livelihood transitions and opportunity structures in Ethiopia’s arid and semi-arid areas.

Region: Ethiopia ASAL areasDuration: Professional assignmentPortfolio: Youth Development & Impact Evaluation

Youth aspirationsImpact assessmentOpportunity structuresStakeholder validation

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Monitoring, Evaluation & LearningCompleted / Professional Portfolio

FAO-TA-AGP II Impact Evaluation under the World Bank Programme

A mixed-methods impact evaluation assignment designed to assess the FAO Technical Assistance component under AGP II, including measurement design, field tools, data analysis and validation.

Region: EthiopiaDuration: Professional assignmentPortfolio: Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning

Impact evaluationMeasurement matrixSurvey designKII and FGD tools

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Gender, Social Policy & InclusionCompleted / Professional Portfolio

Gender Transformative Social Policy Research in Collaboration with GETSPA

A social policy and institutional research engagement focused on gender-transformative social protection and policy innovation in African development contexts.

Region: Africa-focused research collaborationDuration: Professional research collaborationPortfolio: Gender, Social Policy & Inclusion

Gender transformationSocial policySocial protectionPolicy innovation

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Food Systems & NutritionCompleted / Professional Portfolio

Dietary Needs, Local Markets and Farmer Field School Curriculum Development

An FAO-linked food systems and nutrition assignment analyzing dietary needs, local food availability and public programme linkages while supporting Farmer Field School curriculum development.

Region: Oromia and SNNPR, EthiopiaDuration: Professional assignmentPortfolio: Food Systems & Nutrition

Nutrition-sensitive agricultureLocal marketsAgroecologyFarmer Field Schools

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Innovation & EntrepreneurshipCompleted / Ongoing Portfolio

Strengthening Graduate Entrepreneurial Capacity through the Agricultural and Rural Innovation Incubation Hub

A capacity development and innovation systems initiative supporting graduate entrepreneurship, incubation, enterprise development and practical rural innovation pathways.

Region: EthiopiaDuration: Portfolio engagementPortfolio: Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Innovation incubationGraduate entrepreneurshipEnterprise developmentCapacity strengthening

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Portfolio integrity

Our Work presents credible assignments without overstating institutional ownership.

MDC's public portfolio is structured around assignments, case studies and professional engagements that can be accurately described. Institutional programmes are not presented as MDC-owned projects unless there is a clear basis for doing so.

What every case study captures

Assignment background and purpose
Methods and engagement approach
Key deliverables and outputs
Stakeholder engagement and validation
Learning value and future relevance
Links to related services and expertise

Practice areas

A portfolio organized around the problems MDC is ready to solve.

Impact Evaluation

Youth Transitions

Gender & Social Policy

Food Systems & Nutrition

Agroecology

Farmer Field Schools

Innovation Incubation

Enterprise Development

Stakeholder Validation

Evidence Reporting

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Need an impact evaluation, research study, curriculum design, validation workshop, or innovation support?

MDC can support the full assignment cycle from scoping and tool design to fieldwork, analysis, reporting, validation and knowledge translation.

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Expandable portfolio

Add new client-approved assignments as MDC grows.

The Our Work section is now future-ready: new projects can be added using the same card and case-study format without changing the website design.

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Our work in context

Real engagement, practical evidence and development impact.

The portfolio is strengthened with field, workshop and community photographs that reflect MDC’s applied approach to research, evaluation, capacity development and innovation.

Field-based project engagement and coordination — Project engagement

Community consultation and field engagement — Community evidence

Stakeholder dialogue and participatory planning — Stakeholder dialogue

Field research landscape and community context — Field context