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Clarify the development problem, intended users and decisions the evidence must support.
Our Work
Selected Professional PortfolioPractice-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.
Impact at a glance
A portfolio built around evidence, implementation and learning.
These indicators describe the current public portfolio. They are deliberately conservative and can be updated as MDC adds client-approved assignments and verified results.
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100%Assignments grounded in evidence and learning
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How MDC creates value
From development challenge to decision-ready evidence.
Our assignments connect rigorous inquiry with implementation realities, stakeholder learning and practical action.
Design the approach
Develop measurement frameworks, methods, tools, engagement plans and analytical pathways.
Generate evidence
Collect and analyze qualitative, quantitative and institutional evidence with technical rigor.
Validate and learn
Test findings with stakeholders, integrate feedback and document implementation learning.
Translate into action
Produce reports, strategies, curricula and recommendations designed for use, adaptation and scale.
Portfolio explorer
Browse selected assignments and professional work areas
Use the filters to explore MDC's portfolio by practice area, status and geography. Additional client-approved projects can be added later using the same format.
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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.
View case studyMonitoring, 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.
View case studyGender, 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.
View case studyFood 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.
View case studyInnovation & 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.
View case studyPortfolio standards
Credible case studies. Clear contribution. No inflated claims.
MDC presents work that can be accurately attributed to its leadership and expert network, with a disciplined distinction between organizational assignments, professional contributions and institutional programmes.
Accuracy
Roles, partners and deliverables are described conservatively and transparently.
Usefulness
Case studies emphasize methods, outputs, learning and relevance to future clients.
Relevance
Assignments are presented in relation to the development questions, decisions and outcomes they support.
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
Who we support
Designed for organizations managing complex development challenges.
MDC's portfolio and operating model are relevant to a broad range of public, development, research and market actors.
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Governments
Policy analysis, programme evaluation, institutional strengthening and implementation support.
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Development Partners
Research, MEL, resilience programming, food-systems transformation and knowledge products.
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Research Institutions
Collaborative studies, methods design, synthesis, innovation systems and policy engagement.
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Universities
Graduate capacity development, curricula, incubation, institutional strategy and partnerships.
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NGOs & Civil Society
Programme design, impact assessment, learning systems and inclusive development approaches.
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Private Sector
Value-chain analysis, enterprise support, innovation acceleration and partnership development.
Develop your next assignment
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.
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.
