Practice Areas & Cross-Cutting Expertise

Our experts have extensive experience in collecting and assessing agriculture (crops, livestock, fisheries), climate and conservation indicators. These include value chain analysis, market analysis, HEA, and climate change adaptation. 

Our expertise in governance and human rights includes conducting evaluations, surveys and research to generate evidence-based findings and policy recommendations for effective approaches to governance. 

RISE International’s expertise includes designing questionnaires to collect information on a range of topics, including academic performance, education attainment as well as adult literacy. 

RISE International’s food security expertise includes measurement of food security, hunger and resilience at individual, household and community levels using standardized scales and tools, including FIES, HHS, and resilience capacities.

RISE International's experts bring gender and youth experiences and perspectives to collect and assess information on gender equality, youth participation, volunteerism, mental health, and other development issues. 

RISE International has solid expertise in the collection, processing, transport and testing of biological samples for HIV, and other infectious diseases. Our in vitro analytical assay expertise includes chromatography, ELISA, PCR. 

Our expertise includes assessment of knowledge, attitudes, and practices on malaria, including collection and analysis of biological samples using RDTs, microscopy, and PCR for malaria parasitemia and species identification.

RISE International's expertise in maternal and child health includes surveys and evaluation of immunization coverage, reproductive health (pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period), and childhood illnesses. 

Our expertise in nutrition includes comprehensive monitoring and assessment of nutrition status, including anthropometry (height, weight, BMI) and dietary assessment methods (food frequency, dietary recalls). 

Our expertise in WASH includes monitoring, evaluation, and assessment of a range of WASH topics and programs, including water supply, drinking water, sanitation, hygiene (handwashing station), and waste management. 

Our expertise in water security includes assessments of indicators related to perceived water insecurity, monitoring stress (water availability, quantity and quality), water use, service coverage and quality, and operational efficiency.  

RISE International’s expertise includes assessment of women’s empowerment in agriculture, gender equality, decision-making, and domestic violence in dual households or male-headed households and single or female-headed households.