Applied Research
Prasol supports clients to undertake a number of applied research to enhance their knowledge base, support planning and programming and make informed decisions. Our research areas include:
- Customer/client satisfaction/perceptions surveys
- Product surveys
- Baseline surveys
- Market surveys
- Project impact studies
- Knowledge Attitudes and Practices (KAP) surveys
- Case studies
We also have a comprehensive five-day course that is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and practical skills needed to excel in their research projects or theses. It is suitable for:
- PhD students,
- Masters students,
- undergraduate students
- other researchers
Prasol Training
PRASOL delivers quality, customized trainings that equip participants with practical skills to enable them face day to day workplace challenges with confidence.
Modes of Training:
a) Open Training
PRASOL Open Training program covers a range of short 1- 4 day courses covering diverse project management and organizational development themes.
b) In-House Tailor-made Trainings
PRASOL In-House trainings are tailored to meet our clients’ specific training needs.
c) Individualized Coaching
PRASOL offers this mode of training for individuals who are unable to attend full-time courses or require specific tailormade skills improvement. A coach is assigned to each trainee and a program suitable to the needs of the trainee is jointly developed. This is a highly flexible approach which seeks to respond to clearly identified skills gaps of the trainee.
Our Masterclass Trainings
Project Cycle Management
In order to maximize the chances of success of any development program, it is important that all stake holders, understand the various aspects of managing a project.
Strategic Management
This course gives guidelines on how to make future plans for an organization/institution. It helps participants focus on building a solid underlying structure for their organizations/ institutions
Leadership and Management Bootcamp
In order to maximize the chances of success of any development program, it is important that all stake holders, understand the various aspects of managing a project.
Research
We have assembled a competent team of professional researchers, scholars, scientists, academicians and industry experts with a wide range of expertise and experiences to guide and review our publications.
Consultancy Management
We have assembled a competent team of professional researchers, scholars, scientists, academicians and industry experts with a wide range of expertise and experiences to guide and review our publications.
Our other Courses
Project Management Courses
Even if “project management” is not in your job description, project management skills are essential for a host of different careers. You need to know how to budget, schedule, communicate, manage a team, stay organized, troubleshoot, and more.
Organizational Effectiveness Courses
This strive to impart participants with improved management, leadership, writing and analytical skills that will allow participants to be confident, effective and efficient in their workplaces.
Personal Development Courses
This focuses on an individual’s capacity to interact more competently and proficiently with others in the workplace.
Prasol Consultancy
PRASOL has extensive corporate and individual experiences in undertaking studies, reviews, and evaluations. We have a proven track-record with local, national and international NGOs, peace and humanitarian interventions and programs. Some of our clients include UN Somalia, UNDP Kenya, USAID, Transparency International-K, Action-Aid International, Caritas Switzerland/Luxemburg, Danish Refugee Council, Women Political Alliance – Kenya, Medair Somalia, Oxfam Novib, ADESO, Solidarités International, CEFA, COOPI, COSPE, and IIDA Women's Development Organization.
We also offer Consultancy management Trainings. Click the button below to view our course outline.
Our Consulting services includes:
1. Programme/Project Support
- Organizational profile development
- Concept note /Proposal writing and reviews
- Project report writing and reviews
- Desk studies
- Baseline Surveys
- Third Party Monitoring
- Project Evaluation
- Impact Assessments
- Fundraising/Resource Mobilization and Donor Relations
2. Organizational Development & Management Consulting:
Institutional Capacity Building
Institutional Capacity Building
Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning
Institutional Capacity Building
HRM Support Service
3. Backstopping consultancy services:
We provide continuous advice to ongoing project and organizational processes. The services includes;
- Project/programme support services
- Organizational development support services – Using the Building of Effective, Efficient, Sustainable organizations (The BEES Approach).
Our Portfolio
| Assignment | Client | Location | |
| 1 | Capacity assessment for Disaster management operations and identification of learning and development needs | Kenya Red Cross Society | Kenya |
| 2 | Leadership training for management staff | TechnoServe – Tanzania | Tanzania |
| 3 | Job Evaluation/ Salary survey | Marie Stopes – Kenya | Kenya |
| 4 | Development of curriculum for technical, entrepreneurial and life skills training for skills 4 life project | Swiss Contact | Kenya |
| 5 | Capacity building and training on livelihoods or PAPs in the Resettlement Action Plan | Tanathi Water Service Board, Kenya | Kenya |
| 6 | Report Writing Skills | National Steering Committee Secretariat | Kenya |
| 7 | Development of a public awareness and communication strategy | East African Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (EAAACA) | Kenya |
| 8 | Energy sector skills training | KEPSA | Kenya |
| 9 | Organizational capacity building for MWA Members | Minority Women in Action | Kenya |
| 10 | Recruitment of Project Officer | IIDA Women’s Development Organization | Somalia |
| 11 | Capacity assessment for Member Organizations and development of Operations Procedures manual (Administration and Finance) | Somali Women’s Agenda | Somalia |
| 12 | Capacity assessment of Local Authorities, Civil Society Organizations and service providers in the Water, Hygiene and Sanitation sector in Gedo and Lower Juba regions of South Somalia. | Cooperazione Internazionale- (COOPI) | Somalia |
| 13 | Review of the Country Strategy Document | Swiss Group (Caritas) | Somalia |
| 14 | Development of a 5 year Strategic Plan | GTDO | Kenya |
| 15 | Partner Capacity Assessment for Society for Education, Empowerment and Development Sericho- SEEDS | Actionaid Northern Regional Office | Kenya |
| Assignment | Client | Location | |
| 1. | Market Survey at Bosaaso, Qardho, Garowe and Mogadishu -Resilience | Care International | Somalia |
| 2. | Feasibility Study on Renewable Energy | Isiolo County Gov’t | Kenya |
| 3. | Final Evaluation on Increasing Access and Quality of Education in Somalia with special focus on IDPs and girls/women in Somalia | Oxfam Novib | Somalia |
| 4. | Study on Cash and Protection in Somalia | Danish Refugee Council (DRC) | Somalia |
| 5. | Review of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report for the Thwake Water Supply and Sanitation Project | Tanathi Water Services Board | Kenya |
| 6. | Development of a Resettlement Action Plan for the Thwake Water Supply and Sanitation Project | Tanathi Water Services Board | Kenya |
| 7. | Final Evaluation of the TACKLE Project | Hope Worldwide Kenya | Kenya |
| 8. | Final Evaluation of the “Gender and Economic Governance Programme” | Women Political Alliance-Kenya | Kenya |
| 9. | Baseline Survey on Gender and Equality in Laikipia, Marsabit, Isiolo, Wenje Districts | Action Aid International | Kenya |
| 10. | Verification Exercise of the Caadale Project implemented by SAACID | Medair | Somalia |
| 11. | Independent External (Mid-term) Evaluation | Transparency International- Kenya | Kenya |
| 12. | Survey on Factors that Contribute to Early Sexual Activities Among Adolescents: A Case Study of City of Nairobi | Wema Centre | Kenya |
| 13. | Mid- term Evaluation of ‘Humanitarian Assistance for IDPs and Conflict/ Drought Affected People in South Somalia Project | Solidarités International | Somalia |
| 14. | The Somalia Constitution Making Support Media and Civic Education | HornAfrik | Somalia |
| 15. | Technical Assessment of Water Systems (WSPD) | Horn Relief | Somalia |
| 16. | Final Evaluation of the Strengthening Somali Civil Society through Capacity Building | Oxfam Novib | Somalia |
| 17. | Midterm Evaluation of “Decrease the Vulnerability of the Population Living in Southern Somalia Project- Bardera | Solidarités International | Somalia |
| Assignment | Client | Location | |
| 1. | Technical Backstopping of EC funded – ‘Empowering the Somali Women’s Agenda, Empowering Somalia’ project | Somali Women’s Agenda | Somalia |
| 2. | Project backstopping services – IIDA | IIDA Women’s Development Organization | Somalia |
| 3. | Organizational development backstopping services | RUSWEDA | Kenya |
| 4. | Provision of technical backstopping service for the EC NSA Project – Non-formal Education support in Somaliland | Caritas Switzerland | Somalia |
Prasol Digital/IT
Digital Solutions
PRASOL acknowledges that globalization and advancements in technology currently being witnessed across the globe is having huge impact on our lives. Information technology in general and data analytics in particular, is changing how individuals and organisations relate to with each other and performing day to day tasks and will ultimately impact on the society. It is with this realization that PRASOL is paying keen interest in identifying key challenges that, individuals, organizations and society experiences which can be solved with appropriate IT solutions and data analytics. PRASOL has assembled a team of social scientists and IT solution experts with a view of devising tools and applications that can provide data driven decisions for practical solutions to these challenges.
Some of the IT/Digital solutions that PRASOL is currently involved in include:
HRM Applications
Customer Relationship mgt
Asset Mgt Systems
School Mgt Sytems
Market Infor Mgt Sytems
University Infor Assessment Systems
Labor Market Mgt Sytems
eCommerce
