Research, Consultancy and Technical Support
Research design, evaluation, MEL and technical support for governments, funders and civil society partners.
UPC provides high-quality, evidence-driven consultancy and technical support to governments, development partners, research institutions, civil society organisations and communities seeking practical solutions to complex development and urban challenges.
We combine multidisciplinary expertise, rigorous research methods, local knowledge and hands-on implementation experience to help our clients translate ideas and evidence into effective action and measurable results.
Our services are tailored to the specific needs, priorities and context of each client. We also support organisations to develop practical strategies, tools and systems that strengthen programme quality, institutional capacity and decision-making.
Our approach is collaborative, responsive and solutions-oriented. Rather than applying one-size-fits-all approaches, we work closely with clients and stakeholders to understand the challenge, generate context-specific solutions, build local capacity and deliver outputs that are both technically robust and practically useful.
We also draw on a pool of academics and researchers from universities in Tanzania and abroad, who join us on assignments in their own fields.
Through this combination of expertise, evidence and partnership, UPC helps organisations strengthen their programmes, improve decision-making and achieve sustainable impact.
At a glance
- Programme area
- Advisory services
- Focus areas
- 8
- Projects to date
- 13
- Coverage
- Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar
Where this programme works
The 8 areas we take on under Research & Consultancy, alone or alongside partners.
- 01
Project design, planning and management
- 02
Research design and implementation
- 03
Monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL)
- 04
Data collection and analysis
- 05
Capacity strengthening
- 06
Community engagement and participatory processes
- 07
GIS and spatial analysis
- 08
Urban and community planning
Work we have been engaged on
13 consultancy and technical support assignments delivered independently or alongside partners, for governments, UN agencies, funders and research institutions.
Public health, climate resilience and health systems
2 assignments
Surveys, evaluation, and research planning and management
8 assignments
Education, early childhood development and learning through play
2 assignments
Other assignments
1 assignment
The fields we work across
Assignments span sectors rather than sitting in one, and we bring in specialist expertise where a question needs it.
- Education
- Public health
- Social protection
- Agriculture
- Youth and women's economic empowerment
- Entrepreneurship
- Gender
- Intimate partner violence
- Financial inclusion
- Climate change
- Urban resilience
- Urban development planning
- GIS and spatial analysis
- Data collection
- Local markets
- Public spaces
- Community initiatives
Academics and researchers we work with
A standing pool from universities in Tanzania and abroad, who join assignments in their own fields.
- Ardhi University
- University of Dar es Salaam
- Dar es Salaam University College of Education
- St Augustine University of Tanzania
- Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology
- William & Mary, United States
- University of Valencia, Spain
Our other programmes
Most of our work draws on more than one programme at a time.
Looking for a research partner in Tanzania?
We take on work from study design through to delivery, across Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar.