Research, Evidence & Learning
Effective solutions to complex development challenges must be grounded in evidence. At GetCare Foundation, research plays a central role in informing our programs, refining implementation models, and generating practical knowledge that can guide sustainable agriculture, landscape restoration, and rural livelihood development across Africa.
Through partnerships with universities, research institutions, and field practitioners, we design and test innovative approaches that translate real-world experiences into actionable insights for communities, policymakers, and development partners.
How We Do It
We conduct applied research within real farming and rural livelihood systems to better understand the environmental, social, and economic dynamics shaping agricultural communities. Our field studies generate insights that guide the design of scalable and locally appropriate development interventions.
Before scaling new approaches, we test them through carefully designed pilot projects and field trials. These pilots allow us to evaluate innovative farming techniques, restoration models, and livelihood interventions under real-world conditions while identifying practical improvements for broader implementation.
To rigorously assess the effectiveness of our programs, we employ impact evaluation methodologies including quasi-experimental designs and randomized controlled trials (RCTs). These evaluations help us measure outcomes such as productivity improvements, income growth, ecological restoration, and community resilience.
Research findings are translated into publications, policy briefs, and learning reports that inform development practice and public policy. Through our Publications & Insights platform and strategic partnerships with research institutions, we contribute evidence that supports sustainable agriculture, restoration economies, and rural enterprise development.
PILOT, MEASURE, SCALE
We test innovative solutions through field pilots, rigorously measure their impact using evidence-based methods, and scale the most effective models to reach more communities.
Featured Posts
From Subsistence Farming to Viable Agribusiness
For many farming households across Africa, agriculture remains a means of survival rather than a pathway to prosperity. Through our Farmer and Agricultural Household Advancement Programme (FAHAP), GetCare Foundation is helping farming communities transition from subsistence production into viable agribusinesses. This means improving access to productive resources, practical knowledge, finance…
Supporting Farmers to Grow Better Food, Improve Nutrition and Strengthen Livelihoods
Across Africa, smallholder farmers play a vital role in producing the food that sustains households and local communities. Yet many farming families continue to face challenges related to productivity, access to quality inputs and knowledge, household nutrition, and reliable income opportunities. GetCare Foundation works with smallholder farmers and farming communities…
Threatened Species: A Critical Danger to Our Ecosystems and Our Future
Protecting biodiversity is not only about saving wildlife. It is about protecting the ecological systems that sustain food, water, climate resilience, livelihoods and human wellbeing. Across the world, biodiversity is declining at an alarming rate. Forests are being fragmented, wetlands degraded, wildlife habitats converted, and ecosystems placed under increasing pressure…