Today we bring you some photos from our Syrian partners of what life in Aleppo looks like in March 2023. In a recent ORB survey, over 9 in 10 living in the city express feeling connected to their community, showing the strength of Syrian society in the face of ongoing adversity.

For 20 years we have been working in Iraq alongside our partners and friends throughout all 18 governorates. It’s been an amazing journey. Measuring public opinion in the proper way tells a wonderful story. Here’s our latest with the BBC bbc.com/arabic/extra/E…

We are deeply grateful that our local partners in Sudan are safe and have been able to keep us updated as the conflict there unfolds. This time last year, ORB FGDs suggested that the RSF was planning to dispose al-Burhan in favour of RSF commander General Hemeti.

For the past year, ORB has worked with The The Tony Elumelu Foundation to evaluate the impact of the TEF Entrepreneurship Program across key #development goals in #Africa. Check out our report, which summarizes evaluation findings, here: tonyelumelufoundation.org/impact/tef-202…

We are excited for our partners and colleagues at the Vaccine Confidence Project (The Vaccine Confidence Project (VCP)) to launch their new website, which features our Power BI #dashboard - an interactive visualisation of data we gathered across two waves of fieldwork 🌍⬇️ vaccineconfidence.org/our-work/data-…

Last year, ORB employed the Community Generated Indicators (CGI) approach to support USAID’s understanding of indicators of peace and VE in the Liptako-Gourma region. To do this, we developed a training toolkit on using CGI. You can find the toolkit here: lnkd.in/di7qiywS

Agricultural Biotechnology, such as GMOs, provides a solution to mitigate some of the effects of the #climatechange. However, some countries are keener to adopt the technology over others. How should the conversation be framed elicit more support? orb-international.com/reframe-the-co…

In our most recent article, we speculate with data how the recent #Wagner Group mutiny may affect its #security partnerships: orb-international.com/what-wagners-m…

ORB is on the move! Our researchers led enumerator training programs with our teams in #LatinAmerica and #WestAfrica.  These teams are ready to get out there and gather quality data.

Our local teams are hard at work starting another wave of #research! Thank you to our awesome HQ staff for conducting on-ground trainings!

Does enumerator fraud actually matter? We say it does, in response to a recent publication in the International Journal of Public Opinion Research: orb-international.com/we-should-be-w…

Amidst the recent conflicts in #Sudan, thousands are fleeing to #Chad for safety. Can Chad offer these refugees the oasis they're looking for? orb-international.com/chads-looming-…

While Niger's recent miliary #coup further threatens #democracy in the Sahel, data reveals some differences to its regional counterparts. Read ORB's latest on Niger here: orb-international.com/niger-the-late…

ORB is pleased to share that our Perception and Opinion Study with USAID in #Libya is now public! We conducted #research in Libya to measure recognition and awareness of USAID's presence and activities in the country. The full report can be found here: pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PA021…

This week, our Director, Cara Carter and Senior Researcher, Ghazi Ghazi attended the The Aspen Institute's annual ANDE conference in Accra, Ghana. We presented a roundtable in collaboration with The Tony Elumelu Foundation on "Lessons Learned: Measuring Progress Toward SDGs."

We're proud to announce the publication of the 2022 The Tony Elumelu Foundation impact report. Over the past year and a half, ORB conducted an #impact assessment of TEF and its partners' $100 million contribution towards fostering young #African #entrepreneurs tonyelumelufoundation.org/impact

With tensions between #Armenia and #Azerbaijan flaring recently over Nagorno-Karabakh, ORB took a look at how Armenia's public perceptions on #security partners are changing. Notably, the U.S. is gaining favorability. orb-international.com/nagorno-karaba…

Greetings from #Mauritania! Last week, our team traveled to Nouakchott to conduct training and pilot research for a #UNHCR program. In addition to training, our team took a stroll in the #Saharan desert with their coffee!

When #Panamanians were protesting the award of the Cobre #Panama mine contract this fall, ORB was using #AI tools to gain perceptions in real time. Check out our findings here: orb-international.com/orbs-ai-powere…

Greetings from #Nigeria ☀ We’ve spent the last week in Abuja doing some #MEL training, qualitative #research piloting and programme lesson learning sessions… as well as watching the Super Eagles progress for the #AFCON final!