Ethiopian-Owned Evidence-Driven
A decade of rigorous research, consulting and capacity development across Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa.
Your Trusted Partner in Development Research
When the global community adopted the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015 to eradicate extreme poverty, safeguard our planet, and ensure that no one is left behind, it established a universal blueprint for humanity. BAN-Development Research Center for Excellence (BAN-DRCE), born in Ethiopia in 2014, exists to bridge the vital gap between these global ambitions and the complex, ground-level realities of African communities.
Operating to Tier-1 international standards, we combine rigorous empirical science with deep regional context. As an indigenous African research and consultancy firm, we serve as a global technical partner and a grassroots problem-solver, translating high-level development frameworks into actionable, evidence-based strategies across Ethiopia and the broader continent.
Our multidisciplinary team brings deep industry knowledge and innovative approaches to every development challenge.
Our partners put our clients first, with a relentless focus on championing bold ideas that help them achieve the extraordinary. In every office, on every team, you’ll find passionate, collaborative people who care for you and your success.
90%+ Client Satisfaction
Committed to excellence in every engagement.
—Our Firm—
WHAT WE BELIEVE
We help clients unlock their potential through evidence they can trust and decisions they can act on for impact.
- ·We lead with integrity
- ·We thrive by growing our partners
- ·We grow the future
- ·Making impact that matters
WHAT WE DO
Bridge analytical research and practical policy to deliver tangible impact.
- ·Research, design, implement and evaluate impactful development
- ·At the intersection of data, public policy, technology and client problem
- ·Rigorous, non-partisan research and implementation
- ·BAN-DRCE put data, technology, science and people at the core of every thing we do
OUR PROMISES
The core commitments behind every partnership we build
- ·Result not report : clients should get results from their consultants, not just recommendations.
- ·Evidence and Data, not hypothesis: We combine rigorous thinking with a practical approach that focuses on getting the job done.
- ·We put our money where our mouth is: We succeed only when our clients do.
- ·Help client make distinctive, lasting and substantial transformation
- ·Help create positive, enduring change in the world
OUR COMMITMENT
Evidence that drives change, capacity that lasts.
At BAN-DRCE, our commitment to research, impact, development and humanitarian landscape is anchored in a vision of holistic, enduring progress. We believe that true societal transformation requires a synthesis of empirical rigor, social responsibility, and strategic foresight. Reflecting the depth and breadth of our societal footprint, "Evidence That Drives Change, Capacity That Lasts" defines our core promise across every research study, evaluation, and advisory engagement.
OUR ASPIRATION
Driving empirical impact and evidence-based progress alongside our partners
At BAN-DRCE, we recognize that methodological rigor, resilience, and inclusive development are mutually reinforcing pillars. We reject false dichotomies, championing instead an integrated approach where empirical excellence and practical utility converge across our research, evaluations, and advisory work.
—Our Geographical Coverage—
From the highlands to the lowlands, we deliver research at woreda level in every region of Ethiopia and across the wider Horn of Africa.