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Working notes, method briefs and press updates from the Anchoreach practice in Mogadishu. Field-tested observations from drafting policy and running surveys for Somali institutions.

Notes & Briefs

Running a household baseline in Somalia
Field Note

Running a Household & Needs Baseline in Banadir and Lower Shabelle: Sampling, GPS, and What the Data Showed

A baseline rarely survives first contact with a federal-context sample frame. Our research leads share the design choices, the dropouts, and the indicator definitions that actually held up across two regions — and how GPS-enabled enumeration changes what you can verify later.

March 15, 2026 · 8 min read · By the Anchoreach Research team
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Condition survey protocol Mogadishu
Engineering Note
A Condition-Survey Protocol for Public Buildings in Mogadishu: From Walkdown to Investment Brief
A structured walkdown-to-investment-brief protocol turns a building inspection into something a client can budget against. We share the checklist, the rating logic, and how a survey becomes an investment decision.
February 26, 2026 · 7 min read
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Third-party monitoring methodology in Somalia
Method Note
Designing Third-Party Monitoring for Hard-to-Reach Districts: A Methodology Built for Somalia
Remote and area-based monitoring is only as defensible as the chain-of-custody behind it. We walk through enumerator briefing, sampling, verification photography and reconciliation rules — sized to districts where direct visits are not feasible.
January 28, 2026 · 9 min read
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Institutional assessment
Press
Anchoreach Engaged for an Institutional Assessment & Standard Operating Procedures
Anchoreach Limited has been engaged to deliver an institutional assessment, mandate mapping and standard operating procedures for a Somali public institution.
December 5, 2025 · Press
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Multidisciplinary teams in fragile settings
Brief
Why a Multidisciplinary Team Beats a Chain of Sub-Contractors in Fragile Settings
When a study, a design and an evaluation all sit in one team, less gets lost in the hand-offs. We make the case for keeping disciplines under one roof in a context like Somalia’s.
October 18, 2025 · News
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Environmental advisory
Press
Anchoreach Delivering Environmental & Resource-Efficiency Guidelines for Public Facilities
Work has begun on environmental and resource-efficiency guidelines for public facilities — sized to what implementing institutions in Somalia can realistically operate and sustain.
September 3, 2025 · Press
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Largest multi-region baseline
News
Anchoreach Completes Its Largest Multi-Region Baseline to Date
A sector-wide service-access and coverage baseline across Banadir, Lower Shabelle and Hirshabelle brought household, enterprise and institutional data into a single evidence base — the firm’s largest study so far.
July 14, 2025 · News
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Press & Convenings

Press Enquiries

For press enquiries, interview requests, or information about Anchoreach assignments and publications, contact our Mogadishu office.

press@anchoreach.so
+252 (0) 61 000 0000

Upcoming Convenings

June 2026 · Mogadishu
Validation Workshop — Institutional Assessment & Procedures
A multi-stakeholder validation workshop on a draft institutional assessment and standard operating procedures, hosted with the responsible public institution.
September 2026 · Mogadishu
Strategy & Guidelines — Stakeholder Review
A joint review session with public institutions and partners on a draft sector strategy and accompanying guidelines.
November 2026 · Mogadishu
Evaluation Practitioners’ Roundtable — Somalia Country Programmes
An internal roundtable for monitoring and evaluation leads working on donor-funded country programmes in Somalia — indicators, verification, and adaptive management.

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