Independent research consultancy

Research that informs better decisions

Ulwazi NS Research Consulting delivers evidence-led, community-centred research that helps organisations understand people’s lived realities and make better decisions. Through participatory research, fieldwork, behavioural insights, stakeholder engagement, and capacity-strengthening support, we generate practical evidence that reflects the voices, priorities, and contexts of the communities we work with across South Africa and the African continent.

15+ years combined experience
Map of AfricaResearch across Africa
100% black female-owned

Our continental reach

Research experience across Africa

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South Africa

National public-opinion fieldwork, sanitation-worker research, civic-platform research, electronic-waste research and retailer food-basket fieldwork.

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What we do

Our Services

Research Design & Data Collection

End-to-end research design, tools development, fieldwork and quality data collection.

Training & Capacity Building

Practical training and mentorship that strengthens skills and builds local research capacity.

Behavioural & Development Research

Behavioural insights and development research that inform programmes, policies and strategy.

About Ulwazi NS Research Consulting

Evidence-led. Community-centred.

Ulwazi NS Research Consulting is a 100% black female-owned development research company based in South Africa. We partner with communities and organisations to generate evidence that leads to meaningful change.

Selected expertise

SBCCEarly Childhood DevelopmentHuman SettlementsEducationClimate ChangeSocio-economic Research
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Trusted across complex research settings

Busara / ReNOKA

SBCC capacity strengthening in Lesotho

Busara / TRANSFORM

Participatory sanitation-worker dignity research

Open Cities Lab

MyCouncillor resident and councillor research

WRFA

Household electronic-waste behaviour research

PinPoint Sustainability

South Africa Retailer Food Basket research

Afrobarometer

National public-opinion fieldwork and quality assurance

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