Square One Research and Training

About Us

Established in 2013, We are a non-profit organization focused on providing research, training, and advocacy services to contribute toward development in the context of Nepal. Our mission is to promote evidence-based research and programs that are results-oriented.

What we do

Programme Monitoring and Evaluation

We also provide services for program evaluation to identify whether a program is being implemented according to design and outcome monitoring.

Impact Evaluation

We provide professional services to conduct impact evaluations of policies, programs, and technologies based on robust methodologies, either experimental or quasi-experimental.

Survey design and field implementation

One of our expertise is in performing large-scale surveys, database management, and mobile surveys, which includes designing surveys on mobile platforms and also on CSPro.

Real time data cleaning

We conduct real-time data cleaning while field researchers are still in a particular cluster allowing improvements in data collection for that same cluster while they are still there.

Data Analysis/Data Management

We have leveraged our extensive skills in data analysis to produce tangible results using data obtained from primary sources. We have experience in the use of STATA, Minitab, Matlab and R.

Translation and Transcription

We have conducted multiple surveys consisting of both a qualitative and quantitative component and translated the questionnaires and checklists from English into Nepali.

Capacity Building

We provide training on research methodologies that include econometric/statistical analysis using STATA, microeconomic theories, survey design, data management, and data entry using CSPRO, questionnaire design, proposal writing, and report writing.

Our Team

Nirjal Sharma Pokharel

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Indu Raj Joshi

Co-Founder & Director

Sumanta Neupane

Co-Founder

Our Clients

Alternative Energy Promotion Centre

Family Planning Association of Nepal

Sunaulo Pariwar Nepal

MSI Reproductive Choices

Poverty Alleviation Fund

TANGO International

World Vision International

World Resource Institute

Durham University

ITAD

DANIDA

Save The Children

Winrock International

Restless Development

Plan International Nepal

Helen Keller International

Mercy Corps

UK Aid

GIZ

USAID

Our Projects

Endline for RCT to assess the effectiveness of SMS campaign to generate behaviour change in egg consumption in Kanchanpur

Helen Keller International/USAID - 2021

Baseline, End line and Final Evaluation of the Buiding Hope in the Karnali Region (BHAKARI) Project

Mercy Corps International/USAID - 2020 ongoing

Baseline for RCT to assess the effectiveness of SMS campaign to generate behaviour change in egg consumption in Kanchanpur

2019

Energy Baseline Survey of 2 Municipalities of Province 1

2018

Energy Baseline Survey of Three Municipalities of Province 7

2018

Energy Baseline Survey of Three Municipalities of Province 1

2018

Baseline Study “Strengthening Young People’s Access to Stigma-Free Abortion Information and Service” of Packard project

Family Planning Association of Nepal - 2019

Baseline Survey: Advancing Sexual & Reproductive Well-Being of Underserved and Hard-To-Reach Communities in Nepal

2018

End-line study to capture the awareness, attitude and practices towards Safe Abortion and Post Abortion Family Planning among Women of Reproductive Age

Marie Stopes International - 2017